It was a Sunday afternoon in April 1996 when a lone gunman armed with semi-automatic rifles killed 35 people in the Australian tourist town of Port Arthur.
The massacre almost 30 years ago, which ushered in some of the strictest gun laws in the world, feels like a bygone age for many Australians.
But the Bondi Beach attack on Sunday, which left 15 dead, rekindled memories of the Tasmanian tragedy - none more so than for leading gun control advocate Roland Browne.
As the country's deadliest modern-day mass shooting was unfolding an hour's drive away, Mr. Browne was meeting fellow gun control advocates at his home, ahead of a government meeting, to lobby for a ban on the exact type of firearm the Port Arthur gunman was using.
Mr. Browne, 66, was again at home in Hobart on Sunday when he received news of the shooting at Bondi, targeting a Jewish event celebrating the first night of Hanukkah.
There's just a lot of similarities, Mr Browne told BBC. They're both very public places frequented by tourists from around the nation and around the world.
For decades, Australia has stood as a beacon on the world stage for its strict gun laws, he says, taking a similar path to the UK which experienced its own mass shooting in Dunblane, just one month before Port Arthur.
Despite being praised for its stringent gun laws, the reality in Australia is not clear-cut. A report by the Australia Institute earlier this year revealed that there are more than four million privately owned firearms across the country - almost double the amount from about 20 years ago. This equates to one gun for every seven Australians.
Currently, only Western Australia has a cap on the number of legal firearms that a licence holder can have. Advocates call for a reduction to one to three guns per owner to prevent misuse.
In the aftermath of the Bondi shooting, leaders across Australia are advocating for stricter gun laws, including a national gun buyback to help reduce the number of guns in circulation.
Mr. Browne believes that gun control laws must evolve to reflect community safety and changing attitudes toward firearms ownership.
As discussions on reform continue, many Australians are urging that safety and prevention become central to gun legislation.
