Australia’s former deputy prime minister, Tim Fischer, says travellers should be warned of potential gun risks when travelling to the US in the wake yesterday’s shootings.
Some 14 people were shot dead and 17 others injured in Southern California when three gunmen opened fire inside a conference room at a center for people with development disabilities.
The room was believed to have been reserved for a Christmas lunch with dozens of employees enjoying a bite to eat before the holiday period when the three men reportedly dressed in army uniform and wearing bullet-proof vests entered the room.
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It’s the latest in a handful of shooting in the US this year, and comes less than two months after a 26-year-old murdered as many as nine people and wounded seven more at a community college in Oregon.
Now, the former deputy prime minister says the federal government needs to update its advice for the US and include warnings about guns.
He explained that America had recently upgraded its advice to Australia after the Paris terror attacks, and suggested Australia follow suit.
“Have we not reached a stage where the smart traveller advice of DFAT now needs to be muscled up?”
Tim Fischer told ABC News
San Bernardino is one of California’s man cities and is located around 60 miles away from the popular tourism hub of Los Angeles.
