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               googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1430377943388-2'); });       .oryx-bg { background-image: url(/web/20190602031533im_/https://www.aljazeera.com/mritems/Images/2019/3/25/838bf7cadc8f48f69b98294c58f4b267_6.jpg); }   Home Documents Reporters/Producers Contact Us   How to Sell a MassacreAbout HOW TO SELL A MASSACRE     Al Jazeera’s three-year investigation into the US’s gun lobby uncovers how officials from a far-right Australian political party sought millions of dollars in political funding, while offering to soften the Pacific country’s strict anti-gun laws.

  

 Using hidden cameras, Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit tracked representatives of ‘Pauline Hanson’s One Nation’ as they traveled to Washington DC for meetings with the National Rifle Association (NRA) and other lobby groups, including the energy giant, Koch Industries.

  

 James Ashby, One Nation’s chief of staff, and Steve Dickson, its leader in the Australian state of Queensland, were recorded seeking up to $20m for their election war chest, while promising to loosen legal restrictions placed on firearms after a massacre in Australia in 1996.

  

 The NRA has often condemned Australia’s gun laws.

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I went undercover to expose the US, Australia gun lobby Al Jazeera reporter goes undercover in a three-year investigation of the US' powerful gun lobby's strategies to promote firearms ownership.

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Australia's One Nation offered 'change to voting system' for cash Far-right party sought up to $20m from pro-gun groups in the United States, undercover Al Jazeera investigation reveals.

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In Depth   Australia PM slams One Nation over Port Arthur shooting claims Al Jazeera investigation shows Pauline Hanson suggesting Australia's worst shooting was a conspiracy to change gun laws.

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