There is no doubt that, for whatever reason, Martin was lured to the Seascape Inn but he was reported to have fired over 200 shots from that building and hit no one or anything at all. The real shooter was gone and the patsy remained to act out the final scene. It would not have been very hard to have talked Martin into an adventure at the Seascape Inn by anyone who acted kindly towards him but it would have been impossible for anyone to turn him into a combat killer. There was no defense for mentally retarded Martin Bryant. No one to point out that he was incapable of learning to shoot that accurately without some kind of military training. Although he hadn't been driving long he didn't even get a license because in his own words he stated at the police interview with Inspectors Paine and Warren Q. Hey Martin, how come you never got about, got around to getting a driver's license? A. Ahh, I didn't think I'd ever pass or get through the courses 'cos I'm not that bright. Anyone who knows anything about guns and rifles knows that one has to learn to shoot over a period of time to hone skills. Rarely does any talent come naturally. It would have been far easier, for most people, to have used a pistol in the confined and crowded area of the Broad Arrow Café but there was a reason the AR15 was chosen. This weapon has a large magazine capacity, its light, reasonably stable and its high powered killing ability in the hands of an expert was an intelligent choice. In the hands of Martin Bryant it would have been a joke. In most massacres where a nut goes berserk with a gun, as was supposed to be the case at Port Arthur, there are always far more wounded than killed. The killed to wounded ratio is explained in more detail here. The killed to wounded ratio would have been a totally different matter even if Martin did have the fortitude to do the crime, which I don't believe he did. Certainly if he had there would have been a lot less dead on that day if any at all because anyone not as confident and proficient with a high powered weapon, as this gunman was, would have displayed an entirely different demeanor. His lack of judgment and probable display of anxiety could have caused him to make mistakes that would have left him vulnerable to being overpowered during the confusion. Room to land an army but terrified victims waited almost 7 hrs for police assists But this guy was so good, he exuded complete control of the situation in a way that scared the hell out of everyone and professionally he executed the murders as would a man who had had experience with weapons for most of his life. Martin Bryant's experience consisted of, as he put it to Inspectors Warren and Paine:- Q. How many rounds do you reckon you would've practiced, you know, any idea? A. Altogether, probably, probably twenty or thirty rounds out of that AR10 and probably twenty rounds out of that AR15 and that's about it, mmm. *********************** There is no evidence of Martin having ever killed anyone or anything in his life. *********************** A. I had a couple of targets on boards. Q. Did you. A. Cardboard usually. Q. And how many times would you have shot 'em? A. Ohh four or five times, then I used to put the gun back in the car and used to leave and go home. Q. Did you always maintain a full ahh, full lot of rounds or not? A. No because I never, I didn't want to disturb the peace with having a gun, a gun, 'cos they make quite a big bang. Q. Mmm. A. Jump around a bit. Q. The gun jumps around a bit does it? A. They kick a bit. It's the sound that's worse, it's pretty loud. Q. Mmm. A. Didn't want to get in trouble with the neighbor's because I didn't have a license you see when I was target practicing. Is this an example of the confidence and audacity of a seasoned killer? 35 kills nineteen with head shots from the hip, 22 injured, and 2 cars crippled in less than 20 minutes with only 64 shots?