Broad Arrow Café Broad Arrow Café was busy that day, the tables were arranged tightly to heel— two minutes of terrible shadow play. A Colt AR-15 Carbine at bay, Martin Bryant went in and ate a meal. Broad Arrow Café was busy that day. That’s not funny, someone heard someone say, not realising the shots were too real, two minutes of terrible shadow play. A reenactment, or Port Arthur play? Customers trapped, with no place to conceal, Broad Arrow Café was busy that day. Twenty-nine rounds fired in the café, ten people wounded and twelve people…
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