Australian "It's time to call out the USA" conservative.
As the latest mass shooting unfolds in California, the former deputy prime minister - who led the charge for tighter gun control laws alongside prime minister John Howard - questioned the "one way" nature of the alliance when the US issued terrorism travel warnings about Australia.
Former deputy prime minister Tim Fischer. Photo: Marina Neil
"Three hundred and fifty two mass shootings in the USA so far this year but about 80 a day you don't hear about," Mr Fischer told ABC News on Thursday.