Gun Policy News, 3 September 1998
Public Give Up 160,000 Guns After Dunblane
3 September 1998
BBC News
More than 160,000 handguns have been given up by their owners since new laws were introduced following the Dunblane massacre, the UK Government has revealed.
Legislation outlawing handguns followed the murder of 16 children and their teacher Gwen Mayor by gunman Thomas Hamilton at Dunblane Primary School in Scotland in March 1996. Hamilton then turned the gun on himself.
The announcement comes just two days after tough new rules came into effect giving the police more... (GunPolicy.org)