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Heston's Criticism of Gun Laws Angers Dunblane Parents
9 February 1998
Scotsman (Edinburgh)
Dunblane parents yesterday condemned the Hollywood actor Charlton Heston after he attacked Britain's tough new gun laws.
The movie star sparked controversy in a leading US gun magazine by saying UK gun laws were introduced only because of public hysteria after the shootings.
Then Heston launched a scathing attack on Britain for introducing the firearm legislation.
The actor is pictured holding a shotgun for the article in Guns & Ammo magazine.
But yesterday parents... (GunPolicy.org)