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Thirty years after Dunblane school shooting, the UK’s gun laws can still be improved

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par Peter Squires, Professor of Criminology & Public Policy, University of Brighton
Rachel Bolton-King, Associate Professor & Courses Manager of Forensic Science, Nottingham Trent University; University of Staffordshire

On March 13 1996, a man walked into a primary school in Dunblane, Scotland, armed with four handguns and several hundred rounds of ammunition. In the school gymnasium, he killed 16 young children and their teacher, and injured many others. This horrific tragedy prompted significant gun control reforms, including a ban on civilian possession of most handguns.

But 30 years later, the UK’s gun safety issues have not been fully solved. Two mass shootings in subsequent years, in Cumbria…

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