It was on this day in 1996 that Thomas Hamilton, a 43 year old man who was once a Scout Leader, walked into a primary school in Dunblane, Scotland and sprayed shots at random around the school gym, killing fifteen little five and six year olds, and their teacher, before turning the gun on himself.
After this tragedy, a huge campaign was launched calling for tighter gun controls.
The law was changed in 1997, making it illegal to buy or possess a handgun in the UK.
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