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… See if this rings this a bell. in March of 1996, Thomas Hamilton, a mentally unstable man walks into a school in the Scottish town of Dunblane and shoots 16 young children and their teacher. 10 other children and three other teachers before Thomas Hamilton took his own life. Leftists and the media in the UK were outraged at the fact Hamilton was able to get a gun. Emotions were running high, and the UK acted hastily to pass the Firearms Act...

9 posted on 12/29/2012 10:26:38 AM PST by opentalk
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Dunblane: How UK school massacre led to tighter gun control
12 posted on 12/29/2012 10:42:54 AM PST by opentalk
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Dunblane: How UK school massacre led to tighter gun control
13 posted on 12/29/2012 10:44:04 AM PST by opentalk
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Dunblane: How UK school massacre led to tighter gun control
14 posted on 12/29/2012 10:45:37 AM PST by opentalk
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And this is why the American system is superior to the British system in that it is difficult to act quickly and let emotionalism rule the day. And the Senate should be the toughest nut of all to crack, so Feinstein, wishing you epic fail.


19 posted on 12/29/2012 11:33:53 AM PST by ez (When you're a hammer, everything looks like a nail.)
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