Gun control laws Flashcards
1
Q
Who is Michael Ryan?
A
In 1987 he shot and killed 16 people in Hungerford
2
Q
Who is Thomas Hamilton?
A
In 1996 he shot and killed 16 children and 1 teacher at Dunblane primary school
3
Q
When was the law tightened?
A
In 1997
4
Q
What did the Firearms (Amendment) Act ban?
A
Handguns
5
Q
Why did the law change?
A
The Gun Control Network set up by lawyers, academics and parents of victims to campaign for tighter gun control laws
The Snowdrop campaign set up by bereaved Dunblane parents and their friends, organised a petition and collected 750,000 signatures calling for a change in the law
