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John Major blocked grieving Dunblane parents’ bid for gun ban after tragedy
Government would not legislate for a complete ban on handguns after the Dunblane tragedy despite a direct plea from parents of the schoolchildren.It has been revealed how the grief-stricken parents lobbied the PM for a complete handgun ban in the wake of the deadliest mass shooting in UK history.Government papers, released by the National Archives at Kew, show how Cabinet Office files give an insight into the Government's handling of the aftermath of the shooting, which saw Thomas Hamilton murder 16 pupils and teacher Gwen Mayor, on March 13, 1996, with legally held handguns, before killing himself.Calls for a complete ban on handguns following the findings of the Cullen report into the shooting were resisted by the Tory government.Parents
