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How the horror of the Dunblane school shooting changed Britain

The massacre led to the Snowdrop Petition collecting 705,000 signatures, prompting a public inquiry and legislation banning handguns across the UK.

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A new BBC documentary charts how the murders of 16 children and their teacher in March 1996 led to a handgun ban in the UK.

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BBC News broke the news in United Kingdom on Sunday, March 8, 2026.
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