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msa / O&S (meme) - 25th anniversary in 2021 : Dunblane United Humanists

msa / O&S (meme) - 25th anniversary in 2021 : Dunblane United Humanists
webfind - and very much to the point.
(13 March 1996 was the date of the Dunblane school massacre, so excluding terrorist attacks, the Cumbria Shootings on 2nd June 2010 and the previous spree at Hungerford on 19 August 1987 have been the only such events in the UK *)
source: Dunblane Humanists.

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originally posted on 27th February 2018 [ 107 visits when re-posted]

e2a - a pupil in that school was Andy Murray, now a star tennis player !

e2a2 - * Sadly, a further event on 12 August 2021 in Plymouth, resulted in 5 deaths and 2 more wounded.
[excluding the perpetrator, and he shot himself].

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 StoneRoad2013
StoneRoad2013 club
The 25th anniversary of this tragedy has been marked (13th March 2021) by private ceremonies in Dunblane.

Never Forget ...

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-56386496
3 years ago. Edited 3 years ago.
 Hélène Lombard
Hélène Lombard
Hommage et respect à tous !!!
3 years ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Superbe ce bel hommage ;surtout ne jamais oublier.
Bon Weekend.
3 years ago.
 Jenny McIntyre
Jenny McIntyre club
I remember the Dunblane shooting so well, I can hardly believe how long ago it was. I remember that the teacher had tried to hide the children from him, in a cupboard I think. Why he did it is anybody's guess. I'm so glad that they did ban all handguns since. What is more important nowadays is to destroy and certainly ban automatic rifles - why on earth would you need one of those? If you go hunting then the animal will be torn to ribbons, and it can only do considerable damage with people. If remember rightly, didn't the Dunblane gunman, have several guns with him with loads of ammo?

I remember the Hungerford shootings, and when I had to drive past the town on my way back to Kent from Devon, I avoided that area because I didn't want people to think I was rubber necking, the same was when I went through Lockerbie, I didn't dare stop.
3 years ago.
 Peter_Private_Box
Peter_Private_Box club
Hi Sara,
A nice and meaningful memorial.

Unfortunately society never learns.... We have a murder in London almost every other day..
Guns are illegal, and so are big knives, but the PC brigade go up in arms when the police stop and search the most likely carriers... And then the culprits only get a few miserable years in the slammer. I prefer the American way..

Best Wishes and keep safe
Peter
3 years ago.
 StoneRoad2013
StoneRoad2013 club
I know the area in Cumbria quite well that a gunman terrorised in June 2010.
[12 deaths and 11 serious injuries, most of the shots were apparently fired at random people]
3 years ago.
 Marie-claire Gallet
Marie-claire Gallet
OMY, what a tragedy !
3 years ago.
 Weard Bültena
Weard Bültena
Moin,
eine ganz schlimme traurige Geschichte.
Weard
3 years ago.

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