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People in the Scottish town of Dunblane will mark the 25th anniversary of Britain's worst mass shooting, which led to the introduction of some of the world's toughest gun laws.

Dunblane victim's brother and sister call on US to enact gun controls Mattha Busby © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: ITV/REX/Shutterstock Campaigners have called on the US to follow the UK and enact sweeping firearm controls to protect young lives, on the 25th anniversary of Britain’s worst mass shooting, at a school in Dunblane. Sixteen schoolchildren, aged between five and six, were killed with their teacher who had attempted to protect them when a former shopkeeper and ex-scout leader opened fire on a gym class in 1996 before taking his own life. The fact that Tho...

congressional action. mayors against illegal guns held protests in seven cities across the country, and it has a million and a half petition signature for another gun vote. it is possible that the gun bill would pass on the second try. it failed by six votes last time, but they said this morning, they think they think theythey can getno contest enough senators to pass it. we'll have to make adjustments to it. >> michael: one of those adjustments is scrapping the term "universal background check" because it has become associated with registries and confiscation. that's no accident. th...