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One Morning in March: Dunblane and the Shooting that Changed Britain
On 13 March 1996 Thomas Hamilton walked into the gym hall of a primary school in Dunblane armed with four legally owned handguns and in less than four minutes fired 105 bullets, killing 16 young children, their teacher and injuring many more. It was a crime that first shocked the world then changed the nation.
Based on original archival research and exclusive interviews with parents, politicians and police, One Morning in March tells for the first time the incredible and powerful true story of how, in their darkest hour, a band of parents used their grief as fuel in a fight to forever ban handguns in Britain, and create the tightest gun laws in the world.
Based on original archival research and exclusive interviews with parents, politicians and police, One Morning in March tells for the first time the incredible and powerful true story of how, in their darkest hour, a band of parents used their grief as fuel in a fight to forever ban handguns in Britain, and create the tightest gun laws in the world.
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312 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 12, 2026
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May 23, 2026
I expect that most of us 'of a certain age' remember where we were when we heard about the Dunblane tragedy in 1996. I was a student, and walked into the living room of our student house to find my housemate watching the TV news in tears as the gravity of the situation unfolded. I'm now a teacher and schools are all protected by high fences and electronic entry doors, all as a direct result of this horrendous crime.
This book feels like a fitting tribute to the victims of the Dunblane shooting. It explores the background of the shooter, Thomas Hamilton, and the failure of the police to connect the many various complaints about him before he finally carried out his murderous act. The latter half of the book follows the battle fought by the grieving parents, and others, to ban the ownership of handguns. I had expected this to be the least interesting part of the book, but it was so well written, it kept my interest until the end. The book is completed with an account of watching Andy Murray win Wimbledon, and finally put Dunblane 'on the map' for something other than the terrible tragedy of 30 years ago.
A respectful and unsensational tribute to a town and its residents forever changed by evil, but ultimately using this trauma to rebuild.
This book feels like a fitting tribute to the victims of the Dunblane shooting. It explores the background of the shooter, Thomas Hamilton, and the failure of the police to connect the many various complaints about him before he finally carried out his murderous act. The latter half of the book follows the battle fought by the grieving parents, and others, to ban the ownership of handguns. I had expected this to be the least interesting part of the book, but it was so well written, it kept my interest until the end. The book is completed with an account of watching Andy Murray win Wimbledon, and finally put Dunblane 'on the map' for something other than the terrible tragedy of 30 years ago.
A respectful and unsensational tribute to a town and its residents forever changed by evil, but ultimately using this trauma to rebuild.
March 19, 2026
A must read! Missed signs, humongous mistakes, lessons hopefully learned. Never ever again.
April 7, 2026
Gripping
May 9, 2026
This was obviously going to be a harrowing read. Well written, very informative and sensitive to the families and victims.
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