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MPs FURIOUS after Rupert Lowe described Dunblane massacre that claimed 17 lives as 'one murder'

Bereaved families have condemned Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe for downplaying the 1996 Dunblane massacre as "one murder". The right-winger, who was kicked out of Reform after a bust up with Nigel Farage, brought up the devastating school shooting in a discussion about gun control in an interview with Joe Rogan, the world's most popular podcaster. Mr Lowe said the handguns in the UK were banned “because there was a murder up in Dunblane”. Mr Rogan responded: “One murder?,” before the Great Yarmouth replied: “One murder.” He complained that his father had his pistols taken away due to major reform to gun laws that followed the deadliest mass shooting in British history. Sixteen children aged just five and six and their teacher Gwen Mayor were killed by gunman Thomas Hamilton who opened fire on a primary one PE class at Dunblane Primary School on March 13, 1996. Another 12 children and three adults were injured before Hamilton killed himself. Kenny Ross, whose five-year-old daughter Joanna was killed, told LBC: "The ignorance of some people when it comes to the Dunblane massacre... they don't realise how devastating it was and how we have a far safer society because there is no longer private gun ownership." The Mirror Facebook: http://facebook.com/dailymirror The Mirror IG: http://instagram.com/dailymirror The Mirror TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymirror The Mirror Twitter: http://twitter.com/DailyMirror The Mirror Homepage: https://www.mirror.co.uk Sign up for our newsletters: https://www.mirror.co.uk/email #ukpolitics #restore #joerogan