Letter: After Dunblane: questions for the media and an answer to critic s of gun clubs

Michael Green
Tuesday 19 March 1996 00:02 GMT
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Letter: After Dunblane: questions for the media and an answer to critics of gun clubs

Sir: From different reports in your coverage of the Dunblane tragedy (15 March) I quote two paragraphs.

"Police told the Scottish Secretary privately that they had concerns over Hamilton, but did not have enough evidence to prosecute."

"Last year, Central Scotland Police gave Hamilton a firearms certificate for a 9mm pistol and a .375 revolver, and at the same time, authorised him to buy two more similar weapons."

Is this the same police?

Michael Green

Wokingham, Berkshire

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