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The class in this particular classroom had been pre warned, by their teacher, that something was wrong and hid under their tables. Hamilton then left the gymnasium, went outside, and opened fire on a mobile classroom. Fifteen children were killed, along with their teacher, Gwen Mayor, who died trying to protect them. Once he had entered the school, Hamilton quickly made his way to the gymnasium and opened fire on a primary class of five-year old children. He carried 743 cartridges and fired his weapons 109 times. 357 Magnum revolvers - all his guns were legally held. The Dunblane Massacre: On the 13th March 1996, Hamilton walked into Dunblane Primary School, unchallenged, and armed with 2 9mm Browning HP pistols and 2 Smith and Wesson M19. Hamilton was reported for consideration of ten charges, including assault, obstructing police and contravention of the Children and Young Persons Act 1937 - no action was taken. During Hamilton's Loch Lomond Summer Camp, complaints were made to the police and were investigated by the Child Protection Unit. There is also some controversy surrounding the police and Hamilton. The fatal day of the massacre seemed to be the result of 43 year old Hamilton's mid-life crisis. Hamilton blamed his failure as a successful shopkeeper on his ruined and controversial reputation. Within months, in 1974, Hamilton's Scout warrant was withdrawn on the terms that 'his moral intentions towards boys was suspicious.' Following this, Hamilton was blacklisted by the association and was rejected several applications when he attempted to set become a Scout leader in Clackmannanshire. You get the picture of what type of man he was. There were also several complaints being made of his having taken photos of semi-naked boys without parental consent. However, many complaints were made about his leadership, including a few occasions where he had forced some Scouts to sleep in his van during hill-walking expeditions. Thomas Hamilton's background: Hamilton had briefly been a Scout leader in July 1973 and was appointed assistant leader to his particular Scout Association.