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Question 1

what happened in 1996 that was one of the leading causes to change the law on guns?

Answer 1

Hamilton used a legal owned weapon he shot and killed 16 children and 1 teacher in dunblane primary school

Question 2

when was the gun law introduced which banned all guns apart from 22 shot weapons?

Answer 2

1997

Question 3

what is the gun control network?

Answer 3

set up by lawyers academics and the parents of dunblanes shooting to campaign for tighter gun laws?

Question 4

what is the snowdrop campaign?

Answer 4

dunblanes parents and friends collected 750,000 signatures calling for changes in the gun laws

Question 5

what year was it when all sexual acts between men were illegal?

Answer 5

1885

Question 6

what happened in 1967 regarding homosexuality?

Answer 6

homosexuality became legal in private for males over 21

Question 7

what happened in 1994 regarding homosexuality?

Answer 7

consent was reduced to 18

Question 8

what are the 4 reasons the law on homosexuality changed?

Answer 8

politicians- roy Jenkins introduces the necessary legislation needed 1967
human rights- in India the Supreme Court believed they had nothing to tell people what they can do with themselves
Wolfden report 1954- over 1000 men were in prisons for homosexuality and they campaigned to get them released
campaigns- homosexual law reform society legislated gay sex on 1967

Question 9

what is the case for drug laws?

Answer 9

Portuguese case- in 2002 drug laws was changed to a civil offence if the quantity was less than a 10 day supply which was applied to both hard and soft drugs
it was regarded as a public health issue than a criminal offence

Question 10

why did the laws change on drug use?

Answer 10

rapid scale of drug addiction in the 90s with almost 1 in every 100 people addicted to heroin
increase of economic value

Question 11

what are some examples of the law on children?

Answer 11

voting age- 18
sexual consent- 16
alcohol use- 18

Question 12

what is the law on punishments between adult and children in the 13th century?

Answer 12

same criminal responsibility and were punished the same?

Question 13

what is the age of criminal responsibility now?

Answer 13

10 years old

Question 14

what are the law changes for laws on children?

Answer 14

excluding them from work
compulsory schooling
laws and policies- minimum wage

Question 15

when was the law on capital punishment abolished?

Answer 15

1965

Question 16

why has the law changed on capital punishment’s?

Answer 16

breach of human rights
cannot correct a miscarriage of justice
not a deterrent

Question 17

what is the case example for capital punishment?

Answer 17

Derek Bentley- he was wrongfully convicted as they said he was acting aggressively when he wasn’t, jury was misdirected