The Hungerford Report led to the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988, which banned the ownership of semi-automatic centre-fire rifles and restricted the use of shotguns with a magazine capacity of more than two rounds. Ryan was lying slumped in the corner, near a window, apparently dead.The rest of the unit entered the room and checked that he was not wired with explosives as a booby trap. ", Trevor Wainwright still lives in Hungerford. The wheelchair-bound Myrtle was totally vulnerable and Victor threw himself across her to protect her from the crazed gunman. Healthwise, we're struggling. Read about our approach to external linking. Abdul Rahman Khan, was shot in his garden; George White, was shot in South View while driving Ivor Jackson home from work. Meanwhile, a police officer had noticed Godfreys empty car with open doors and had gone to investigate. "It was a happy occasion and I think he felt resentful and victimised and wanted to seize control. He needed numerous operations and still suffers, both physically and mentally. The Hungerford Massacre on August 19, 1987, saw 16 people killed in a rampage by gunman Michael Ryan. The popular weekly market attracted many people and was an event enjoyed by locals and visitors alike. He tried starting his car but to no avail. Mrs Pascoe, safe with her neighbours in a community centre, was playing cards with the children to distract them from the horror outside. An investigation after the shootings found both Dorothy and Michael Ryan had been overdrawn on their bank accounts - in Dorothy's case largely because she bought her only child a new car every two years. Changing his mind, he retrieved it and carried on walking, away from town. He took it seriously.". She shouted at him, saying, Is that you making that noise? ", Kathleen Wainwright later moved to Hungerford to be near her son. 8 - Francis Butler "Writing the letter did me good, but I don't think it would have helped the people of Dunblane.". She parked behind Whites car and opening the door and looking in, said, Oh Ivor and then hurried up the road. He would also brag to people about things he had not done, in a string of lies that made him seem far more capable and experienced than he actually was. Ryan had been targeting people he happened across in streets and gardens. Trevor Wainwright says he is "haunted" by his father's death. I thought he'd come in and kill them.". But, although the house was cleaned and modernised and made available for them, they could not bear to return. Ryan was well-known for driving "like a bat out of hell" - the only time he had been in trouble with the police was for breaking the speed limit. I knew I had to help.". Ian Playle, the last victim to be fatally shot, had in fact been warned of the danger in South View by police. Saturday marks 30 years since Michael Ryan killed 16 people in Hungerford. ]]> Whether or not these were completely accurate accounts, they certainly encapsulated the emotion of relief foremost in peoples minds immediately after the massacre that the carnage was finally over. The Hungerford Report The British Home Secretary, Douglas Hurd, travelled to Hungerford on Sunday, 23 August 1987. She managed to drag herself into her house and survived. Ryan approached, looked at him and shot him three times. Kahn died later of his wounds. The incident prompted the government to change gun laws, banning semi-automatic and pump-action rifles. I hurried home and got out of the car. Godfreys children watched as he climbed into his car, which was parked next to theirs, and drive away without a word to them. [CDATA[// >