Dunblane: Mick North on Sophie and the Fight That Changed Britain’s Gun Laws

The Growth Time Machine with Daniel Curtis · Sep 13, 2026 · 1h 31m

Thirty years after the Dunblane Primary School shooting, Mick North tells the deeply personal story of his five-year-old daughter Sophie North — and how unimaginable loss led him into a campaign that helped transform Britain’s gun laws.On 13 March 1996, Mick dropped Sophie off for what should have been an ordinary day at school. Hours later, he was among the parents waiting inside Dunblane Primary School for news of their children. Sixteen children and their teacher were killed.In this conversation, Mick remembers Sophie not simply as a victim of Dunblane, but as his daughter: her childhood…