Overview
- Rupert Lowe told Joe Rogan on Thursday that the 1996 Dunblane school killings were "one murder," a remark carried by multiple outlets and widely reported the same day.
- Politicians and commentators condemned the comment as inaccurate and insensitive, with Scottish Conservative MSP Stephen Kerr calling it deeply insulting to victims and families.
- The Dunblane attack killed 16 children and their teacher on March 13, 1996, and led to major reforms that banned most handguns in the UK in 1997.
- Lowe made the remark while arguing for looser access to guns and cited his father having pistols removed; he is leader of Restore UK and was previously expelled from Reform UK.
- The broadcast on Joe Rogan’s globally popular podcast increased the remark’s reach and has left observers watching for any apology from Lowe and possible political fallout for his party.