Engineering changes were designated with a " dash - " number after the model number . The engineering changes are as follows : Two M19s were used in the 1996 Dunblane massacre . This led to the enactment of Firearms ( Amendment ) Act 1997 and Firearms ( Amendment ) ( No. 2 ) Act 1997 , effectively banning handguns in the UK
Dunblane massacre
Dunblane massacre
Smith & Wesson Model 19