by GCN on 20-02-2023
Calls for radical reform of gun laws after Plymouth shooting. ‘Catastrophic’ failings that allowed gunman to kill five people increase pressure to overhaul 1968 legislation. Senior police officers, families of shooting victims and anti-gun campaigners have called for a “radical reform” of the firearms licensing system after an inquest jury found “catastrophic” failings allowed the Plymouth gunman, Jake Davison, to legally possess a shotgun that he used to kill five people.
