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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lizzie Dearden

Britain’s gun laws could be tightened following ‘catastrophic’ failings that enabled Plymouth shooting

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Gun laws could be tightened in Britain to ensure that the “catastrophic” failings leading up to the Plymouth shooting can never be repeated.

Families of Jake Davison’s victims said gun ownership is “a privilege not a right”, and that legislation dating back to 1968 needs to be urgently rewritten to stop potentially dangerous people being handed deadly weapons.

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