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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Peter Walker Political correspondent

Starmer calls for shotgun ownership rethink following Euston shooting

Keir Starmer on LBC
Keir Starmer called for tougher gun laws but said farmers and sports shooting clubs did need to be able to have them. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Keir Starmer has said he could support stronger laws against the ownership of shotguns, speaking in the wake of a drive-by shooting outside a church in north London at the weekend.

While there is no indication any gun used in Saturday’s incident, in which four women and two children were injured by shotgun pellets, was legally owned, Starmer said there was a wider issue of legally held guns being misused.

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