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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Amy-Clare Martin

Urgent review of gun laws urged after triple killer who plotted mass school shooting exposed ‘major failure’

Nicholas Prosper wearing the outfit he had planned for his killing spree, holding a piece of wood as a mock gun (Bedfordshire Police/PA) - (PA Media)

Gun laws must be urgently reviewed to tackle “serious shortcomings” after a teenager plotting a school massacre was able to purchase a shotgun with a forged licence he made on his computer, a police commissioner has warned.

Nicholas Prosper, then 18, killed his mother, brother and sister with the weapon, which he bought from a legitimate private seller for £650 along with 100 cartridges.

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