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11-04-2010, 12:06 AM
Call for tougher gun licensing criteria after Cumbria killings
Kim Pilling
3 Nov 2010
A change in the law to prevent criminals who receive suspended jail terms from holding gun licences for five years should be introduced, a report into the killings of Derrick Bird has recommended.
The taxi driver, who shot dead 12 people in west Cumbria in June, was sentenced 20 years ago to six months in prison, suspended for a year, after being convicted of stealing from his then employer.
To read the rest of the story click the link below.
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/call-for-tougher-gun-licensing-criteria-after-cumbria-killings-1.1065722
Steve
Kim Pilling
3 Nov 2010
A change in the law to prevent criminals who receive suspended jail terms from holding gun licences for five years should be introduced, a report into the killings of Derrick Bird has recommended.
The taxi driver, who shot dead 12 people in west Cumbria in June, was sentenced 20 years ago to six months in prison, suspended for a year, after being convicted of stealing from his then employer.
To read the rest of the story click the link below.
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/call-for-tougher-gun-licensing-criteria-after-cumbria-killings-1.1065722
Steve