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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rod Minchin

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Police force s firearms licensing was dangerous shambles inquest hears | History Defined

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Firearms licensing at the police force that gave gunman Jake Davison a shotgun certificate was a “dangerous shambles that failed to protect public”, an inquest heard.

The 22-year-old had been granted a firearms licence despite a history of violence and concerns about an obsession with weapons from a young age.

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