Plymouth shooting

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Home Office criticised over failure to tighten shotgun laws after Plymouth shooting
Minister says weapon is important for rural work and pursuits, and that UK already has tough gun laws

Steven Morris

29, Jun, 2023 @5:07 PM

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Plymouth shooting: families say lives put at risk by delays to gun reform
Coroner called for changes to Firearms Act and gave Home Office until 3 May to respond to his proposals

Rajeev Syal and Steven Morris

12, May, 2023 @2:58 PM

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Calls for radical reform of gun laws after Plymouth shooting
‘Catastrophic’ failings that allowed gunman to kill five people increase pressure to overhaul 1968 legislation

Steven Morris

20, Feb, 2023 @7:14 PM

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Plymouth shooting: victims’ families hit out at ‘police failings’ after unlawful killing verdict
Relatives at inquest say Jake Davison should not have been granted gun licence with known history of violence

Steven Morris

20, Feb, 2023 @3:30 PM

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Unarmed PC tells inquest how he ran at Plymouth shooter
Zachary Printer, who tried to distract Jake Davison, said he had no choice as he ‘had to protect the public’

Steven Morris and agency

10, Feb, 2023 @3:05 PM

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GP was not told Plymouth shooter had shotgun certificate, inquest hears
Dr Ben Dawson had declined to acknowledge Jake Davison’s suitability to own a weapon, inquest hears

Steven Morris and agency

26, Jan, 2023 @4:36 PM

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Father of Plymouth shooter says he told police his son should not be allowed gun
Mark Davison says he is ‘sorry and ashamed’ of his son Jake who who shot dead five people before killing himself

Steven Morris

11, Feb, 2022 @7:59 PM

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Glorification of Plymouth shooter by ‘incels’ prompts calls for action
Request for problem to be taken more seriously comes as data shows sixfold rise in visits to incel forums

Ben Quinn

03, Jan, 2022 @12:28 PM

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Plymouth shootings: police worker faces misconduct inquiry
IOPC is investigating potential errors in force’s dealings with Jake Davison, who killed five people in August

Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent

06, Oct, 2021 @3:46 PM

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Plymouth gunman faced no charges or caution for vicious assault last year
Police watchdog investigates why Jake Davison was put on a rehabilitation scheme and had weapon returned

Steven Morris and Matthew Weaver

20, Aug, 2021 @5:20 PM

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Coroner in Plymouth gunman case requests review of weapons licensing
Jake Davison, who killed five people including his mother, had shotgun licence reinstated last month

Steven Morris

19, Aug, 2021 @2:48 PM

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Outside force to review Devon and Cornwall police’s gun licensing
Inquiry to run alongside IOPC investigation into why shotgun was returned to Jake Davison

Steven Morris and Vikram Dodd

18, Aug, 2021 @7:05 PM

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