Activist Abdurraouf Eshati admits £18.6m arms plot role – BBC News
‘A Libyan activist has admitted his part in an international network plotting an £18.6m deal to bring arms to the war-torn country.’
BBC News, 26th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: firearms
Black people ‘three times more likely’ to be Tasered – BBC News
‘Black people are three times more likely than white people to be involved in Taser incidents, Home Office figures disclosed to the BBC suggest.’
BBC News, 13th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Drones operated by criminal gangs used to deliver drugs, mobile phones and potentially firearms to prisoners, admit senior officials – The Guardian
‘Drones operated by organised crime gangs pose an increasing threat to security in Britain’s prisons by offering a new route to smuggle drugs and potentially firearms into the hands of criminals, senior officials have admitted.’
The Guardian, 16th September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Easier to get gun licence than drive minibus, says watchdog as it warns more lives will be lost without overhaul – Daily Telegraph
‘It is easier to get a gun licence than drive a minibus a watchdog has revealed as it warned Britain faces more gun massacres unless a chaotic licensing regime is overhauled.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th September 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Tormented pensioner jailed over carrying gun for protection released after legal error – Daily Telegraph
‘Roy Delph freed as it emerges lawyers incorrectly classify his 124-year-old weapon after public outcry at his two-year prison sentence for carrying gun.’
Full story
Daily Telegraph, 20th August 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Firearms – making the law more balanced and more effective – Law Commission
‘The law governing the ownership and use of firearms is complex and difficult to apply. It is spread across a number of pieces of overlapping legislation, creating significant practical difficulties for investigating authorities and prosecutors, and generating uncertainty for the licensed firearms community.
Today the Law Commission is publishing a scoping consultation paper that identifies what those most pressing problems are. It also makes some provisional proposals as to how they could be remedied. We are asking consultees for their views on the suitability of these remedies.’
Law Commission, 21st July 2015
Source: www.justice.gov.uk/lawcommission
Cherry Groce children to sue Met police for damage shooting caused them – The Guardian
‘Five children of Cherry Groce, whose shooting by a police officer led to the 1985 Brixton riots, are to sue the Metropolitan police for the damage caused to them after she was paralysed in the bungled raid almost 30 years ago.’
The Guardian, 6th August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Terrorised’ pensioner jailed for having a shotgun in his car – Daily Telegraph
‘Judge jails 88-year-old Roy Delph for two years, saying he showed a ‘brazen disregard’ for the gun laws when he was found with a shotgun in his car.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st July 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Regina v Goldsborough – WLR Daily
Regina v Goldsborough [2015] EWCA Crim 1278; [2015] WLR (D) 324
‘Failure to obtain a firearm certificate for an air pistol which had become prohibited was an offence under section 1 of the Firearms Act 1968 rather than section 5(1)(af).’
WLR Daily, 23rd June 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Safety of Tasers to be investigated after death of man in Manchester – The Guardian
‘An independent inquiry is to look into the continued use of Taser stun guns by police in England and Wales after an inquest verdict earlier this week linking their use to the death of a factory worker in Manchester.’
The Guardian, 9th July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Change the law to protect police officers who shoot people, say UK’s highest ranking cop – The Independent
‘The law should be changed to protect police officers who shoot people in the line of duty, the head of the Metropolitan Police has said.’
Full story
The Independent, 6th July 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Azelle Rodney shooting: police marksman cleared of murder – The Guardian
‘A former police marksman has been cleared of murdering a suspect he shot six times, a killing that the dead man’s mother said had effectively seen her son subjected to the death penalty.’
The Guardian, 3rd July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
IPCC clears police after man died in Bradford raid – BBC News
‘No police officers will face legal action after a man died of a gunshot wound in a raid on a Bradford house.’
BBC News, 2nd July 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jean Charles de Menezes: European court to hear human rights challenge – The Guardian
‘The family of Jean Charles de Menezes will challenge the decision not to bring charges over his death at the European court of human rights (ECHR) on Wednesday.’
The Guardian, 10th June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Mark Duggan’s family lead call for a public inquiry into UK policing – The Guardian
‘Mark Duggan’s family, relatives of other black men killed in custody, and one of the UK’s most senior black lawyers have called for a public inquiry into policing in Britain.’
The Guardian, 7th June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jordan Begley Taser death: Mother saw ‘fear in his face’ – BBC News
‘The mother of a man who died after being Tasered by police saw the “fear in his face” before the trigger was pulled, an inquest has heard.’
BBC News, 2nd June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mayfair squatters granted extension in court battle against landlord – The Guardian
‘About 40 homeless people squatting in an empty building in one of London’s most upmarket areas have won the first round of a legal fight with a landlord.’
The Guardian, 26th May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jeremy Thorpe: Inquiry into claims police altered evidence – BBC News
‘An inquiry is to take place into claims evidence was altered during the police investigation into former Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe in the 1970s, the BBC’s Today programme has learned.’
BBC News, 13th May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
1948 Malayan killings case reaches UK Supreme Court – BBC News
‘Relatives of 24 men killed by British troops in Malaya in 1948 will take their demands for a public inquiry to the Supreme Court later.’
BBC News, 22nd April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Three found guilty over gambler’s killing – The Guardian
‘A woman has been found guilty of luring a professional gambler into bringing her to his flat, where he was kicked to death for the sake of his winnings.’
The Guardian, 15th April 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
