Call for UK gun law change after Cumbria killings

A change in the law in Britain to prevent criminals who receive suspended jail terms from holding a gun licence for five years should be introduced, a report into the killings of Derrick Bird recommended today.

The taxi driver, who shot dead 12 people in a shooting spree in west Cumbria, was sentenced 20 years ago to six months in prison suspended for a year when he was convicted of stealing decorating materials from his then employer.