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More than 80 children hold gun licences in Surrey More than 80 children in Surrey are authorised to use guns, figures show. The Gun Control Network said allowing children to use powerful weapons, such as shotguns, is "absurd" and warned that weapon security cannot be guaranteed with youngsters. But the British Association of Shooting and Conservation says teaching children how to enjoy the benefits of responsible shooting is to be encouraged. At the end of March, 85 children aged under 18 in Surrey held certificates granting them permission to use shotguns or firearms, according to Ho...

MORE than 100 children in West Mercia are authorised to use guns. At the end of March 146 children aged under 18 in West Mercia held certificates granting them permission to use shotguns or firearms, according to Home Office data. They were among 28,158 people in the area permitted to use the weapons. There is no minimum age to hold a shotgun certificate in England and Wales, but a child must be over 14 to have a firearm certificate. The figures show 135 shotgun and 11 firearm certificates, granted by West Mercia Police, are held by youngsters aged between 14 and 17 – some of whom...

DOZENS of children in Lancashire have been authorised to use guns, new figures show. At the end of March, 43 children under the age of 18 in Lancashire were known to hold certificates granting them permission to use shotguns or firearms, according to Home Office data. They were among 11,924 people in the county permitted to use the weapons. Although there is no minimum age to hold a shotgun certificate in England and Wales, a child must be over the age of 14 to have a firearm certificate. The figures show 38 shotgun and three firearm certificates, granted by Lancashire Constabulary,...

SHARE People in the Scottish town of Dunblane on Saturday privately marked the 25th anniversary of Britain's worst mass shooting, which led to the introduction of some of the world's toughest gun laws. Sixteen schoolchildren, aged 5 and 6 , were killed along with their teacher, who tried to protect them when a man opened fire on a gym class before shooting himself. Covid-19 restrictions have shut churches across Scotland, forcing a day of private reflection. But Colin Renwick, minister at Dunblane Cathedral, said the victims would be remembered at an online service on Sunday. "For those who l...

People in the Scottish town of Dunblane on Saturday privately marked the 25th anniversary of Britain's worst mass shooting, which led to the introduction of some of the world's toughest gun laws.