Mass Shooting in Plymouth UK

[Major_Tom]

Originally Posted by the hawk

He was a registered firearms owner, which in the UK, is extremely difficult to obtain. You have to be part of a country shooting club or a farmer and have to prove no mental illness or previous convictions. It's why we have such a low gun crime rate here. Even with a licence the type of guns you can have are extremely limited and the hoops you have to jump through to obtain them are such that nobody really bothers trying.

Not quite. Shotgun Certificates cover Section 2 shotguns (single and double barrelled and manually operated ir semi automatic shotguns that hold 3 or fewer rounds) and are easier to obtain than a Firearms Certificate. For an SGC, you don't have to explain why you want it, it covers any number of guns and it is more about the state finding reasons that you shouldn't have one rather than you proving you should.

FACs cover Section 2 guns (manually operated rifles, some automatic rifles, specifically .22 calibre, and manually operated and I think semi automatic high capacity shotguns). FACs are much more restrictive, they cover one firearm, you have to justify why you want it, ammunition is limited and I think, as you say, you have to be a member of a club too.

It's likely this cunt had a Section 2 gun the more I learn about him, but there is no way he should have had access to it before or leading up to this. Terrible failing of the system. I hope somebody is held accountable rather than the flagging shooting community being punished as usual.

[Simone]

Originally Posted by the hawk

Yeah his reddit history is a major red flag. That whole board r/incelexit is a fucking horror show of fucking losers

I'm only scrolling through the walls of text, but jeez, that cunt was utterly pathetic!

[the hawk]

I... I wanna feel bad for the guy but, fucking hell man... just because your life is going to shit it doesn't mean you have to go on a fucking murder rampage of innocent people. He was clearly intelligent. Why the fuck didn't he get some professional help from doctors? It's such a fucking waste.

[Simone]

Update on the deceased:

The five victims killed in Thursday's shooting have been named by Devon and Cornwall Police.

The victims have been identified as Maxine Davison, also known as Maxine Chapman, aged 51, who was the mother of shooter Jake Davison.

Also killed was Sophie Martyn, aged three, and her father Lee Martyn, 43.

Stephen Washington, 59, was the fourth victim.

The final victim was Kate Shepherd, 66, who was injured at the scene and died later at Derriford Hospital.

Lee + Sophie Martyn:

Stephen Washington:

Kate Shepherd:

[the hawk]

https://news.sky.com/story/plymouth-...ctims-12380705

Further victims were Sophie Martyn, aged three, and her father Lee Martyn, aged 43.

Stephen Washington, 59, was also killed, followed by Kate Shepherd, 66, who was injured at the scene in Keyham and died later at Derriford Hospital.

Jake Davison turned his gun on himself after the rampage, police have said. The firearm was legally held.

[Fordemups]

Mad how this is big news because it’s the UK. Reads like an ordinary Thursday in the US.

This lad was a grade A self-pitying cuntbag. There was nothing wrong with the way he looked. It was his self pity that kept everyone away.

These incels need to bang a few hookers to get their confidence up. Fucking sitting in crying on Reddit ain’t good for anyone.

[MentallyUnstable]

Wish he'd just turned the gun on himself from the start. I might have actually had some sympathy for him not getting some help if that were the case. But he was a fucking coward, hiding behind his pain like he's some special snowflake, and then deciding he wants to be known for something because he's really nothing.

Fuck him. I hope that Hell really does exist and he's being tortured for eternity, the child-murdering fuck.

[DelightfulEnglish]

Plymouth is essentially a sleepy seaside City in the depths of England. Our headlines are usually about seagulls and littering.
The city is fairly densely populated but there's huge community spirit. Everyone is in shock just because of the fact that it was so quick, so random and shows that anyone can have a weapon (which we don't expect in UK), you don't know who your neighbours really are and you can't walk down the street with your 3 year old baby without being blown away.

[Fordemups]

Originally Posted by DelightfulEnglish

Plymouth is essentially a sleepy seaside City in the depths of England. Our headlines are usually about seagulls and littering.
The city is fairly densely populated but there's huge community spirit. Everyone is in shock just because of the fact that it was so quick, so random and shows that anyone can have a weapon (which we don't expect in UK), you don't know who your neighbours really are and you can't walk down the street with your 3 year old baby without being blown away.

Yeah but those seagulls are massive cunts. They’ll have your bacon roll, chips and ice cream before you can blink.

[Simone]

Originally Posted by Fordemups

Yeah but those seagulls are massive cunts. They’ll have your bacon roll, chips and ice cream before you can blink.

Haha, just like seagulls everywhere then!

I really wanted to move to the Hoe/Barbican before we moved to where we are now, I really liked it there. Plus there was a shop that sold amazing clotted cream fudge, mmm!