Home Office to end gun loophole but campaigners urge more action

The risk from 26,000 vintage firearms could be reduced under government plans to close a loophole but campaigners say ministers haven't gone far enough.

The Home Office has revealed plans to reduce the threat from reactivated old weapons by requiring their owners to have a licence. But campaigners have warned the threat cause by a loophole allowing the sale of automatic rifles also needs to be...