Britain tightens rules for buying weapons

British police will be required to check the social media profiles of firearm license applicants under new rules following the Plymouth mass shooting, Report mentions, referring to The Times.

Officers will trawl the online posts of would-be gun owners to see if they could pose a threat after Jake Davison, 22, used a legal shotgun to murder five people, including a toddler, last week.

On social media, Davison spoke about mass shootings, said women had low IQs, and expressed hatred for single mothers.