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there was no flag coming up at west mercia saying, "well, hold on, this guy's a licensed gun holder, recent years, other cases have made headlines. the killings of kelly, ava and lexi in west sussex in 2020, maxine, lee, sophie, steven and kate in plymouth in 2021, and emma and lettie in epsom earlier this year. all carried out by men with gun licences. this summer's consultation asks a series of questions, including if checks should be more frequent than every five years and if current mental health issues should be flagged. but campaigners say one of the biggest issues is the way the system is funded, something that worries police forces, too. at the moment, the shortfall in staffordshire alone is around £300,000. now that is several police officers that could be doing something else that we're subsidising the industry by. with checks costing at least five times more than the £88 fee, it's a national shortfall of millions, and gun owners say it means they're not getting an efficient service either. the home office says our gun laws are strict and as well as this consultation, they'

there was no flag coming up at west mercia saying, "well, hold on, this guy's a licensed gun holder,ake his guns away." in recent years, other cases have made headlines. the killings of kelly, ava and lexie in west sussex in 2020. maxine, lee, sophie, stephen and kate in plymouth in 2021. and emma and lettie in epsom earlier this year. all carried out by men with gun licences. this summer's consultation asks a series of questions, including if checks should be more frequent than every five years and if current mental health issues should be flagged. but campaigners say one of biggest issues is the way the system's funded, something that worries police forces too. at the moment, the shortfall in staffordshire alone is around £300,000. now, that is several police officers that could be doing something else that we are subsidising the industry by. with checks costing at least five times more than the £88 fee, it's a national shortfall of millions. and gun owners say it means they're not getting an efficient service either. the home office says our gun laws are strict and as well as this

there was no flag comes up at west mercia saying, "well, hold on, this guy's a licensed gun holder, he's ava and lexie in west sussex in 2020. maxine, lee, sophie, stephen and kate in plymouth in 2021. and emma and lettie in epsom earlier this year. all carried out by men with gun licences. this summer's consultation asks a series of questions, including if checks should be more frequent than every five years and if current mental health issues should be flagged. but campaigners say one of biggest issues is the way the system's funded, something that worries police forces too. at the moment, the shortfall in staffordshire alone is around £300,000. now that is several police officers that could be doing something else that we are subsidising the industry by. with checks costing at least five times more than the £88 fee, it's a national shortfall of millions. and gun owners say it means they're not get an efficient service either. the home office says our gun laws are strict and as well as this consultation, they'll review fees soon. these tragedies continue to happen. you won't stop in it

there was no flag coming up at west mercia saying, "well, hold on, this guy's a licensed gun holder,'s consultation asks a series of questions, including if checks should be more frequent than every five years and if current mental health issues should be flagged. but campaigners say one of the biggest issues is the way the system is funded, something that worries police forces, too. at the moment, the shortfall in staffordshire alone is around £300,000. now that is several police officers that could be doing something else that we're subsidising the industry by. with checks costing at least five times more than the £88 fee, it's a national shortfall of millions, and gun owners say it means they're not getting an efficient service either. the home office says our gun laws are strict and as well as this consultation, they'll review fees soon. these tragedies continue to happen. you won't stop them in its entirety, but you will lower the percentage of these incidents if it was properly funded and properly managed. kathryn stanczyszyn, bbc news. we'rejoined by rhianon bragg, who was hel