bobby turnball campaign Flashcards
when did it happen?
news years day 2012
what happened?
bobby turnball’s mother, alison, sister tanya and aunt susan were killed at their horden home
where were they killed?
county durham
who were killed by?
michael atherton - susan’s partner
what weapons did he own?
legally owned 6 weapons including 3 shotguns, despite having a history of domestic violence
what happened after?
he killed himself
why did he own guns?
he had the guns removed from him after previous domestic violence but they were later returned to him
what was the aim of the campaign?
bobby turnball started the campaign to change gun laws and sought to have a gun hotline established for people to report concerns
how did it change and affect policies?
he launched a petition, which gained 20,000 signatures, regularly appeared in the media seeking support and lobbied mp’s for the changes
what was the actual policies?
amendments of firearms act 1968 - preventing any person who receives a suspended sentence of 3 months from purchasing or possessing a firearm.
any incident of domestic violence should prompt a police review of whether a firearm certificate should continue.
what was a weakness of the campaign?
the funds for the hotline was never available for it to be launched
