Grandmother Faces 5 Years in Jail Over Keepsake Pistol

The ScotsmanApril 27, 2010

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A GRANDMOTHER is facing a five-year jail sentence for keeping a handgun, her late father's war memento, in her home.

The pistol passed to Gail Cochrane, 53, when her father, a former Royal Navy serviceman, died almost 30 years ago, a court heard yesterday.

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Grandmother Faces 5 Years in Jail Over Keepsake Pistol

However, it is a prohibited weapon under laws introduced in the wake of the Dunblane massacre, and official authority is required to possess it.

A minimum jail term of five years has to be imposed ...

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