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Crossbow laws being urgently reviewed after three women killed, says minister
Dan Jarvis says government examining legislation as part of commitment to halve violence against woman and girls
Ministers will move “at pace” to review the law on crossbow ownership, the security minister has said, after three women were killed in a suspected crossbow attack in Hertfordshire.
Dan Jarvis said it was “entirely reasonable” to question whether existing laws on the weapons were fit for purpose and that ministers would act decisively if they needed to be changed.
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