Embarrassed senior Scots law adviser guilty of firearms offence
Richard Keen QC, the advocate general for Scotland, has pleaded guilty to breaching section 2 of the Firearms Act 1968 after failing to secure a shotgun.
The UK government’s most senior adviser on Scottish law was fined £1,000 after admitting to the offence at Edinburgh Sheriff Court.
The case was brought against the former chairman of the Scottish Conservative party after police were called to a break-in at the peer’s home in Edinburgh last year.
During a search of the property, officers found a 12-bore shotgun belonging to the advocate general left outside of its secure cabinet.
