Kyle Davies, British Teen Imprisoned For Mass Murder Plot

A disturbed teen from Gloucester, England was found guilty of planning a mass shooting and sentenced to prison for 16 years.

Kyle Davies, 19, attempted to buy a Glock 17 handgun and five rounds of ammunition from a dealer on the dark web after developing an interest in mass shootings while studying for his A-levels.

Homeland Security intercepted his order at Newark Airport in New York, and police arrested him at his home after delivering a dummy package to his residence.

He was subsequently convicted of attempting to possess a firearm with intent to endanger life, and attempting to possess rounds of ammunition with intent to endanger life.

At Taunton Crown Court, Judge Paul Cook stated Davies had the intention to endanger the lives of others in a shooting event.

A search of Davies’ home revealed computer files and notes concerning mass killers.

He had denied charges claiming he was buying the weapon to kill himself. Though, the court heard he had written a list of other items he wanted to purchase such as petrol, a gas mask and even body armor.

Davies, who was 18 at the time of his arrest had drawn 77 stickmen, as well to represent the victims of the 2011 explosion and shootings in Norway.

Dressed in a maroon jumper and wearing glasses, the teen looked solemn during the sentencing hearing at Taunton Crown Court where he appeared via video link from HMP Brinsford.

During the sentencing, Judge Cook told the teen his acts were the culmination of months of methodological research and preparation.

He told the jury the material the police had found was disturbing and chilling. The material collected showed a lot of research on the boy's part and illustrated his interest in murder.

The court had previously been informed that Davies had used Bitcoin to make his purchase online, which roughly cost 1000 pounds.

When cross-examined by the prosecution Davies said he was trying to place himself into the mindset of other killers. That is why he had all of that material from mass murderers. He maintained that he did not have a plan.

Unfortunately, the defense fell apart when the court confirmed he had hundreds of pages of documentation concerning massacres and explosives on his laptop. Some of the material could be described as how-to guides.

He was also convicted of attempting to evade the prohibition on importing illegal weapons, not to mention the possession of indecent images.

On these charges, he was sentenced to a concurrent term of 6 months for making indecent images of children.