New powers to stop gun and knife violence – Home Office
“A range of tough new powers to fight gun and knife crime take effect this week.”
Home Office press release, 27th September 2007
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Category: firearms
People want more armed police – Reuters
“More than two thirds of people polled in a survey published on Tuesday want tougher measures to combat violent crime, including more armed police on the street.”
Reuters, 11th September 2007
Source: www.reuters.com
Mandatory gun crime sentences ‘not being imposed’ – Daily Telegraph
“Judges are not imposing enough mandatory five-year jail terms on criminals convicted of gun possession, a Government minister said yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th September 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police want gun witness anonymity – BBC News
“Witnesses to gun crime should be given a guarantee they will not be identified in court, police chiefs say.”
BBC News, 6th September 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
When is a gun not a gun? – BBC News
“A gun dealer specialising in antique firearms has been acquitted of selling weapons which the prosecution had claimed could have ended up in the hands of gangsters.”
BBC News, 29th June 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gunmen ‘let off full jail terms’ – Daily Telegraph
“Only one in five criminals convicted of possessing a firearm has been sentenced to the mandatory minimum jail terms created by the Government to fight gun crime, Home Office figures show.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th June 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police call for tougher gun crime laws – The Guardian
“One of the UK’s most senior police officers has called for new laws that would compel the public to give information to the police about gun crime – whether they want to or not.”
The Guardian, 20th April 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
