Here's an excerpt from a more recent article.. from 2007.
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A spokeswoman for Mothers Against Guns said: "This epidemic needs to be addressed by everyone in the UK. We need to educate and motivate young people to stay clear of gangs and guns.
"To have a 55 per cent increase in firearms offences over the last 10 years is proof that this government is not tackling the problem properly."
There were 21,521 reported crimes involving firearms in England and Wales in 2005/6, according to the Home Office.
That's a 55 per cent increase on a decade earlier, when there were 13,876 gun-related offences.
It averages 414 gun crimes every week.
50 of the total firearm crimes were murders.
7,248 were for other violent incidents against another person.
Gun-related incidents hit their peak in 2003/04 when there were 24,094 recorded offences.
Six out of every 100 people in England and Wales are believed to own a gun - more than in Iran or Nigeria.
The international gun league is headed by America where 90 out of every 100 citizens have a firearm. |
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