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This thread has gotten way off topic.
When ever there is a thread about a shooting it will eventually come down to some calling for some kind of gun control, restrictions, less guns or whatever.
BUT BUT BUT GUN BANS WORK!
The Telegraph
Sawn-off shotguns favoured by criminals in the past are still the easiest of weapons to obtain but they are less popular because they cannot be concealed as easily as a converted handgun.
Handguns are the weapon of choice for criminals on the street and they are relatively easy to obtain, even for teenage gangs – the challenge for many is to get the ammunition.
The Serious and Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) provided support to 66 police operations last year in which more than 50 illegal firearms were seized, including automatic weapons and over 4,000 rounds of ammunition.
Most of the weapons were loaded and there were more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition.
The report said prices for new converted firearms range from £400 to £800, with .38” revolvers at the lower end. Prices for “purpose-built” handguns varied from around £150 to £200 for a gun known to have been used in a crime, to a typical £1,000 to £1,400 for a new 9mm model.
The Government is attempting to tackle these issues under last year’s Violent Crime Reduction Act which has brought in a new offence of using someone to mind a weapon and a requirement to have a certificate before being able to buy components for ammunition and will make it an offence to manufacture, import or sell a realistic imitation firearm from October 1.
In some cases it is thought teenagers have hired out weapons to threaten others, in other cases they have been caught holding them for older gang members. In London alone Operation Trident seized 917 firearms last year and 61,930 rounds of ammunition. Offences nationwide have risen from 14,000 in 1996 to 21,500 last year.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/majornews/1561290/The-underworld-gun-trade.html
seriously how many people would have died in any of the recent shootings if there were in fact GUN CONTROL?
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