Myths about gun control in the UK

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• Firearms cheap, easy to get and on a street near you http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/aug/30/ukcrime1
• Teenagers add machine guns to their arsenal http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/jun/29/ukcrime.children
• 2001 - Handgun crime 'up' despite ban http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1440764.stm
• Policewoman's car hijacked with her daughter, 2, inside http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article503107.ece
• 2001 - Five shot as AK-47 gangster flees police http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/jail-for-gangster-who-shot-five-in-gun-rampage-706915.html
• 4 Million guns in criminal hands http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/up-to-4m-guns-in-uk-and-police-are-losing-the-battle-505487.html
• Police seize weapons including guns from schools UK http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1976383/Police-seize-weapons-including-guns-from-schools.html
• 2000 - Police in Nottingham given side arms http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/986835.stm
• 2008 - Gun crime 60pc higher than official figures http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/3222063/Gun-crime-60pc-higher-than-official-figures.html
• Gun Deaths Graph 1995 to 2007 http://img31.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=71025_Graph_1995_to_07_Red_and_Blue_122_349lo.jpg
• 2003 - Firearm crime continues to rise http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/3195908.stm
• 2001 - Police move to tackle huge rise in gun crime http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/police-move-to-tackle-huge-rise-in-gun-crime-702161.html
• 2004 - Police Van Sprayed With Bullets (London) http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/driveby-shooting-may-force-police-to-wear-body-armour-575009.html
• MD of Group 4 Securicor says Britain is the 'worst in the world' for armed robbery http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-478564/Britain-worst-world-armed-robbery-says-security-boss.html
• FBI Study on Gun Control And Cop Killers http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/node/3570
• Gang violence in Preston UK http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_7090000/newsid_7099100/7099137.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&asb=1&news=1&bbcws=1
• Gun Laws and Crime: A Complex Relationship (New York Times) http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/29/weekinreview/29liptak.html?_r=1