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Apparently the UK government just forgot to let the criminals know that guns are illegal. I mean, why else would they have anything to do with guns? It couldn't be that criminals are going to get guns no matter what, could it? Nah, I saw on TV last night that the gun ban is working.
http://icberkshire.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200berkshireheadlines/tm_headline=police-raid-farm-following-gun-factory-tip-off&method=full&objectid=19467499&siteid=50102-name_page.html#story_continue
Police raid farm following gun factory tip-off
Jul 17 2007
DISUSED farm buildings were being scoured by police this week amid fears that they have been used as an illegal guns factory.
[align=left]As the Chronicle Extra went to press the complex in Three Mile Cross was sealed off for a second day after officers moved into the area on Sunday.[/align]
[align=left]Officers,acting on a tip-off,suspect criminals may have used the buildings to convert harmless imitation firearms into deadly live firing weapons.[/align]
[align=left]Police said detailed forensic examinations are set to continue at the site, close to Basingstoke Road, for the next few days. No arrests had been made.[/align]
[align=left]Reading police commander Superintendent Steve Kirk said: "It is too soon to comment about who may be involved.[/align]"I would like to reassure the local community that the location is secure and they are in no danger. (well, I feel better already!) We would like to hear from anyone that may have witnessed anything suspicious or anybody that has any other information."
[align=left]It is not known if anti-terrorist officers have joined the investigation, but the use of converted imitation weapons has grown steadily in recent years. (but wait, you just said the ban is working?...)[/align]
[align=left]Specialist criminal armourers, linked to the illegal drugs trade, charge hundreds of pounds for the weapons. (Does that mean crime went UP after the gun ban?)[/align]
Apparently the UK government just forgot to let the criminals know that guns are illegal. I mean, why else would they have anything to do with guns? It couldn't be that criminals are going to get guns no matter what, could it? Nah, I saw on TV last night that the gun ban is working.
http://icberkshire.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200berkshireheadlines/tm_headline=police-raid-farm-following-gun-factory-tip-off&method=full&objectid=19467499&siteid=50102-name_page.html#story_continue
Police raid farm following gun factory tip-off
Jul 17 2007
DISUSED farm buildings were being scoured by police this week amid fears that they have been used as an illegal guns factory.
[align=left]As the Chronicle Extra went to press the complex in Three Mile Cross was sealed off for a second day after officers moved into the area on Sunday.[/align]
[align=left]Officers,acting on a tip-off,suspect criminals may have used the buildings to convert harmless imitation firearms into deadly live firing weapons.[/align]
[align=left]Police said detailed forensic examinations are set to continue at the site, close to Basingstoke Road, for the next few days. No arrests had been made.[/align]
[align=left]Reading police commander Superintendent Steve Kirk said: "It is too soon to comment about who may be involved.[/align]"I would like to reassure the local community that the location is secure and they are in no danger. (well, I feel better already!) We would like to hear from anyone that may have witnessed anything suspicious or anybody that has any other information."
[align=left]It is not known if anti-terrorist officers have joined the investigation, but the use of converted imitation weapons has grown steadily in recent years. (but wait, you just said the ban is working?...)[/align]
[align=left]Specialist criminal armourers, linked to the illegal drugs trade, charge hundreds of pounds for the weapons. (Does that mean crime went UP after the gun ban?)[/align]