Publication

The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on gun crime was set up in May 2003 following the apparent rise in recorded gun crime figures in the UK and the public’s growing concern over the issue. This report sets out some of the key themes taken from the oral and written evidence presented to the APPG. These themes are drawn from the current practices of the police, legislation surrounding firearms, the importation and source of illicit weapons and the work done in the communities to prevent and cope with gun violence.