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IANSA Voices Concern as Gun Numbers Soar in English County of Suffolk
30 August 2006
East Anglian Daily Times (Suffolk)
Anti-gun campaigners voiced their concern last night after figures showed the number of legally owned guns in Suffolk had soared by 40% in five years.
Since December 2001, 2,530 additional firearms have been licensed in the county — making a total of 9,003 at the end of March.
But the figure is expected to be even greater next year as officers have already authorised a further 1,671 firearms, which are yet to be acquired.
The large increase has alarmed anti-gun... (GunPolicy.org)
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