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Gun Control Cuts Shootings by 2/3rds in UK City Once Named 'Gunchester'
11 April 2011
Guardian (UK)
The chief constable of Greater Manchester Police has said that the city has finally shrugged off its notorious Gunchester image thanks to their intensive efforts to combat gangs.
Manchester has long sought to shed the awful label that made the city synonymous with gun crime due to a series of high profile murders.
Statistics released today, and published by the Evening News newspaper, show the number of recorded gunshots is now at its lowest level since police started... (GunPolicy.org)