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Britain Announces Jail Term for Guns
6 January 2003
Associated Press
LONDON — Britain will introduce a minimum five-year jail sentence for carrying an illegal firearm, a bid to stamp out a growing "gun culture" on the streets, the government said Monday.
The decision — which would apply to handguns and automatic weapons, firearms most often used in crime — came as the shooting deaths of two teenagers last week reignited the debate on gun violence. A ban on replica guns that can be adapted to fire live bullets also is reportedly... (GunPolicy.org)