... now as the infamous drug trafficking situation. Replicas and war antiques, which are legally purchased, can be easily reactivated into lethal weapons and it is possible to simply purchase a gun as there seems to be an ever-growing criminal underworld developing, with people just waiting to shift guns of varying calibre onto the streets. Even the police specified for dealing with gun crimes have come up against criminals with greater firepower than themselves and even wearing body armour. The police are understaffed and lack resources. Due to various studies on gun related crimes there is no evidence to suggest that there is any correlation between areas suffering from high rates of gun crime and areas with a high rate of lawful gun ownership; therefore the ban has had very little if any positive affect on gun crime. One spokesman for The Centre of Defence at Kings College said, 'It is crystal ...

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