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A couple of years ago we reported on Britain's draconian Firearms Act of 1997, which tightened that country's already-severe gun laws and virtually disarmed the population, making armed self-defense illegal.<br> Now the mainstream British media is reporting a massive new wave of crime, including gun crimes.<br> <br> On January 18, BBC News Online reported "a huge surge in muggings": "The figures for recorded offenses, a blow to the government's anti-crime crusade, show the first rise in England and Wales for six years. The number of robberies - most of them muggings - increased by 19% in the year to September 1999 compared with a fall of nearly 6% over the previous 12 months."<br> <br> The headline for a January 16 London Times article was: "Killings Rise As 3 Million Illegal Guns Flood Britain."<br> <br> Total crime in London rose by 22% for the year September 1998-2006, and armed crime rose 10%. Gun prohibition has also created a massive new black market smuggling in powerful guns for criminals.<br> <br> The January 14th Manchester Guardian reported that city is now being called "Gunchester."<br> <br> Police -- who are usually unarmed -- report some gangs are now armed with fully automatic weapons and that guns are "almost a fashion accessory" among young street criminals.<br> <br> The government's response? Plans being discussed include: further increasing penalties for gun possession; cracking down on drugs; creating a national DNA database of both innocent and convicted citizens;<br> <br> and restricting knives and air guns.<br> <br> And we seen the increase of knife fatalities among teens in Britain.
By Terry Barber, Christiansburg VA.
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