UK legal gun numbers hit record high, sparking fears they'll be misused

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UK legal gun numbers hit record high, sparking fears they'll be misused
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UK legal gun numbers hit record high

Last year 596,661 were held in England and Wales — 160,000 more than ten years ago, the Home Office said.But experts fear some are taking up shooting as a hobby so they can legally buy guns for nefarious reasons.

Patsy McKie set up the campaign group Mothers Against Violence after her son Dorrie was gunned to death in Moss Side, Manchester, 20 years ago.“We do not actually need them.Credit: PA:Press Association“People can be killed and maimed with these guns.

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