Violence and gun crime.
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The headlines about gun crime and violent crime in the United Kingdom are tragic and alarming—seven deaths of young people by October 2007 from gun crime and an apparent increase in violent crime generally. When combined with other news of gun related incidents, such as the shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes by a police officer in a London underground station, anxiety about the danger of guns is understandably high.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- BMJ
دوره 335 7625 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007