Posted on 10/28/2009 6:11:20 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA
Shotgun and rifle crime has more than doubled in Scotland because police have been so effective in cracking down on handgun smugglers, it emerged yesterday.
Gangs finding it harder to access the smaller weapons are instead arming themselves with shotguns and rifles stolen from licensed holders.
The Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency says that a recent rise in illegal handgun trade led officers to crack down on smugglers. In response, many criminals have been robbing legitimate shotgun owners, in particular focusing their attention on country estates.
New figures show that shotgun and rifle offences are at a ten-year high. Police recorded 130 offences involving shotguns and rifles between April 2008 and March this year, compared with 59 similar incidents over the previous 12 months.
(Excerpt) Read more at timesonline.co.uk ...
Must all them Scottish gun shows......
They are going after the tools of crime in all the wrong way's apparently.
They just need to be stopped!
Perhaps if they start with SUV's and work from there...
Cigarettes. It all starts with cigarettes, and goes downhill from there. Kids learn to smoke, and then when they're older they move up to driving SUVs, and you know the rest.
Ain’t socialism wunnerful.
Freedom no more.
To those who create it yes.
To those who live under it NO!
they should ban guns and then there would be no problem.
The whole UK is going downhill, and Scotland is no exception. They look things in the U.S. look good by comparison.
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