GUN CRIME

Early day motion 412, tabled 13 January 2004 by Diane Abbott (Labour). Signed by 36 members.

That this House welcomes the All Party Parliamentary Group on Gun Crime's report, 'Combating the threat of gun violence'; supports the recommendation to ban imitation weapons and implement further controls on deactivated weapons; notes the recommendation that the universal arming of police should not be introduced; calls on the Police and other government agencies to improve co-ordination and information exchange on the issue of gun crime; and urges the Government to honour the election manifesto commitment to implement full extra-territorial controls on UK arms brokers operating abroad.

Signatures by party: Labour 27, Liberal Democrat 5, Labour/Co-operative 3, Plaid Cymru 1.