http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/7098773.stm
Gun Crime is a terrible tragedy for all, but especially in Manchester with such a problem in relation to gun crime. The Prime Minister, Gordon Brown visited Moss Side today, promising to bring tougher sentences for those convicted of possessing firearms. I support him in this aim, as I believe that gun crime is a terrible blight on many of our communities. However, simply putting tougher sentences is not going to on its own tackle the growing gun crime problem. We need to stop our police having to spend the majority of their time ticking boxes and filling forms, and pour the resources instead into frontline police on the beat. We also need to tackle the root cause of the problem, social breakdown across problem, with solutions such as supporting families and putting responsibility into our young people, can we both prevent as well as cure this terrible blight on Britain.
