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On 29th July 2002 Damian Cope was shot and killed. He was 22 years old. Since his death, his mother Lucy has set up the powerful nationwide organisation Mothers Against Guns. |
It calls for people to set up campaign groups in their communities, to see an end to
Britain's rising gun culture and lobby the government to introduce stiffer penalties for people convicted of gun-related crimes.
Mothers Against Guns have three key demands:
- 10 year sentences without parole for people found in possession of a firearm
- life sentences without parole for those who murder with guns
- a ban on the sale of replica weapons
The wholesale ban of replica weapons is the current campaigning issue for
Mothers Against Guns. Toby Harris, the chair of the Metropolitan Police Authority is one of many influential supporters. To find out why click here.
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