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Research into Illegal Firearms in the UK Print E-mail
Wednesday, 07 January 2004

Research into Illegal Firearms in the UK commissioned by CfS as part of their platform to switch the spotlight from legitimate firearms owners and users to illegal guns and armed crime

King's College London Centre for Defence Studies
'Illegal Firearms in the United Kingdom' Report

There is a continuing debate as to whether the UK is being properly served by its current firearms legislation and the extent to which, in spite of some of the most stringent controls on private firearms anywhere in the World, there is a substantial increase in the number of crimes which involve the use of illegal firearms. Part of this debate focuses on the types of illegal firearms currently available within the UK and the patterns of their use.

Research commissioned by the Countryside Alliance's Campaign for Shooting on Criminal Use of Handguns - stimulates debate.

Research commissioned by the Campaign for Shooting, on the criminal use of handguns, undertaken by King's College London's Centre for Defence Studies, has stimulated a wealth of media interest.

To view copies of the research, click the headings below (Adobe Acrobat Reader needed, click here for your FREE reader)

Copyright of the following research papers is reserved to Centre for Defence Studies, Kings College London. Unauthorised copying, printing or storage of any material is expressly prohibited.

  • Working Paper 2: Identification of 'Threat Indicators' Click here

  • Working Paper 3: Sources of Illegal Firearms Click here

  • Working Paper 4: Possession and Use Click here

Copies of the research are available from the Centre for Defence Studies. (£7.50/working paper or £25 for all four papers)

Please contact Keith Britto at the Centre for Defence Studies, King's College, The Strand, London, WC2R 2LS, 020 78482338

See the following for some of the discussion:

Shooting Times Editorial gives CfS "10 out of 10"

BBC Online
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_1440000/1440764.stm

Read the Foresight Press Release "Gun Laws Miss Target"
http://www.foresight-cfs.org.uk/news/160701.htm

Listen to the discussion on BBC Radio 4's Today Programme, Monday 16th July, including an Interview with Professor Michael Clarke of King's College London http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin//radio4/today/listen/audiosearch.pl?ProgID=99527942