Summary
'Gun crime' A review of evidence and policy, includes an analysis of latest official data on firearms offences to examine the scale and extent of gun crime. The report provides a synopsis of the legal situation relating to firearms, considers who is most affected by gun crime, examines the social context and makes an evidenced based assessment of government policy in this area. The report finds that most of the problems associated with the illegal use of firearms require social and economic rather than criminal justice solutions.