Police to review gun controls

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Chief Constable Ken Jones, president of the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo), said officers will look at ways to improve gun control.

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith called for the review at a meeting with senior officers after the death of 11-year-old Rhys Jones in Liverpool.

Police officers will be speaking to members of communities blighted by gun crime as part of the review.

Mr Jones said Acpo staff will work "tirelessly" to complete the review within a deadline of one month. He said: "In this endeavour chief officers across the country will be speaking to affected communities who suffer from this blight.

"The police need their help because they are part of the solution. We also look to our partners to aid and assist us to make the most of this opportunity."

He added: "All too often young lives are blighted and their potential unrealised through the presence of gangs and guns.

"Worse, too many young lives are brutally cut short. The tragic death of Rhys Jones must not become another statistic."

Mr Jones said the vast majority of young people are law-abiding and most people live in safe and secure neighbourhoods.

He added: "But a minority of our children do not live in safety and security, which is their right. We must, all of us, now grip this problem and change things for the better."