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My London constituency in Hackney has one of the highest levels of gun crime in the country. But the problem is no longer confined to inner city areas. Gun crime has spread to communities all over Britain.

Gun crime is a major cause of fear and distress throughout the UK. The problem is deeply entrenched in a wide range of social and cultural factors and therefore not an isolated issue.

Getting guns off the streets does make communities safer. We can't stand here and say because we don't have the perfect solution, we shouldn't try.

There's not a big gun culture in England at all still.

There is such a thing as commonsense middle-ground gun reform, and most gun owners support it.

In England, we don't have any guns whatsoever.

I would like to live long enough to see the day when people talk about which guns are the safest.

You can pass all the gun legislation you want. None of it will make me feel any more or less safe than I do right at this moment.

I have always been fascinated with guns. I grew up in America, so, granted, it is part of our heritage, and it is written into the laws of how this country is run.