Gun-Control in England

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England's rates of assault, robbery, and burglary are far higher than America's, and 53 percent of English burglaries occur while occupants are at home, compared with 13 percent in the U.S., where burglars admit to fearing armed homeowners more than the police. In a United Nations study of crime in 18 developed nations published in July, England and Wales led the Western world's crime league, with nearly 55 crimes per 100 people.

Joyce Lee Malcolm, a professor of history at Bentley College and a senior adviser to the MIT Security Studies Program, is the author of Guns and Violence: The English Experience, published in May by Harvard University Press.

http://www.reason.com/0211/fe.jm.gun.shtml

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Caliber(s): 7.62mm NATO (.308Win), .300 Win Mag, .338 Lapua Mag

Operation: bolt action

Barrel: 650 mm

Weight: 5.9 kg unloaded, without scope

Length: 990 mm

Feed Mechanism: 5 (.308) or 4 (.300WM and .338LM) rounds detachable box magazines

The DSR-1 rifle is designed and manufactured by German company AMP Technical Services as a specialised police sniper rifle. This rifle was evolved from now discontinued ERMA SR-100 sniper rifle. It is adopted by german GSG-9 counter-terror group, as well as by some other elite European groups and agencies.

The DSR-1 is configured into bull-pup design, with free-floating barrel. The folding bipod is mounted onto upper rails (above the barrel), and the ajustable horisontal front grip is mounted on the lower rails (under the barrel). The rifle features fully ajustable buttsock and cheekpiece. The holder for spare magazine is installed in the front of the triggerguard to decrease reloading time. DSR-1 action features match-grade, fluted barrel that is quickly interchangeable and is fixed into receiver by three screws. The bolt features six lugs that locks directly into the barrel. The barrel is protected by ventilated aluminium handguard and is fitted with muzzle brake (wery useful when firing full-power magnum loads). The trigger is two-stage, ajustable. DSR-1 features manual, ambidextrous three position safety, located above the triggerguard.

The expected accuracy of the DSR-1 is almost extreme: some sources state sub-.2 MOA accuracy (0.20 inch / 5 mm groups measured center-to-center at 100 yards) with correct ammunition ad environment conditions.