[Omah]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...ngham-11950517

It is the first time the Shotspotter Gunshot Location System - which can pick up gunshots within a 25m (82ft) radius - has been deployed in the UK.

West Midlands Police said the sensors had been placed high up on buildings in north-west areas of the city.

The £150,000 system records an audio clip and sends police a GPS location.

A police officer trained to listen to the clips then makes a judgement on what they have heard before deploying officers.

The system, funded by the Home Office through Birmingham Safer Partnerships, has an 85% accuracy rate, Ch Supt Chris McKeogh said.

It can tell if multiple shots were fired, or if they were fired from a stationary or moving location, the number of weapons used and in which order they were fired, according to the manufacturers.

The system will be active from Thursday covering areas including Handsworth and Aston.

Blimey ..... best avoid those areas if gunshots are that common .....

[ILoveTRW]

This is stupid. Its a bit too late once the gun has been fired.

[Miss Ivy Balls]

Originally Posted by ILoveTRW

This is stupid. It a bit too late once the gun has been fired.

What?

Why is it?

Shot wounded people, suspects still on the scene, robbery in progress etc etc.

[ILoveTRW]

Originally Posted by Miss Ivy Balls

What?

Why is it?

Shot wounded people, suspects still on the scene, robbery in progress etc etc.

They need to be sorting out the source of the problem not waiting for a shot to be fired and a person to be dead before they act.

[Omah]

Originally Posted by Miss Ivy Balls

What?

Why is it?

Shot wounded people, suspects still on the scene, robbery in progress etc etc.

Yeah, CCTV can be trained on the area while a response team is on the way .....

[King Gizzard]

But at least it will get a quicker response time from the police if nothing else

[Tom4784]

I hate Birmingham, I never go there if I can help it. This is good though, it'll help reaction and response times and such.

[lostalex]

How strange, cause whenever i talk to British people they make it sound like they don't have any guns in the UK. I thought only Americans had guns.

[Omah]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...le-505487.html

Sunday, 4 September 2005

British criminals could have access to as many as four million illegal firearms, criminal intelligence experts warn.

Senior police officers admit that more needs to be done in tracking the source of illegal guns flooding Britain in a bid to curb gun-related violence.