How fewer UK shootings are causing more deaths - explained

For more than two decades, gun crime in Britain has been in steady decline. [Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/sub...] Fewer shootings, fewer deaths is considered a policing success story but now, we can reveal that the homicide rate per injury is increasing because more powerful firearms are being smuggled into the country - according to the Metropolitan Police. All this as the National Police Chiefs Council announced a new amnesty to get more guns off the streets. Over two months, Channel 4 News has been given rare and exclusive access inside the Met's specialist units that tackle homicide and gun crime. Reporter: Symeon Brown Producer: Kay Bibi Camera: Tom Besley ------- Get more news at our site - https://www.channel4.com/news/ Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/sub... Follow us: TikTok -   / c4news   Instagram -   / channel4news   Twitter -   / channel4news   Facebook -   / channel4news