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Last Updated: Wednesday, 15 December, 2004, 08:22 GMT
Disappointment over gun amnesty
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A gun amnesty in Nottingham backed by a local boxing champion has seen only 40 weapons handed in.

Nottinghamshire police say they are disappointed with the response to the latest campaign to get guns off the city's streets.

A previous amnesty in April 2003 collected more than 600 weapons.

Super middleweight boxing champion Carl Froch helped launch the two-week campaign, which followed the death of teenager Danielle Beccan.

The launch of the amnesty, which carried the slogan Not in Nottingham - Not in MY City, was attended by Danielle's former head teacher, Valerie Penny-Stewart.

The amnesty was also backed by Nottingham Forest footballer Des Walker.

"It is not a massive number but on the bright side - one less gun on the streets is a bonus," Mr Froch said.

"If anyone knows a person who has a gun or commits a violent act, they need to call the police - you can't expect them to knock on every door and search everyone's house."

Froch, 27, won the vacant British title in September when he stopped Derby's Damon Hague in the first round.




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