http://www.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?sectionid=55&articleid=1300690
Dave Mark
"VIOLENT crime is continuing to rise across the United Kingdom and the use of guns and weaponry is becoming almost 'commonplace', according to new Home Office figures.
Politicians said last night that the figures were symb-olic of a battle police officers cannot win in the present climate � encumbered by paperwork and poor resources.
And they warned that the picture would be even worse when the impact of relaxing the late-night drinking laws was taken into account this year. "
