http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6086258.stm
"Criminal gangs often pass guns to one another. A new gun crime strategy in England and Wales has been launched by the Association of Chief Police Officers. Keith Bristow, chief constable of Warwickshire, revealed plans for a new database on guns used in crimes. It means detectives will be able to find out if a gun or ammunition was used in an earlier crime within 24 hours rather than waiting weeks. The National Ballistics Intelligence Programme will be run from centres in London, Birmingham and Manchester."
