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The
shooting of four teenagers in Birmingham is the most shocking example
in a growing catalogue of gun crime in the city.
Shootings
and other violent attacks are now regular occurrences in inner-city
areas of Birmingham.
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| Ed
Doolan |
BBC
WM presenter Ed Doolan hosted a round table discussion on his morning
show on Friday 10th January.
Members
of the community were invited to discuss the growing concern over
gun culture in the West Midlands.
Chief
Superintendant David Shaw - the Area Police Commander.
Kirk
Dawes -
Chairman of the 'West Midlands Black Police
Officers Association'.
Khalid
Mahmood - MP for the Aston area.
Tony
Walker - Partnership against crime
| Members
of the community who also contributed to the discussion: |
Gleen
Reid - Father of Cory Allen, 28 year old who was shot dead by
an armed gang in a Birmingham nightclub in 2001.
Ben
Cunningham - General Secretary of 'Jamiacan People's Party'
who also works with young people newly arrived from Jamaica.
Witness
- Ragga and Gospel artist performer
Pastor
Calvin Young - from the Council of Black led churches.
Georgina
Mendez and Nalami Clarke - from Platinum training which works
with gang members
James
Herbert - Director of United Evagencial Project
Carl
Cox - Pro gun lobby
| Listen
to the full discussion below. |
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"We
have a situation here that the black community must address."
- Ben Cunningham
Listen
to part 1 
"This
is about the community and the police coming together to help each
other. That's the challenge." - Kirk Dawes
Listen
to part 2
"I
really believe we must bring God back into the heart of our community."
- Calvin Young
Listen
to part 3
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