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| Peace march against gun murders | Peace march against gun murders |
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| A torchlit prayer march against a spate of fatal shootings in London is due to take place. | A torchlit prayer march against a spate of fatal shootings in London is due to take place. |
| Five people - including three teenagers - have been murdered in south London in the last month. | Five people - including three teenagers - have been murdered in south London in the last month. |
| The demonstration, which takes place on Thursday evening in Peckham, has been organised by the Evangelical Alliance, which is made up of local churches. | |
| Police officers and representatives of other faiths are expected to join the walk which will finish in Brixton. | Police officers and representatives of other faiths are expected to join the walk which will finish in Brixton. |
| The walk will take protesters across Southwark and Lambeth, the two boroughs which have seen the killings. | The walk will take protesters across Southwark and Lambeth, the two boroughs which have seen the killings. |
| We have a serious problem with a small minority of our young people Lee Jasper, equality advisor to London mayor | We have a serious problem with a small minority of our young people Lee Jasper, equality advisor to London mayor |
| Pastor Nims Obunge, from the Peace Alliance, said: "Drugs and guns are a menace to our society. | |
| "We all need to work together with criminal justice agencies to help vulnerable young people and keep guns off the street." | "We all need to work together with criminal justice agencies to help vulnerable young people and keep guns off the street." |
| Lee Jasper, equality advisor to London mayor Ken Livingstone, said the march will "demonstrate the total abhorrence" to gun violence in the city. | Lee Jasper, equality advisor to London mayor Ken Livingstone, said the march will "demonstrate the total abhorrence" to gun violence in the city. |
| "Our children need to see we care," he said. | "Our children need to see we care," he said. |
| "We must support the police tackling these crimes. We must also face the reality that we have a serious problem with a small minority of our young people." | "We must support the police tackling these crimes. We must also face the reality that we have a serious problem with a small minority of our young people." |
| Gun summit | Gun summit |
| The march will take place as Prime Minister Tony Blair hosts a gun crime summit at Downing Street, following a recent spate of fatal shootings. | The march will take place as Prime Minister Tony Blair hosts a gun crime summit at Downing Street, following a recent spate of fatal shootings. |
| Mr Blair has suggested the minimum age at which someone faces a mandatory five-year jail sentence for possessing a gun could be reduced from 21 to 17. | Mr Blair has suggested the minimum age at which someone faces a mandatory five-year jail sentence for possessing a gun could be reduced from 21 to 17. |
| There have been five fatal shootings in London this month, three of which were of teenagers - two of them killed in their own homes. | There have been five fatal shootings in London this month, three of which were of teenagers - two of them killed in their own homes. |
| Michael Dosunmu, 15, was shot dead by two gunmen in his Bedroom in Peckham on 6 February. | Michael Dosunmu, 15, was shot dead by two gunmen in his Bedroom in Peckham on 6 February. |
| Eight days later Billy Cox, also 15, was murdered in home in Clapham North. On the 3 February James Andre Smartt-Ford, 16, was shot dead at Streatham Ice Rink. | Eight days later Billy Cox, also 15, was murdered in home in Clapham North. On the 3 February James Andre Smartt-Ford, 16, was shot dead at Streatham Ice Rink. |