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| Anti-gun demo attracts thousands | Anti-gun demo attracts thousands |
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| A torchlit prayer march in response to a spate of fatal shootings in south-east London attracted more than 2,000 people. | A torchlit prayer march in response to a spate of fatal shootings in south-east London attracted more than 2,000 people. |
| Demonstrators walked from Peckham to Brixton in the rally organised by local church and community leaders. | Demonstrators walked from Peckham to Brixton in the rally organised by local church and community leaders. |
| As the march reached Brixton's Windrush Square, police estimated that the crowd had grown to about 1,000. | |
| 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 walk took protesters across Southwark and Lambeth, the two boroughs where the killings took place. | The walk took protesters across Southwark and Lambeth, the two boroughs where the killings took place. |
| Pastor Nims Obunge said: "Drugs and guns are a menace to our society. | Pastor Nims Obunge said: "Drugs and guns are a menace to our society. |
| 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 |
| "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 "demonstrates the total abhorrence" to gun violence in the city. | Lee Jasper, equality advisor to London mayor Ken Livingstone, said the march "demonstrates 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." |
| The march took place as Prime Minister Tony Blair hosted a gun crime summit at Downing Street. | The march took place as Prime Minister Tony Blair hosted a gun crime summit at Downing Street. |
| Five-year sentence | Five-year sentence |
| 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. |
| Three teenagers have been shot dead in the last month. | Three teenagers have been shot dead in the last month. |
| 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. | Eight days later Billy Cox, also 15, was murdered in home in Clapham North. |
| On 3 February, James Andre Smartt-Ford, 16, was shot dead at Streatham Ice Rink. | On 3 February, James Andre Smartt-Ford, 16, was shot dead at Streatham Ice Rink. |