The UK's Finest Independent Forum for Shooters and Gun Owners. Est 2010.

The apparently defunct Gun Control Network, set up by Gill Marshall-Andrews (wife of ex-Labour MP Bob), counted amongst its four members a Professor Peter Squires of Brighton University. Squires gets a lot of media coverage by being a leading anti-shooting voice, and he is normally quoted as "an ACPO adviser".

Being the good newshound that I am, I asked ACPO whether he was actually a member of the Firearms and Explosives Licensing Working Group (FELWG). I don't recall seeing Squires' name in any of their public minutes and so for him to tout himself as an ACPO adviser would be naughty if it wasn't true.

I quote the reply in full, less the press officer's name:

Dear Gaz –



I have consulted with the national policing leads both for firearms policing and firearms licensing and neither of them are aware of Prof Squires – he is certainly not a member of FELWG. He has done work for the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies which, conceivably, found its way onto the desks of members of FELWG, but he is not known to us as a direct advisor.



All good wishes,

So if he lies about that, what else is he lying about...?

Good work on tracking the lead Gaz, some proper Journalism there!

Gaz wrote: Being the good newshound that I am

:goodjob:

From his own website
"More recently he has joined the ACPO (Association of Chief Police Officers) independent advisory group on criminal use of firearms."

Someone connected to the GCN making crap up as they go along in order to further their career/bank balance?

Say it isn't so!!

Gaz wrote:The apparently defunct Gun Control Network,

Ohhh when did this happen? I know they were still giving press realeses this time last year, but they have been largely quiet since.
good news if they are I suppose

Was it Squires who developed the process for detecting fingerprints on fired cases and bullets a few years ago?

Ares590 wrote:

Gaz wrote:The apparently defunct Gun Control Network,

Ohhh when did this happen? I know they were still giving press realeses this time last year, but they have been largely quiet since.
good news if they are I suppose

They still appear to be going :roll: - http://www.gun-control-network.org/GCN02.htm

ovenpaa wrote:Was it Squires who developed the process for detecting fingerprints on fired cases and bullets a few years ago?

Wasn't that Ed Something?

Shy Ted ?