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James Bond style gangsters worry British police chiefs

24-Dec-2002 • Bond News

London gangsters are arming themselves with handguns modeled on the famous Walther PPK used by James Bond as the British capital experiences a worrying surge in gun crime, the city`s police chief said on Thursday.

"There is no `street cred` in a sawn-off shotgun for the majority of today`s armed criminals," London police Commissioner Sir John Stevens told reporters.

"Handguns, particularly those modeled on the James Bond Walther PPK - real and replica - are the weapons of choice for today`s modern gunman."

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