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| Child fires gun found in garden | Child fires gun found in garden |
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| A three-year-old boy found a loaded handgun in his garden before his 11-year-old brother fired it at a car. | A three-year-old boy found a loaded handgun in his garden before his 11-year-old brother fired it at a car. |
| The boys had thought the weapon - found in Oakfield Close, Smethwick, on Saturday morning - was a toy. | The boys had thought the weapon - found in Oakfield Close, Smethwick, on Saturday morning - was a toy. |
| Nimco Guled, the boy's mother, 38, said the people who dumped the gun in her flat's garden were "evil and selfish". | Nimco Guled, the boy's mother, 38, said the people who dumped the gun in her flat's garden were "evil and selfish". |
| It comes as Home Secretary Jacqui Smith visited the new anti-gun crime agency, the National Ballistics Intelligence Service (NBIS), in Birmingham. | It comes as Home Secretary Jacqui Smith visited the new anti-gun crime agency, the National Ballistics Intelligence Service (NBIS), in Birmingham. |
| Miss Guled, who is originally from Somalia, said the gun was found by her three-year-old son Mahde Ali. | Miss Guled, who is originally from Somalia, said the gun was found by her three-year-old son Mahde Ali. |
| 'No brain' | 'No brain' |
| He then gave it to her 11-year-old son Warsma who fired it at a car. | He then gave it to her 11-year-old son Warsma who fired it at a car. |
| Referring to the people who dumped the weapon, Miss Guled said: "Luckily it was the car got hit. They don't have a brain, they don't have children, they are just evil and selfish." | Referring to the people who dumped the weapon, Miss Guled said: "Luckily it was the car got hit. They don't have a brain, they don't have children, they are just evil and selfish." |
| Nimco Guled said the people who dumped the gun were "evil" | Nimco Guled said the people who dumped the gun were "evil" |
| "They knew this area was a family area, they 100% knew. | "They knew this area was a family area, they 100% knew. |
| "They don't even think there's children living in the house and tomorrow they're going to be playing with it." | "They don't even think there's children living in the house and tomorrow they're going to be playing with it." |
| The area was cordoned off and the weapon is being examined by experts. | The area was cordoned off and the weapon is being examined by experts. |
| Earlier, Ms Smith visited the £8m NBIS, which includes a national database for recovered guns and ammunition. | Earlier, Ms Smith visited the £8m NBIS, which includes a national database for recovered guns and ammunition. |
| She said: "I am determined to tackle gun crime and get guns off our streets." | She said: "I am determined to tackle gun crime and get guns off our streets." |
| Birmingham, Manchester and London are identified by the police as experiencing disproportionate gun and gang crime. |