Ex-soldier faces jail for handing in gun
November 16, 2009 by Jose Luis Flores
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This Is Surrey Today November 16, 2009 A former soldier who handed a discarded shotgun in to police faces at least five years imprisonment for “doing his duty”. Paul Clarke, 27, was found guilty of possessing a firearm at Guildford Crown Court on Tuesday – after finding the gun and handing it personally to police officers on March 20 this year. The jury took 20 minutes to make its conviction, and Mr Clarke now faces a minimum of five year’s imprisonment for handing in the weapon. In a statement read out in court, Mr Clarke said: “I didn’t think for one moment I would be arrested. “I thought it was my duty to hand it in and get it off the streets.” Read entire article
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