Members hope to convince Mr Milburn that he should be targeting criminals who find it easier than ever to get hold of an unlicensed firearm.

"The bottom line is," concluded Sutherland, "the INS has been successful in deporting hundreds of people who everyone agrees should not be deported, but unsuccessful in targeting truly dangerous criminals."

It also targeted criminals, paupers and 'undesirables', and made it illegal for aliens to promote industrial action - a response to fears of imported revolutionaries following the still recent Russian Revolution.

Pro-active Policing Units target persistent criminals and focus on specific operations.

Lang began by targeting minor mutant criminals such as Mesmero.

Detectives have established a special squad to target known criminals, but they say many break-ins are committed by burglars already on bail for earlier crimes.

The Iraqi government said the operation that began 25 March targeted criminals who had been carrying out indiscriminate attacks, burglaries and oil smuggling.

By the late 1870s, the groups were beginning to target criminals for punishment, and continued to carry out sporadic lynchings.

Marshall would typically target criminals who he had encountered in his courtroom but who he was forced to let go for technical reasons.

The Belize Police Department began an Anti-Crime Christmas campaign targeting criminals; as a result, the crime rates dropped in that month.