Within London’s black community, the number of guns, and consequently the number of shootings, have reached horrific proportions. Operation Trident is the Metropolitan Police’s established unit for dealing with these crimes.
The goal was to emphasise that calling the confidential telephone line to report weapons could make a difference in real terms. In short, with fewer guns on the streets, there will be fewer deaths.
The bullet hole in the magazine showed graphically that a single bullet can rip through many lives. The final insert on the inside back cover means that the intrigue built up on every page is resolved, shockingly, after the reader has seen person after person affected by the bullet.