A WOMAN whose young son was shot in the face with an airgun has helped to launch a nationwide charity to fight gun crime.
Linda Mitchell, of Roker, Sunderland, has been campaigning for tougher laws since 12-year-old Michah was lucky to survive the 2001 incident, which knocked out his bottom teeth.
Disarm, the organisation unveiled by Home Secretary David Blunkett yesterday, has already pledged funds for a project set up by Mrs Mitchell's group.
The national group's aim is for every secondary school in the country to be sent a video warning about the dangers of crime, in time for the new academic year, in September.
Mrs Mitchell said she hoped Disarm could persuade the Government to introduce tougher restrictions, including the registration of all air guns.
Disarm was set up after several high-profile shootings, including teenagers Letisha Shakespeare and Charlene Ellis, who were celebrating New Year's Eve in 2002, in Birmingham.
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