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  Howard: Some while ago while I was parking my truck at the top of Coombe Valley four youths appeared out of nowhere and started shooting at the truck with what looked remarkably like the standard 9mm service pistol. It was fairly obvious though that they were actually BB replicas or I wouldn't be here to mention it as a couple of shots hit the windscreen. A 9mm round would have gone straight through, through me and out the other side!
  
  I immediately called 999 and was put through to Maidstone where I explained what was happening and where. After having had to spell out the road name for the second time I was told that someone would be sent round in an hour or two. I began to explain that within a few minutes there would be nobody in the truck and that I was going home but by that time two unmarked cars, with blue lights going roared up the road and scattered the two boys and two girls to the four winds. I gather they were eventually tracked down, had their "toys" confiscated and given a serious talking to.
  
  I gather that the firearms boys actually monitor calls into the call center, though quite how that works I've no idea. It would not be a very good idea to cry wolf though in the hope of getting an immediate response as you would probably land yourself in a great deal of trouble.

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