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Sawn-offs have always been popular among criminals in the UK for a number of the reasons detailed above
1) You can't easily obtain anything else / the ammo for it
2) It's more easily concealed
3) Easier to manage in close quarters
4) Possibly the main reason: it's "spectacular and scary" to let 'em off with a broader spread of shot. Lots of busted windows and ceiling tiles, and again remember you were never able to get automatic weapons in the UK. Someone will probably chime in that once upon a time etc etc but compared to the US where tommy guns would be used decades ago to create a sensation on rushing into a bank, in the UK you'd be relying on Robin Hood tactics of firing a bow and arrow at a lampshade or something.
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