"Gunchester" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1993 November 15, Shawn Pogatchnik, “‘Gunchester’: A Dead Son and Shooting in the Street With AM-Guns Invade Britain, Bjt”, in Associated Press:",
          "text": "″You hear people firing off guns all the time,″ she said. ″That’s why they call it Gunchester. I just thought some poor bugger’s got it again, and went on sudsing my hair.″",
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          "ref": "2011 April 11, Helen Carter, “Farewell to Gunchester”, in The Guardian:",
          "text": "The chief constable of Greater Manchester Police has said that the city has finally shrugged off its notorious Gunchester image thanks to their intensive efforts to combat gangs.",
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          "ref": "2018 August 13, Imran Rahman-Jones, “Moss Side: A history of the Manchester neighbourhood”, in BBC:",
          "text": "Throughout the 1970s and 80s, gang violence increased, which earned the area [Moss Side] the nickname of \"gunchester\".",
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          "ref": "2021 March 21, Emily Retter, “Inside 'Gunchester': The brutal blowtorch-armed gangs running riot in Manchester”, in Daily Star:",
          "text": "Manchester earned its name Gunchester in the 1980s and 1990s but violence came to a head when Benji Stanley, 14, was shot dead at a takeaway.",
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