England forward Raheem Sterling has defended his decision to have a tattoo of an M16 assault rifle inked on his leg.
Anti-gun campaigners have crticised the Manchester City star after he was pictured in England training with the new tattoo.
Lucy Cope, who founded Mothers Against Guns after her son Damian was shot dead outside a club in central London in July 2012, said the ink was "disgusting" and "totally unacceptable".
She told The Sunhttps://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/6397808/raheem-sterling-m16-assault-rifle-tattoo/: "We demand he has the tattoo lasered off or covered up with a different tattoo.