Gun Incidents in Great Britain


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Haverhill Weekly News

14-02-2013

A woman called police after her ex-partner put his hand on a gun in his pocket during an argument with her at a petrol station in Haverhill, Suffolk. Firearms officers were sent to the scene and discovered the man had a BB gun. He was cautioned for carrying the imitation weapon in a public place.





The Sentinel

13-02-2013

Declan Marshall has been jailed for six years and four months after he and another man threatened two people with a gun and two knives at their home in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Marshall held the knife to one victim's face while his accomplice threatened the victim's girlfriend with the gun and a knife in an attempt to extract payment for cannabis. The assailants then forced the victims to the wall and to the ground and stole £250, two mobile phones, a laptop, and a games console leaving the victim with minor cuts to his head and arm.





BBC News

13-02-2013

Brian Fraser, 63, has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm without a licence and been found not guilty of causing grievous harm with intent after a woman with whom he had had a relationship was shot in the bowels and pelvis as she tended horses at a farm in Benenden, Kent. The unlicensed single-barrelled shotgun and some cartridges were found hidden between two hay bales on land belonging to the former hunt-master during the investigation into the shooting.




South Wales Argus

13-02-2013

An 18-year-old male was reportedly approached by a group of men armed with a gun in Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent. Firearms officers were deployed and three men were later arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.







Evening Gazette

13-02-2013

Firearms officers were sent to the centre of Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire after police received reports of a man with a gun. A 14-year-old male was found to be carrying a BB gun and arrested on suspicion of possessing an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence. He was released after receiving a caution.








The Citizen

13-02-2013

Two men robbed a bookmakers in Gloucester using what appeared to be a gun. The object was pointed at an employee before the pair fled with hundreds of pounds in cash.




This is Bath

13-02-2013

A man with a gun assaulted two employees during a robbery at a taxi office in Bath, Somerset. He punched the manager in the face and threatened him with the gun and stole cash before approaching another member of staff and pointing the gun at his head. The second victim threw office items at his attacker and gave chase when he fled with stolen cash. The victim suffered severe chest pains and was taken to hospital where he received treatment for a severe panic attack brought on by the incident.



The Star

12-02-2013

Faisal Aziz, Razwan Mirza, Mubashar Sarwar, and Nadim Bashir Ahmed have been jailed for a total of 25 years for conspiring to bring an illegal .455 revolver and ammunition into Sheffield, South Yorkshire. They were arrested after Aziz was stopped by police while under surveillance and found to have the gun and bullets in the boot of his car.





Grimsby Telegraph

12-02-2013

Nicholas Brown has been given a two-year conditional discharge and ordered to pay £200 costs for threatening to shoot his ex-girlfriend with a gun after their relationship ended in Grimsby, Lincolnshire. After she left he sent her a number of threatening texts, including messages saying, "Watch your back" and "Gun Ready. You're doomed."



This is Wiltshire

12-02-2013

A pizza delivery driver was attacked by two men with a realistic imitation firearm after they placed a bogus pizza order to a street in Swindon, Wiltshire. They threatened him with the gun and took the pizza. Firearms officers were called and two men have been arrested and charged with robbery and possession of an imitation firearm.








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About this information

This information is provided by the Infer Trust. It is compiled from media reports of incidents in England, Scotland and Wales. Northern Ireland has different gun legislation. We know the information is incomplete, though we believe nearly all of the most serious crimes are included.