Gun Incidents in Great Britain
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Kingston Guardian
03-10-2012
The windows of two cars parked in a residential area of New Malden, south London were shattered with a suspected airgun in a drive-by shooting. Victims who heard the disturbance called police when they discovered over £300 of damage to their vehicles. No one was injured and nothing was stolen.
Hull Daily Mail
02-10-2012
A 29-year-old man has been arrested after a five-hour stand-off with armed officers at his home in Hull, East Yorkshire. Police went to the property after reports that he had a gun raised concerns for his safety. He is believed to have been threatening to shoot himself in the head with an airgun.
The Bolton News
01-10-2012
A man was injured during an armed attack on his family at their home in Bolton, Greater Manchester. Four men armed with knives and a hammer held one of two handguns to the head of a female victim when she opened the door, before hitting one of her sons in the head three times with the hammer. The gang damaged phones so the police could not be called, but the victim's father was able to leave to call for help. The robbers escaped with a necklace, cash and photographs worth thousands of pounds. The son required 14 stitches for injuries he sustained.
Southend Standard
01-10-2012
A man allegedly pointed a gun at people in a car park in Southend, Essex. Police later arrested four men in connection with the incident and recovered a gas-powered firearm from the car they had been driving.
BBC News
01-10-2012
A man who claimed to be a police officer threatened staff at a hotel near Folkestone, Kent with a gun and claimed there was a bomb on site. The premises were evacuated and an army explosives disposal unit was dispatched. He demanded money but escaped empty-handed, leaving workers shaken but unhurt.
Teesdale Mercury
01-10-2012
A cat has been shot in the neck with an airgun in Newsham, North Yorkshire. She survived the attack and has made a full recovery.
Protect Magazine (League Against Cruel Sports)
01-10-2012
The Chairman of Sotheby’s, Henry Wyndham. was shot in the face, neck and shoulders by a ‘Gun’ in the adjacent butt whilst grouse shooting.
Daily Post
28-09-2012
Three teenage men have been jailed for a total of 24 years for shooting a farmer with his own gun during a robbery at his home in the village of Rhydyclafdy, Gwynedd. The masked robbers held an air rifle to the neck of the 55-year-old victim, beat him up as he lay on the floor, and ransacked his home when he told them he did not have the valuables they believed to be in the property. They left after he grabbed the gun but one returned and shot him in the leg with one of two shotguns he had stolen from the victim's attic. The robbers escaped with cash, cheques and the weapons and the victim drove himself to his neighbours before receiving emergency hospital treatment for his wounds.
Bradford Telegraph and Argus
27-09-2012
Five men have been arrested after an incident in Great Horton, West Yorkshire in which a gun was fired. A group of about 20 men beat each other with metal bars and sticks and a masked man was reported to have fired a number of shots into three cars parked in the area. Two men were treated in hospital for minor injuries and arrested along with three others, but the gunman is not believed to be among them.
Coventry Telegraph
27-09-2012
Two armed men have robbed a man and a bookmakers in two attacks in Coventry, West Midlands. The pair allegedly threatened a man with a handgun and escaped with his bag before threatening staff at a bookmakers with the gun and escaping with cash. No one is reported to have been injured.
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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.