Gun Incidents in Great Britain
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Burton Mail
10-03-2010
A man denies possessing a firearm in a public place and possessing a firearm with a shortened barrel without a certificate. He is on trial following an incident in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, in September 2008 when a sawn-off shotgun was wielded during a fracas. The defendant was traced after DNA was found on the weapon, which was abandoned in a street. It had been loaded with two live cartridges. The trial continues.
Bromley Times
10-03-2010
An arsenal of weapons together with drugs and stolen jewellery were found during a police raid in Bromley, south London. The weapons included a sawn-off pump action shotgun, a hunting rifle, an air rifle and ammunition. A man and a teenage woman have been charged with possession of cocaine with intent to supply and firearm offences.
The Argus
10-03-2010
Parents are reported to be furious over the sale of "City Police" replica BB guns to primary school children for £1. The guns, which fire plastic ball-bearings, on sale at a Poundland store in Brighton. A spokeswoman said that the item would be on sale in all Poundland stores.
This is the West Country
09-03-2010
Nathan Addicott, 19, has pleaded guilty to robbery and possession of an imitation firearm. He and his co-assailant grabbed BB guns and balaclavas and decided to rob a store in Bridgwater, Somerset, in January 2010. The men fled with more than £500 in cash and cigarettes. Addicott also admitted other charges and will be sentenced next month. A second person arrested in connection with the robbery has been released without charge. Addicott and another man have been jailed for a total of nine years (see September 2010 Incidents).
This is South Devon
09-03-2010
Police seized drugs and an air rifle during a raid on a property in Teignmouth, Devon. A man and a woman were arrested.
This is Gloucestershire
09-03-2010
A cat has been shot with a shotgun in Stroud, Gloucestershire. He crawled home wailing with pain and peppered with lead shot. He suffered a fractured leg and wounds to his chest and back.
Tameside Advertiser
09-03-2010
A petrol station cashier had an air pistol held to his head during a robbery in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester. Three men stole cash, cigarettes and personal items. Two teenagers were arrested and charged with robbery and possession of a firearm. A third suspect was arrested later.
Evening Standard
09-03-2010
Paul Blake has admitted drugs, firearms and child neglect charges. After he was arrested in Ilford, east London, in August 2009, police searched his home and discovered cannabis and an imitation pistol with blank cartridges under the mattress of a cot. He has been jailed for three and a half years.
BBC
09-03-2010
Three men have each been jailed for 10 years after they admitted possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and conspiracy to rob. Aaron Peters, 19, Dominic Wooliff, 19, and Jericho Annis admitted going to the house of a drug dealer in Barton, Oxford, with a shotgun to steal drugs and money in April 2009 (see Incidents). The man was left with a graze and burn marks on his neck when the gun went off as he slammed the door shut on them.
BBC
09-03-2010
A man has been left with shotgun wounds to his chest and arm after a gunman walked into a pub in Hazel Grove, Greater Manchester. He was taken to hospital where he remained in a stable, but not life-threatening condition. The gunman fled in a car.
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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.