Gun Incidents in Great Britain
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Liverpool Echo
06-03-2010
Robert White from Anfield, Liverpool, fired a BB gun from "point-blank range" at another man because of a grudge over a woman. He admitted possessing an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, common assault and a bail offence. He was jailed for eight months.
The Argus
06-03-2010
A landlord waved his licensed shotgun from his bedroom window when he caught a pair of burglars at his pub in Barcombe, East Sussex. He told the men not to move but when the police could not get to the scene quickly the men drove off. The landlord had returned the gun in its cabinet.
Wakefield Express
05-03-2010
A swan has been shot dead in a third attack in as many weeks in the Wakefield area of West Yorkshire. The bird was discovered floating in water at Stanley Ferry. It was found to have a pellet wound to the head, probably caused by an air rifle. In February another swan was shot dead in Altofts where a group of four men, two dressed in camouflage trousers, were seen shooting the swan in the neck with an air rifle.
The Sun
05-03-2010
Michael Reed from Rugeley, Staffordshire, shot and killed a dog which belonged to his neighbour with an air rifle when she strayed on his lawn. He had been drinking at the time of the incident. He has admitted causing unnecessary suffering to an animal and been fined £500 and told to pay £500 compensation. The gun was confiscated. He says he does not know why he did it.
Lincolnshire Echo
05-03-2010
Two 16-year-olds shot at people and property in Lincoln and Newark, Nottinghamshire, with an air pistol. During the spree in November 2009 (see Incidents) they fired at four people, windows, a car and a bus. Car windows were shattered. The pair have pleaded guilty to two counts of actual bodily harm, two counts of common assault, six counts of criminal damage and being in possession of an imitation firearm. Both teenagers were given 12-month referral orders and ordered to pay £300 compensation and contribute £85 towards prosecution costs. At the time of the incidents they were being driven around by Christopher Patterson, 19, who has been locked up for three years in an institute for young offenders. (Lincolnshire Echo, 31 March 2010).
Gazette & Herald
05-03-2010
A goshawk was found peppered with shotgun pellets on moorland in Bransdale, North Yorkshire. It had been shot in flight. An x-ray confirmed that a pellet had gone through one thigh and another pellet had got into a lung which killed the bird.
Manchester Evening News
05-03-2010
Zachary Gaffey, 18, was armed with a Webley Nemesis air pistol when he robbed a shop in Salford in July 2009. He was found guilty of robbery and jailed for five years and four months. A police spokesperson said "Replica guns like the one used are almost indistinguishable from a real gun and whether genuine or fake the fear they cause is very real".
Huddersfield Daily Examiner
05-03-2010
Police who found cannabis plants and crack cocaine at a house in Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire, also recovered an air rifle. Two men were arrested.
West Yorkshire Police
04-03-2010
Two customers at a service station in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, apprehended a man who is alleged to have been making threats to staff with a gun. The man had fled when police arrived at the scene, but a man was later arrested on suspicion of robbery. A man has pleaded guilty and been jailed for five years (see May 2010 Incidents).
This is Nottingham
04-03-2010
A man in on trial accused of murdering a 16-year-old who was shot four times in St Ann's, Nottingham, in February 2002. It is alleged that the bullets used were "improvised", made up of a .22 air pellet with a BB pellet stuck to the bottom. Another man denies assisting an offender after he allegedly collected the murder weapon from a flat where it had been left and got rid of it. Rene Sarpong has been found guilty of the murder and given a life sentence, with a minimum term of 22 years. The jury failed to reach a verdict on the other man charged with helping to dispose of the gun (BBC, 26 March 2010).
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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.