Gun Incidents in Great Britain
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Huddersfield Daily Examiner
03-03-2010
A teenager who was 15 when he carried out a raid on a newsagents in Lockwood, West Yorkshire, in November 2009 (see Incidents) has admitted charges of robbery and possessing an imitation firearm with intent to rob. He claimed to have been put up to it by another man who gave him the gun. He has been sent to detention for three years. The teenager has since admitted possessing a sawn-off shotgun and a single barrelled shotgun without a firearms certificate (see January 2011 Incidents).
Halstead Gazette
03-03-2010
A buzzard was found with a hole in its wing, thought to have been caused by a shot from an airgun. It was discovered by a farmer at Wethersfield, Essex.
Greenock Telegraph
03-03-2010
A man has appeared in court after allegedly being in possession of a firearm and a loaded air weapon at a hotel in Wemyss Bay, Renfrewshire.
Fenland Citizen
03-03-2010
A cat has been shot with what is believed to be an air rifle in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire. He was wounded on his right thigh.
Evening News (Edinburgh)
03-03-2010
A woman has told a murder conspiracy trial that she stole a Luger-style handgun along with other items from a house in Edinburgh. The gun was later sold for £150 or £250. She later contacted the police after hearing that the owners of the gun were after her.
Evening Chronicle
03-03-2010
Anthony Taylor has been jailed for five years after committing two armed robberies, in one of which, at a games shop in Jarrow, Tyne and Wear, in March 2007 (see Incidents), he was armed with an imitation firearm.
This is Derbyshire
02-03-2010
A fake gun was allegedly brandished during what is thought to have been a bungled burglary at a suspected cannabis factory in Winshill, Staffordshire. A teenager suffered stab wounds during the incident. Four people were arrested and one was charged with attempted robbery and possession of an imitation firearm.
STV
02-03-2010
A man who shot a walker in the bottom whilst he was aiming his air rifle at a sign has pleaded guilty to recklessly discharging an air rifle and recklessly discharging the air rifle at a vehicle and having an air rifle without a firearms certificate. During the incident which took place in Edinburgh in September 2009. A shot had cracked the windscreen of a delivery vehicle. An air rifle, which weapons experts said was powerful enough to require a certificate, was found at the flat Donovan Saidi, 20, the next day. Sentencing was deferred.
The Star
02-03-2010
Andre Hulse fired both barrels of a shotgun over the heads of two innocent anglers because he feared they might be troublemakers. He had been plagued by burglars and vandals at his cottage in Mexborough, South Yorkshire. Three legally-held shotguns and a starting pistol were recovered from his house after the incident. He pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and his firearm certificate was cancelled. He was jailed for two-and-a-half years. The sentence was cut to 18 months on appeal (The Star, 12 July 2010).
Ledbury Reporter
02-03-2010
A Brno .22 bolt-action rifle was stolen from a farm near Ledbury, Herefordshire.
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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.