Gun Incidents in Great Britain
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This is Kent
06-02-2010
Martin Leach and his partner Donna Westguard were caught with a stun gun in their home in Tonbridge, Kent. The gun was found along with drugs when the police searched the property in November 2009. Both were given a conditional discharge for six months and Leach was fined £90.
Local Guardian
05-02-2010
Gary Scott was one of two men who carried out an armed robbery on a post office in Ilford, east London, in June 2009 (see September 2009 Incidents). A security guard was threatened with a firearm during the robbery. He was handed a seven year jail term with a three year sentence for possession of ammunition and possession of criminal property to run concurrently. His accomplice has not been arrested.
This is Lancashire
05-02-2010
Craig Bailey from Hindley, Greater Manchester, threatened a friend with a gun and was involved in a two-day siege in January 2009 (see Incidents) when he barricaded himself into his house. He had been found unfit to stand trial on the charges of false imprisonment, possessing an imitation gun with intent and threatening to destroy his property. He was convicted of the gun offence but cleared of the other two charges. He has been sent to a mental hospital indefinitely because he poses a risk to the public.
This is Croydon Today
05-02-2010
Two boys aged 14 have both been sentenced to 30 months detention following a gunpoint raid on a shop in Shirley, south London, in July 2009. One of the boys pointed an imitation shotgun at an employee before making off with £200. Both had pleaded guilty to robbery and possession of an imitation gun.
Press & Journal
05-02-2010
Christopher Turner was found with an airgun and pellets in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, in February 2008. He had admitted having the weapon and pellets, but sentencing was delayed so that a fresh background report could be produced.
Lancashire Telegraph
05-02-2010
A BB gun was among a haul of weapons found during a raid on a house in the Bank Top area of Blackburn, Lancashire. Cannabis was also discovered. Two men were given cautions as there was no evidence that the weapons had been used in the street.
Devo 24
05-02-2010
A cat has been shot with an airgun in Honiton, Devon. Police are urging people to keep a close eye on their pets following the incident.
This is Somerset
04-02-2010
A man from Yeovil, Somerset, is on trial facing four charges of rape, one of kidnap, one of false imprisonment and two of assault by penetration. Mark Fell has admitted possession of a prohibited firearm, a sawn-off shotgun. Another man was alleged to have allowed him to store the gun at the farm in West Coker where he lived had denied possessing the sawn-off shotgun and was acquitted (This is Somerset, 14 February 2010). Following conviction Fell will serve at least ten years in prison (Yeovil Express, 9 March 2010).
This is Derbyshire
04-02-2010
Two men have been charged with drugs and firearms offences following a raid at a house in Ilkeston, Derbyshire. A shotgun and quantities of suspected cannabis and ecstasy were recovered from the house during the raid in January 2010.
Sleaford Standard
04-02-2010
A former RAF policeman and gun enthusiast had live ammunition and three illegal pistols stored at his home in Sleaford, Lincolnshire. Police also found over 200 imitation weapons inside the property which had been bought from a website linked to illegal weapons. Mark Owens admitted three charges of possessing a prohibited weapon and a further charge of illegal possession of ammunition in May 2008. His shotgun certificate had been suspended. He was given a 12 month conditional discharge and ordered to pay costs. The judge accepted that Owens had inadvertently broken the law and was surprised to discover the pistols were prohibited weapons. The ammunition had been retained from his RAF days.
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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.