Gun Incidents in Great Britain
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Royston Crow
04-02-2010
Trains had to be halted for more than an hour after a man was spotted pointing a rifle at a train near Odsey, Hertfordshire. Drivers raised the alert. Police officers eventually discovered a number of armed men attending a legal shooting party hunting rabbits and other game on nearby farmland. The party was spoken to and given advice of walking near railway lines with weapons and never to point weapons at trains.
Liverpool Echo
04-02-2010
A bookmaker's in the centre of Liverpool has been targeted for the second time in less than two weeks. A man threatened staff with what appeared to be a black and silver handgun and forced them to open the safe. He fled on foot with a substantial amount of money. Two men have been charged, one with two counts of robbery and one count of possession of an imitation firearm, the other with conspiracy to commit robbery (Liverpool Echo, 6 February 2010). One man has admitted the robberies and possessing an imitation handgun (see May 2010 Incidents).
Hemel Today
04-02-2010
Manuel Clark has been sentenced to nine-and-a-half years after handing over a shotgun in a pub car park in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, to an undercover police officer to whom he had also supplied drugs. He pleaded guilty to selling or transferring a shotgun, having a firearm and ammunition in a public place and drugs offences. George Webb who was also involved in trying to get a gun and dealt in drugs and counterfeit clothing received seven-and-a-half years after pleading guilty to aiding and abetting the transfer of a firearm and other offences, and Allan Clarke who brought the gun from his home to the car park was jailed for three years after admitting conspiracy to sell or transfer a firearm and having a firearm and ammunition in a public place.
Gainsborough Standard
04-02-2010
A railway worker was shot with an airgun whilst working on tracks near the station in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. He had to undergo surgery after a pellet became lodged in his arm.
Daily Echo
04-02-2010
A protected bird of prey has been shot with an airgun on the nature reserve at Upton Heath, Dorset. The main wing joint of the buzzard was shattered and it could not be saved.
BBC
04-02-2010
A court has heard that one of two men on trial for the murder of a man on Sanday, Orkney, had threatened to shoot the victim. The former partner of the defendant, who had a relationship with the victim, said it was an empty threat because the gun was a replica.
Times
03-02-2010
A handgun, a Baikal 9mm pistol, has been recovered at a further education college in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, during a police search of a student. A silencer was found at his home. A youth was arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and possession with intent to supply cannabis. An 18-year-old has pleaded guilty (see July 2010 Incidents).
Manchester Evening News
03-02-2010
A swan has had to be put down after it was shot in the head at close range at a park in Stockport, Cheshire. An air rifle pellet went through the bird's eye and lodged in its skull. In the last year there have been four reported incidents of males carrying air rifles in the park (Stockport Express, 10 February 2010).
Luton Today
03-02-2010
A cat returned to her home in Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire, with horrendous injuries after being shot by an airgun sniper. X-ray results revealed she had been shot by a pellet which hit her spine. If she does recover the injuries she sustained will leave her permanently paralysed.
Eveing Gazette
03-02-2010
Duncan Quinn showed a black pistol to men in black hoods in Lingdale, Cleveland, in June 2009. The incident was the culmination of a feud with the ex partner of his partner who believed Quinn had damaged his car. Quinn was on bail at the time. He has admitted possessing an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and dangerous driving. His previous convictions included an affray when he had fired an air rifle, narrowly missing the eye of a would be victim. He was jailed for eighteen months.
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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.