News and Analysis
Our latest news and analysis.

17-04-2025
The argument for stronger gun licensing and regulation in the UK, by Iain Overton, Action on Armed Violence
By Iain Overton, Action on Armed Violence The issue of gun violence in the UK is not simply one of isolated incidents or bad luck—it is a consequence of systemic flaws in the way we regulate firearms. For too long, the UK has failed to implement effective gun control policies, and the result has been […]
14-04-2025
March 2025 Review
GCN is committed to preventing gun violence and we work to pursue that objective through changes to the legal system, public services and attitudes to guns. We collect and analyse data to provide all stakeholders with the evidence needed to initiate change. GCN collects data on gun incidents and related sentences, inquests and investigations in […]
04-04-2025
SUMMARY OF FATAL GUN INCIDENTS April 2023 – March 2024
GCN monitors FATAL GUN INCIDENTS in Great Britain and compiles a list that summarises the available information. This information is collected from online media reports though it’s not possible to provide a complete picture as details are often lacking. For example, the type of weapon is not always revealed, and some deaths are not made […]
13-03-2025
February 2025 Review
GCN is committed to preventing gun violence and we work to pursue that objective through changes to the legal system, public services and attitudes to guns. We collect and analyse data to provide all stakeholders with the evidence needed to initiate change. GCN collects data on gun incidents and related sentences, inquests and investigations in […]
09-02-2025
January 2025 Review
GCN is committed to preventing gun violence and we work to pursue that objective through changes to the legal system, public services and attitudes to guns. We collect and analyse data to provide all stakeholders with the evidence needed to initiate change. GCN collects data on gun incidents and related sentences, inquests and investigations in […]
20-01-2025
December 2024 Review
GCN is committed to preventing gun violence and we work to pursue that objective through changes to the legal system, public services and attitudes to guns. We collect and analyse data to provide all stakeholders with the evidence needed to initiate change. GCN collects data on gun incidents and related sentences, inquests and investigations in […]
15-12-2024
November 2024 Review
GCN is committed to preventing gun violence and we work to pursue that objective through changes to the legal system, public services and attitudes to guns. We collect and analyse data to provide all stakeholders with the evidence needed to initiate change. GCN collects data on gun incidents and related sentences, inquests and investigations in […]
11-11-2024
October 2024 Review
GCN is committed to preventing gun violence and we work to pursue that objective through changes to the legal system, public services and attitudes to guns. We collect and analyse data to provide all stakeholders with the evidence needed to initiate change. GCN collects data on gun incidents and related sentences, inquests and investigations in […]
20-10-2024
September 2024 Review
GCN is committed to preventing gun violence and we work to pursue that objective through changes to the legal system, public services and attitudes to guns. We collect and analyse data to provide all stakeholders with the evidence needed to initiate change. GCN collects data on gun incidents and related sentences, inquests and investigations in […]
15-09-2024
August 2024 Review
GCN is committed to preventing gun violence and we work to pursue that objective through changes to the legal system, public services and attitudes to guns. We collect and analyse data to provide all stakeholders with the evidence needed to initiate change. GCN collects data on gun incidents and related sentences, inquests and investigations in […]
13-09-2024
July 2024 Review
GCN is committed to preventing gun violence and we work to pursue that objective through changes to the legal system, public services and attitudes to guns. We collect and analyse data to provide all stakeholders with the evidence needed to initiate change. GCN collects data on gun incidents and related sentences, inquests and investigations in […]
13-09-2024
June 2024 Review
GCN is committed to preventing gun violence and we work to pursue that objective through changes to the legal system, public services and attitudes to guns. We collect and analyse data to provide all stakeholders with the evidence needed to initiate change. GCN collects data on gun incidents and related sentences, inquests and investigations in […]
13-09-2024
May 2024 Review
GCN is committed to preventing gun violence and we work to pursue that objective through changes to the legal system, public services and attitudes to guns. We collect and analyse data to provide all stakeholders with the evidence needed to initiate change. GCN collects data on gun incidents and related sentences, inquests and investigations in […]
13-09-2024
April 2024 Review
GCN is committed to preventing gun violence and we work to pursue that objective through changes to the legal system, public services and attitudes to guns. We collect and analyse data to provide all stakeholders with the evidence needed to initiate change. GCN collects data on gun incidents and related sentences, inquests and investigations in […]
21-04-2024
March 2024 Review
GCN is committed to preventing gun violence and we work to pursue that objective through changes to the legal system, public services and attitudes to guns. We collect and analyse data to provide all stakeholders with the evidence needed to initiate change. GCN collects data on gun incidents and related sentences, inquests and investigations in […]
08-04-2024
January 2024 Review
GCN is committed to preventing gun violence and we work to pursue that objective through changes to the legal system, public services and attitudes to guns. We collect and analyse data to provide all stakeholders with the evidence needed to initiate change. GCN collects data on gun incidents and related sentences, inquests and investigations in […]
08-04-2024
Summary of Fatal Gun Incidents April 2022 – March 2023
GCN monitors FATAL GUN INCIDENTS in Great Britain and compiles a list that summarises the available information. This information is collected from online media reports though it’s not possible to provide a complete picture as details are often lacking. For example, the type of weapon is not always revealed, and some deaths are not made […]
08-04-2024
February 2024 Review
GCN is committed to preventing gun violence and we work to pursue that objective through changes to the legal system, public services and attitudes to guns. We collect and analyse data to provide all stakeholders with the evidence needed to initiate change. GCN collects data on gun incidents and related sentences, inquests and investigations in […]
14-01-2024
December 2023 Review
GCN is committed to preventing gun violence and we work to pursue that objective through changes to the legal system, public services and attitudes to guns. We collect and analyse data to provide all stakeholders with the evidence needed to initiate change. GCN collects data on gun incidents and related sentences, inquests and investigations in […]
30-12-2023
November 2023 Review
GCN is committed to preventing gun violence and we work to pursue that objective through changes to the legal system, public services and attitudes to guns. We collect and analyse data to provide all stakeholders with the evidence needed to initiate change. GCN collects data on gun incidents and related sentences, inquests and investigations in […]
13-11-2023
October 2023 Review
GCN is committed to preventing gun violence and we work to pursue that objective through changes to the legal system, public services and attitudes to guns. We collect and analyse data to provide all stakeholders with the evidence needed to initiate change. GCN collects data on gun incidents and related sentences, inquests and investigations in […]
02-05-2017
Loophole allows Airsoft ‘skirmishers’ to evade new gun legislation
Airsoft guns are exact replicas of real, modern-day military weapons. They fire projectiles, airsoft pellets, that have the potential to cause serious damage to vulnerable parts of the body. If you thought these would be banned under UK gun law, you’d be wrong. They are legally used by ‘skirmishers’ across the country to play mock killing games often […]