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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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