Gun Incidents in Great Britain
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BBC
07-10-2009
A man was chased by armed police officers after being seen with what is believed was a gas-powered pellet gun at Tottenham Court Road underground station, central London. A man was arrested and remained in custody.
BBC
07-10-2009
A man carrying a handgun entered a post office in Ouston, County Durham, and demanded cash. When the postmaster refused he left the store empty-handed. The gun was not discharged.
BBC
07-10-2009
A man aimed a pistol at the face of a moped rider man and pulled the trigger in West Hampstead, north west London. The gun failed to fire. The man was attempting to escape from the police and was trying to steal the moped. He was later arrested as was a second man. Three guns and a quantity of diamonds were recovered. Tests are being carried out to find out why the gun did not go off.
Evening News
07-10-2009
A pensioner has been left a prisoner in his flat in Leith by a gang of youths. He fears the gang may have started using airguns on his home after finding a pellet-sized hole in a bedroom window.
Hemsworth and South Elmsall Express
07-10-2009
An air rifle, baseball bat and drugs were found during raids in South Elmsall, West Yorkshire.
Hounslow Chronicle
07-10-2009
A man was in a critical condition in hospital after being shot in Feltham, west London.
Northampton Chronicle & Echo
07-10-2009
A woman has been left terrified after having the window of her living room in Northampton shot at. It was the third time the windows in her home have been smashed. Police believe an air weapon was involved.
South Wales Evening Post
07-10-2009
A court has heard how a postmaster in Briton Ferry, West Glamorgan, was held at gunpoint during a robbery in May 2009. Two men armed with a pistol and a samurai sword stole £26,000 from a safe. Richard Morgan has pleaded guilty to the robbery. His brother Ryad Morgan pleaded not guilty but was found guilty. Ryad Morgan was jailed indefinitely and will serve a minimum of six years. Richard Morgan was given a seven-year sentence (South Wales Evening Post, 11 November 2009).
South Wales Evening Post
07-10-2009
Alan Smith from Neath, one of a number of men who have admitted drug offences, also pleaded guilty to unrelated firearms offences, involving his unlawful possession of an air pistol and two air rifles in February 2008. He was jailed for six years.
This is Wiltshire
07-10-2009
A teenager was robbed at gunpoint by two youths who forced him to hand over his mobile phone and wallet. The incident took place as the victim walked along a street in Chippenham, Wiltshire. Two suspects were arrested and both charged with robbery and possession of an imitation firearm.
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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.