Gun Incidents in Great Britain
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Star
15-01-2010
A 15-year-old boy was shot in the eye with a pellet from a ball bearing gun as he walked along a street in Langold, Nottinghamshire. The pellet scratched his cornea.
Sunderland Echo
15-01-2010
James Mason from Peterlee, County Durham, assaulted his partner five times and among a number of threats showed her his sawn-off shotgun. He has admitted harassment. He has been remanded in custody until he is sentenced.
The Advertiser
14-01-2010
A man was shot at from a passing car in an airgun attack in Guiseley, West Yorkshire. He was hit in the chest but escaped injury because he was given some protection by his jacket and fleece.
BBC
14-01-2010
Police found a gun during a raid on a property in Reading, Berkshire. A man has been arrested on suspicion of being in possession of a firearm.
BBC
14-01-2010
Ross Scott shot at three cars parked in a cark part at the police station in Bo ness, Stirlingshire, in March 2009. He was armed with an air rifle and caused thousands of pounds worth of damage. He was ordered to complete 80 hours of community service.
BBC
14-01-2010
Two guns, a pump-action shotgun and a rifle, and a quantity of ammunition were seized by police during raids in Bootle, Merseyside. The weapons were recovered as part of an investigation into a shooting at a house in Walton (see below). An 18-year-old was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage, possession of a Section 1 firearm and a drugs offence. A 16-year-old, who was also arrested on suspicion of a drugs offence, and a 17-year-old were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and possession of a firearm. Five others have been arrested on suspicion of drugs offences.
BBC
14-01-2010
Barry McCullagh has admitted possessing a sawn-off shotgun and not having a shotgun certificate. He found the weapon while walking a dog and stashed it at a house near Castlemilk, Glasgow. The house was raided by police in August 2009 and were later told of his involvement by his mother. He has been jailed for five-and-a-half years.
BBC
14-01-2010
Darren Tinklin from Blackwood, Gwent, has admitted using his home to make explosives and possessing a firearm (see November 2009 Incidents). He has been remanded in custody.
Birmingham Mail
14-01-2010
A gang held three cemetery workers at gunpoint and tied them up while they stole their mini-digger which the gang then used to smash into a cash exchange centre in Handsworth, Birmingham. Police who responded to an alarm were threatened with a pistol. The gang fled the scene but police later recovered a number of cars with thousands of pounds of cash believed to have been stolen. A shotgun and small arms ammunition were also found. Three men and a woman have been arrested (Birmingham Mail, 2 March 2010).
Hartlepool Mail
14-01-2010
David Dunn was caught with a stun gun and tear gas canisters stored at his home in Hartlepool. He said he found them in a field and stored them for "public safety". He was fined £50.
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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.