Gun Incidents in Great Britain
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Leicester Mercury
12-01-2010
A couple were robbed in Highfields, Leicester, by men they believed they were meeting to buy a second-hand car. One the men was carrying a gun. They threatened the couple, punched the husband in the head and stole a handbag as well as stealing the cash they had brought with them to buy the car.
Liverpool Echo
12-01-2010
A gang with a gun held a man hostage in his own home in Prescot, Merseyside, to steal his car and computer. He also handed over his watch and cash.
Press Association
12-01-2010
Four men are on trial accused of taking part in a hold-up at a warehouse at Heathrow Airport in February 2004. The all deny a series of charges including robbery and firearm possession. The trial is unprecedented as it is being heard without a jury.
Swindon Advertiser
12-01-2010
Matthew Smith, a member of staff at a bookmaker's in Swindon, told police he had been held up at gunpoint when Luke Corcoran pretended to carry out a raid in December 2009 (see Incidents). The pair got away with £8300. Both men have pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to steal. Corcoran also admitted possessing an imitation firearm at the time of committing a specified offence. He has been jailed for three-and-a-half years and Smith for two years (Swindon Advertiser, 7 February 2010). Corcoran's sentence has been cut to two years and nine months on appeal (Swindon Advertiser, 14 July 2010).
Kirkintilloch Herald
12-01-2010
A man was seen walking in woods in Stepps, North Lanarkshire, carrying a shotgun and wearing camouflaged clothing. It is thought the man may have been hunting and, following the incident in November 2009, the local Community Council are concerned for the safety of walkers in the beauty spot.
BBC
11-01-2010
Two police constables from Durham Police have pleaded guilty to misconduct in public office. Damien Cobain and another officer, who faces further charges of theft in relation to firearms, were arrested when officers investigating a gun stolen from a farm were told it was bought from police (see April 2009 Incidents). Cobain has been sentenced to 40 weeks, suspended for 18 months and the other officer, Maurice Allen, was sentenced to 51 weeks, suspended for two years (BBC, 9 July 2010).
BBC
11-01-2010
Three men thought to be armed with a stun gun and knife threatened a man in an attempted robbery in Standens Barn, Northampton. The men approached the victim and demanded money but the victim ran off and stayed in a nearby shop.
Daily Record
11-01-2010
Cameron Kennedy has admitted failing to keep a shotgun, rifle and cartridges in a secure place. When police went to his home in Crieff, Perthshire, in July 2009 in relation to an outstanding matter they found the front door insecure and saw a shotgun and a rifle lying against the wall. He had only held a gun licence for a fortnight. The acting chief constable told the court Kennedy was "unfit to be entrusted with a firearm". Kennedy also admitted failing to sign firearms certificates and failing to tell Tayside Police he had moved house. He was fined £2000 and had his shotgun and firearms certificates revoked (Perthshire Advertiser, 19 January 2010).
Lancashire Evening Post
11-01-2010
Martin Burke threatened a shop assistant in a shop in Preston, Lancashire, with an imitation rifle in June 2009, but was tackled by the shop assistant and pushed out of the shop. A passer-by followed Burke and another wrote down the registration number of his getaway car. He was convicted of robbery and possession of an imitation firearm and a knife and jailed for seven years.
The Star
11-01-2010
Three men armed with a handgun stole phones from the stock room during an armed robbery at a mobile phone shop in Page Hall, Sheffield.
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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.