Gun Incidents in Great Britain
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Derby Evening Telegraph
08-09-2009
A man walked into a newsagents in Sandiacre, Derbyshire, with a weapon described as a "stun gun" and demanded cash. He was given a small amount and ran off.
Hull Daily Mail
08-09-2009
A man has been cleared of involvement in an armed robbery at houses in Beverley, East Yorkshire, in January 2009. The owner has described how four men entered his home and one of them threatened him with a gun, saying he would shoot him. The men took £25 and a laptop. The victim was then marched at gunpoint to a neighbour where the gang gained entry and attacked the people inside. The men responsible remain at large.
BBC
07-09-2009
Two men have been charged with attempted murder after an incident in which a gun was fired in Leicester. No-one was injured in the incident.
BBC
07-09-2009
A man who was shot in a street in Hackney, east London, has died in hospital. An 18-year-old and a 17-year-old have been accused of murder. Two other men were arrested and are currently on bail (Epping Forest, Waltham Forest, Wanstead & Woodford Guardian, 21 September 2009). Three teenagers are on trial and deny charges of murder and possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life (BBC, 2 June 2010). All three have been found guilty (see July 2010 Incidents).
BBC
07-09-2009
Police firearms officers went to a bowling alley in Ipswich after a report of a man wielding a handgun. The search was called off when police decided the man was no longer on the premises.
BBC
07-09-2009
A man was threatened with his own air rifle when three men broke into his flat in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. The men took the gun along with two DVD players and a small safe.
BBC
07-09-2009
Police firearms officers went to a bowling alley in Ipswich after a report of a man wielding a handgun. A BB gun was seized and a 19-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.
Chad (Mansfield)
07-09-2009
A man from Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, has appeared in court charged with possession of an imitation firearm, a BB gun, with intent to cause fear of violence. He has been jailed for nine months (see January 2010 Incidents).
Get Reading
07-09-2009
A man was robbed of cash during a robbery at a community centre in Calcot, Berkshire. Two men have been charged with robbery and possession of an imitation firearm. A third man was arrested and has been bailed. Three men have appeared in court and denied robbing a man at gunpoint. They also deny in relation to the robbery possession of an imitation pistol (Reading Post, 24 December 2009). The three were convicted of one count of robbery but were acquitted of one count each of possession an imitation firearm (Reading Post, 28 April 2010).
South Wales Echo
07-09-2009
A school bus has been damaged and will cost £1,000 to repair after its windows were smashed in an airgun attack whilst it was parked at a rugby club in Cardiff.
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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.