Gun Incidents in Great Britain
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The Sun
11-01-2010
Three masked men rushed into a store in Carluke, South Lanarkshire, and pointed a gun at staff. A man who was drinking in the pub opposite ran over and jammed the door. Despite being pistol-whipped the man and his friend pulled the gunman to the ground and held him until the police arrived. A man has been arrested in connection with the incident. A man, who was armed with an air pistol, has admitted robbing the store (see May 2010 Incidents).
Echo
10-01-2010
Mthatshelwa Mabandla was found with a stash of cocaine, a sawn-off shotgun and cartridges at his home in Westcliffe, Essex, in September 2009. The gun was stolen during a burglary in Benfleet, Essex, in May 2009 and subsequently cut down to a length of two feet. He admitted possession of cocaine with intent to supply, possession and production of cannabis and possession of a firearm. He was jailed for five years.
Slough & Langley Observer
10-01-2010
Binmen in Slough, Berkshire, have reported a rising number of assaults between 2008-09, including being shot at with an air rifle in Cippenham. Between 2007-08 someone pulled a gun on a crew in Chalvey before shouting abuse and driving away.
Harringey independent
09-01-2010
A student will appear in court charged with possession of a firearm and possession of ammunition without a certificate. A loaded firearm, a BB gun and computer equipment were seized by police during a raid on his house in Muswell Hill, north London.
Liverpool Echo
09-01-2010
A house in Walton, Liverpool, was attacked whilst three young children slept indoors. A gang of five men opened fire with a shotgun and a brick or rock was thrown through a window. Eight people have been bailed after being arrested after guns and drugs were found when police raided properties in Walton (Liverpool Echo, 16 January 2010).
Northampton Chronicle & Echo
09-01-2010
A landowner has appeared in court accused of threatening a hot air balloon passenger with a shotgun when the balloon landed near Towcester, Northamptonshire. She pleaded not guilty to charges of possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and assaulting the victim on the same occasion.
Telegraph
09-01-2010
Kasha Peniston, 19, who had been jailed for shooting dead his 12-year-old sister (see 2007 Incidents), has pleaded guilty to possessing a prohibited weapon, possessing ammunition without a certificate, possessing a firearm when prohibited and possession of cannabis. He will face a mandatory five year sentence. He was found with a loaded handgun when police stopped a car in Gorton, Manchester, in October 2009 (see Incidents). He has now been jailed for 9 years (BBC, 19 February 2010).
Boulton News
08-01-2010
A boy who burst into a classroom at a school in Bolton, Greater Manchester, in October 2008 and brandished a pistol, which turned out to be a school prop, was found guilty last year of possession of an imitation firearm with an intent to cause fear or violence. He was given a 12-month supervision order. His appeal against conviction has now been rejected. It is believed his action was to shock the class teacher who is still off work.
The Sentinel
08-01-2010
A man who produced a replica gun after being tormented by a gang has been jailed for eight months. The incident took place in Cheadle, Staffordshire, in February 2009. Afterwards the police found two replica handguns, three air rifles, a meat cleaver and a knife inside the home of Matthew Alcock. He did not have a certificate to hold one of the air rifles. He said he had been left the guns by his grandfather. He pleaded guilty to two charges of possessing an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, and one charge of possessing an air rifle without holding a firearm certificate.
South Wales Echo
08-01-2010
Michael Ashford picked up illegal rifle ammunition, a 72-shell case, on a hillside and took it to his home in Trebanog, Mid Glamorgan, where it was discovered by police during an unrelated drugs search. The ammunition is designed to cause "horrific" injuries. Ashford pleaded guilty to possessing explosive ammunition and will be sentenced later.
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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.