Gun Incidents in Great Britain
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Evening Times
27-05-2009
Mail deliveries have been halted on a street in Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, after a postman was shot with an airgun. The victim is thought to have lost a tooth and suffered an injury to his eyebrow and had to be treated in hospital. A man has been jailed after pleading guilty to recklessly discharging an air pistol at another person and striking his victim on the head with ball bearings (see September 2009 Incidents).
North West Evening Mail
27-05-2009
men are on bail after they allegedly used an air rifle to shatter a window at a home in the centre of Barrow, Cumbria. They were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage.
BBC
26-05-2009
A man found seriously injured in an alleyway in Nottingham city centre died from a gunshot wound. Police said an "altercation" had earlier broken out in a nightclub in the city. Four men and two women have been arrested on suspicion of murder, and a man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender (BBC, 3 June 2009). Two men have been found guilty of murder and another with assisting an offender (see June 2010 Incidents).
BBC
26-05-2009
A man was in a critical condition after being shot as he left a property in Slough, Berkshire. The attacker, who was carrying a handgun, fled the scene. Police officers believe the shooting was targeted. Two men were arrested but both were later released without charge. A £10,000 reward has been offered for information leading to conviction of the person responsible (BBC, 24 September 2009). Three people are on trial for murder (This is Nottingham, 5 May 2010).
BBC
26-05-2009
Five men carrying a crowbar and possibly two handguns hit a security guard and tied him up during an attempted robbery at a garden centre near Rugby, Warwickshire. The men tried to steal the safe but it proved to be too big and the offenders drove off in the car belonging to the security guard.
East London Advertiser
26-05-2009
Police found a man with a gunshot wound when they were called to an incident in Hackney, east London. He had been wounded with a shotgun. He remains in hospital where his condition is critical but stable.
Independent
26-05-2009
In the latest of a number of incidents in Luton, Bedfordshire, a man was shot at a nightclub. The victim was in a critical condition in hospital. Four people, including a teenage woman, have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. A man is on trial and has denied attempted murder, causing grievous bodily harm and firearm possession but admitted dangerous driving (BBC, 25 May 2010). A man has been found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm and possessing a prohibited firearm (see June 2010 Incidents).
This is Nottingham
26-05-2009
A man shot dead a bull terrier after it attacked his own dog on a walk in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire. The police are investigating several aspects of the incident including the use of the firearm and why the bull terrier was not under control. The owner of the rifle had a firearms licence.
This is West Country
26-05-2009
Windows are being smashed and tyres deflated by someone armed with an air rifle in Ashton, Cornwall. A teenager has been seen with an air rifle, and police want information from people living in the village over who might have access to such a weapon.
Henley Standard
26-05-2009
A couple walking home in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, were confronted by a woman wielding a gun, believed to have been a BB gun. Police were called and the woman was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon.
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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.