Gun Incidents in Great Britain


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This is Wiltshire

08-10-2009

Police seized two guns, an air rifle and an imitation handgun, knives and cash during a drugs raid in Devizes, Wiltshire.  A teenager was arrested on suspicion of possession of drugs with intent to supply.


Croydon Guardian

08-10-2009

A man used a handgun to threaten staff at a building society in South Croydon, south London.  He fled empty-handed after staff activated a security screen.


Daily Mail

08-10-2009

Chanelle Merryweather has pleaded guilty to possessing a prohibited weapon after she was caught with a loaded gun, a Browning 7.65mm pistol, in her handbag outside a disco in Brunswick, Manchester, in April 2009.  She was 16 at the time and was minding the weapon for her boyfriend Sammy Geldard, 19, a member of a Manchester gang.  He has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm.  Merryweather has been given a two-year supervision order, Geldard was jailed for five years (BBC, 4 November 2009).


BBC

07-10-2009

A man was chased by armed police officers after being seen with what is believed was a gas-powered pellet gun at Tottenham Court Road underground station, central London.  A man was arrested and remained in custody.


BBC

07-10-2009

A man carrying a handgun entered a post office in Ouston, County Durham, and demanded cash.  When the postmaster refused he left the store empty-handed.  The gun was not discharged.


BBC

07-10-2009

A man aimed a pistol at the face of a moped rider man and pulled the trigger in West Hampstead, north west London.  The gun failed to fire.  The man was attempting to escape from the police and was trying to steal the moped.  He was later arrested as was a second man.  Three guns and a quantity of diamonds were recovered.  Tests are being carried out to find out why the gun did not go off.


Evening News

07-10-2009

A pensioner has been left a prisoner in his flat in Leith by a gang of youths.  He fears the gang may have started using airguns on his home after finding a pellet-sized hole in a bedroom window.


Hemsworth and South Elmsall Express

07-10-2009

An air rifle, baseball bat and drugs were found during raids in South Elmsall, West Yorkshire.


Hounslow Chronicle

07-10-2009

A man was in a critical condition in hospital after being shot in Feltham, west London.


Northampton Chronicle & Echo

07-10-2009

A woman has been left terrified after having the window of her living room in Northampton shot at.  It was the third time the windows in her home have been smashed.  Police believe an air weapon was involved.


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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.