Gun Incidents in Great Britain


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BBC

13-02-2009

A disabled man was held at gunpoint in his bed at his home in Kettering, Northamptonshire, by two men, one believed to be armed with a handgun.  The raiders stole a large amount of cash.


BBC

13-02-2009

A man and a woman were questioned on suspicion of possession of a dangerous dog, along with drugs and firearms offences after being arrested in Drighlington, West Yorkshire, by police investigating organised dog fighting.


BBC

13-02-2009

A gun has been recovered and a man arrested after a man was assaulted in Newton, Greater Manchester.


BBC

13-02-2009

A man was shot in the head while at home in Burgess Hill, West Sussex.  A bullet was fired through the window.  He was released from hospital after being given stitches.


BBC

13-02-2009

A driver was shot dead outside a restaurant in Tottenham, north London.  He died shortly after arrival at hospital.  A man has been arrested in connection with the shooting (Press Association, 14 February 2009).


BBC

13-02-2009

Three men, Mark Osbourne, Tony Osbourne and Wayne Collins, have been convicted of killing a man in Romford, Essex, in June 2007 (see Incidents).  Nine bullets were fired at the victim from a sub-machine gun.  The victim had owed the Osbourne brothers, who were drug dealers, £28000.  Sentencing will occur later.


This is Surrey Today

12-02-2009

A pensioner had a gun, a black handgun, pointed at his head and was punched more than 15 times during a robbery at his home in Bletchingley, Surrey.  Two men burst into the house but the victim managed to flee after shutting them inside one of his rooms.  By the time the police arrived the suspects had disappeared.


This is South Devon

12-02-2009

Police seized suspected cocaine, an air pistol and a ball bearing gun at a property in Bovey Tracey, Devon.  A man was arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance.


Daily Mail

12-02-2009

An armed gang of five men stormed a flat in Croydon, south London, fired a gun and threatened a five-year-old girl.  Her father was marched into another room and pistol-whipped as the men demanded to know what valuables were in the property.  The robbers fled with several items.


Bognor Regis Observer

12-02-2009

Steven Russell has pleaded guilty to threatening armed police with an air rifle and a samurai sword at his home in Bognor Regis, Sussex, in November 2008 (see Incidents).  He was warned he would face a jail term.


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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.