Gun Incidents in Great Britain
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The Star
29-08-2009
A gun was discovered in a garden in Hillsborough, Sheffield, by police chasing a man believing he may have been involved in burglaries.
BBC
28-08-2009
A teenager was shot shortly after he had been abducted in Huyton, Merseyside, by a group of five men. The wounded man was found by a passer-by in Stockbridge Village. He was taken to hospital with a gunshot wound to his right leg. A man has been arrested on suspicion of abduction and wounding (BBC, 29 August 2009).
This is Crawley
28-08-2009
(was This is Sussex)
A cat was shot in an air rifle attack in Crawley, Sussex. Vets removed a pellet but were left with no choice but to amputate his leg. They believe he must have been shot from very close range to cause such damage to his leg.
Banbury Guardian
28-08-2009
A man wearing a burkha pointed a gun at staff in a jewellers in Banbury, Oxfordshire, during a robbery in which watches worth £270,000 were stolen. CCTV footage has been released by the police.
BBC
28-08-2009
A teenager was shot shortly after he had been abducted by a group of five men. The wounded man was found by a passer-by in Huyton, Merseyside. He was taken to hospital with a number of gunshot wounds to his right leg.
BBC
28-08-2009
Gary Griffiths, a former police officer, has been jailed for 42 months for robbing a betting shop in Ilford, east London, in September 2008 (see Incidents). He pleaded guilty to two counts of robbery and possessing a firearm. Bradley Donovan also pleaded guilty to one charge of robbery in relation to this case.
BBC
28-08-2009
A man on a moped fired gunshots at a man in a street in Luton, Bedfordshire. No-one was injured in the incident.
Bristol Evening Post
28-08-2009
A teenage student who had been expelled from a college in Bristol returned and pointed a BB gun at a security guard in February 2009. Samia Shakoor, 18, pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence. She was jailed for six months.
Echo
28-08-2009
A couple were moved by police after three men brandishing a gun kicked in the door of a flat in Westcliff, Essex. They threatened a woman with a black handgun and a baseball bat.
Echo
28-08-2009
Six men who were arrested on suspicion of carrying a gun at an industrial estate in Southend, Essex, were released without charge.
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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.