Gun Incidents in Great Britain
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BBC
17-08-2009
A cat has had her eyesight saved after being shot with an airgun in St Cyrus, Angus. A pellet was removed from behind her eye and she is said to be making a good recovery.
BBC
17-08-2009
Three men held a gun to the head of a 14-year-old boy as they raided a pub in Withington, Manchester. They fled with a large quantity of cash after assaulting the teenager and a man.
BBC
17-08-2009
A man was in a life-threatening condition after he was shot in the head in a street in Rotherhithe, south east London. He later died of his injuries (BBC, 18 August 2009). The victim was chased and beaten before he was forced to kneel and shot in the head. Police have said that the victim was an "innocent man" wrongly targeted in a gang feud (BBC, 28 September 2009).
Ely Standard
17-08-2009
A man has been charged with possessing a loaded firearm in Haddenham, Cambridgeshire, in June 2009. He is alleged to have had a gas-operated handgun and suitable ammunition. He is further charged with damaging a window. Shane Stevens took a pot shot at his ex-partner's home and smashed a window as their daughter slept upstairs. He has admitted possessing a loaded "shotgun" and ammunition and causing criminal damage. The gun was bought two or three days before the incident. In mitigation the weapon was described as "a leisure use pistol, the sort that can be bought legitimately from sports stores" (Ely Standard, 26 August 2009).
Get Surrey
17-08-2009
A cyclist riding in Titsey, Surrey, was apparently shot at with an air rifle and struck in the neck. The victim was then passed by a car containing three men whom he heard laughing.
Kent Online
17-08-2009
Two men armed with a knife and an air weapon burst into a store in Tonbridge, Kent. One member of staff was punched in the face before the men escaped with cash and bottles of alcohol.
Oxford Times
17-08-2009
A man from Witney, Oxfordshire, has been arrested and charged with possession of an offensive weapon, possession of an imitation firearm in a public place, possession of a knife in a public place and a public order offence.
BBC
15-08-2009
Two security guards locked themselves into a room behind a cash machine when they were attacked by two masked me, armed with a gun, at a service station in Dargate, Kent. The raiders fled empty handed.
BBC
15-08-2009
A man was shot by men who forced their way into his home in Huyton, Merseyside. The victim was hit once in the leg with a handgun and was taken to hospital. The injury is not believed to be life-threatening.
Dorset Echo
15-08-2009
Shane Townsend and Keith Longhurst have been jailed after robbing a couple in their home in Weymouth, Dorset, in December 2008. They forced their way into the house armed with an imitation handgun and a knife. Longhurst stabbed the woman as she tried to escape. He was jailed for seven years and Townsend, who was found guilty of possessing an imitation firearm was given a six year sentence.
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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.