Gun Incidents in Great Britain
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BBC
11-03-2008
Four masked raiders armed with a Taser gun smashed windows in a bank in Mildenhall, Suffolk, and threatened two security guards before stealing a quantity of cash. A number of men have been convicted of this and other raids across East Anglia (see January 2011 Incidents).
BBC
11-03-2008
Police seized a stun gun disguised as a mobile phone in the Hyson Green area of Nottingham. Two men have been charged in connection with the incident, one with aggravated burglary of a business and possessing an offensive weapon, the other with burglary, possessing an imitation firearm, dangerous driving, possessing drugs and driving without insurance.
Pupils make anti gun DVD
11-03-2008
Avon and Somerset Constabulary. Firearms Officers make a short film with pupils of Fairfield High School Bristol.
Norwich Evening News
10-03-2008
A cashier in a supermarket in Hellesdon, Norwich, was threatened by an armed robber who pointed a gun in her face. She was ordered to hand over cash from the till but managed to get away and the robber escaped empty-handed. A man has admitted attempted robbery and possession of an imitation firearm (see July incidents)
Northampton Chronicle & Echo
10-03-2008
A gardener found a gun in a hedge outside the newspapers' building in Northampton. The weapon was believed to be a BB gun.
BBC
10-03-2008
A three-year-old boy found a loaded handgun in his garden in Smethwick, West Midlands, and then his 11-year-old brother fired it at a car. The boys' mother said the people who had dumped the gun in her flat's garden were "evil and selfish".
Sheffield Telegraph Community March to Remember Victims
10-03-2008
Community March in Burngrave to remember gun victims including Ibrahim Ilyas, Younis Khan, Jonathan Matondo.
inthenews
09-03-2008
An 18-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of threats to kill after an incident in Shipham, Somerset. Police negotiators and firearm units were deployed after officers were alerted with reports that a man in a house could harm himself. An air weapon was recovered from the property.
BBC
09-03-2008
A youth, aged 17, has been arrested and charged after brandishing a cigarette lighter shaped like a handgun at a burger bar in Southend. He was charged with possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear or harassment.
BBC
09-03-2008
A man has been charged with three counts of attempted murder of police officers and possession of a firearm following an incident in which shots were fired at four officers who had approached two men in Manor House, north London. No one was injured.
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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.