Gun Incidents in Great Britain
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BBC
29-01-2009
A man is in a serious condition after being shot by a police officer during an operation in Palmers Green, north London. The incident occurred as police stopped two cars during a pre-planned operation. Five men have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to rob. The injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
BBC
29-01-2009
Two men brandishing pistols have held up a post office on the outskirts of Harrogate, north Yorkshire. They escaped with cash from the till. Two men have been jailed for six years for this and another robbery in Harrogate in February 2009. The weapon was an imitation handgun (see July 2009 Incidents).
BBC
29-01-2009
A man has been found dead in a field by police investigating a shooting in Brewood, Staffordshire. Officers who were called to a nearby house found a woman there who had been shot twice. She has been taken to hospital but her injuries are not believed to be life threatening. A gun was recovered from the scene where the body of the man was discovered. Police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the shooting. The dead man had been arrested in December 2008 and charged with firearms offences, possessing a shotgun with intent to cause fear of violence and being drunk in possession of a loaded firearm. He was on bail and had been ordered not to contact the injured woman (BBC, 3 February 2009).
Evening Gazette
29-01-2009
A 17-year-old youth was hit with an airgun pellet as he was walking home in Middlesbrough. He felt a pain in his right hand and later had an airgun pellet removed in hospital.
Liverpool Echo
29-01-2009
Andrew Billows, 19, was caught with a sawn-off shotgun and £11000 worth of cocaine at his home in Huyton, Merseyside. Police also found 9mm Luger cartridges. An air rifle and an imitation handgun were also found but later ruled not to be prohibited. Billows told police he was ordered to hide the gun by his supplier. He admitted possessing the firearm, two counts of possessing ammunition together with drug offences and has been jailed for six years.
Wharfedale & Airedale Observer
29-01-2009
A shotgun was stolen from a parked car in Menston, West Yorkshire. Thieves smashed through the car window. Police have not revealed whether the gun was licensed or whether it was left on show.
Northern Echo
28-01-2009
Two men are believed to have been responsible for a "barbaric" attack on a cat which was found on the outskirts of Darlington. The men had been seen carrying an air rifle and airgun. Shortly afterwards a shot was heard and the cat was found under a car with a wound from an airgun pellet which had to be removed by a vet.
BBC
28-01-2009
Kevin Burbidge shot his mother several times in the head with a handgun and then shot and killed their four dogs before setting fire to their home in Hamworthy, Dorset, in March 2008 (see April 2008 Incidents). He tried to shoot himself with a shotgun but could not fire the trigger and gave himself up to police while still in possession of the firearms. The shooting happened after bailiffs called to start an eviction process. Burbidge admitted murder, two counts of unlawfully possessing firearms (handguns) and one charge of possessing ammunition without a licence. He has been ordered to serve a minimum of 10 years. Burbidge, who has been described as a gun fanatic, claimed his mother had asked him to shoot her (Guardian, 28 January 2009).
Birmingham Mail
28-01-2009
A 17-year-old has been given an indeterminate sentence after he admitted possessing a gun and ammunition with intent to endanger life. He had tried to flee police who tried to stop him in Handsworth Wood, Birmingham. He was subdued with a Taser stun gun and officers then found that a shoulder bag he was carrying contained a blank firing pistol illegally converted into a working gun, loaded with ten bullets, and a silencer. The teenager had been given a conditional discharge when he was 16 after police found another gun under his pillow at his home.
Birmingham Mail
28-01-2009
A man was terrorised at gunpoint during an incident in Smethwick, West Midlands. The victim had confronted youths over airgun pellets being fired in the area.
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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.