Gun Incidents in Great Britain
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Express & Star
24-09-2008
A court has heard that a loaded 9 mm pistol was among items discovered at a house in Bushbury, Wolverhampton, being used as the headquarters of a heroin and cocaine dealing enterprise. The gun was found during a raid in July 2007. One man who lived at the house denies two counts of possessing drugs with intent to supply, a second man has pleaded guilty to the same charges, but pleads guilty to converting criminal property. His grandmother denies possession of criminal property. The two men deny possession of a firearm, ammunition and criminal property, relating to cash that was found. The trial continues.
BBC
24-09-2008
A man has been taken to hospital after a shooting in Harehills, Leeds. The victim is understood to have been shot in the chest but his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
Horncastle News
24-09-2008
Two guns have been stolen during a raid on a gun shop in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire. The weapons taken were Pietta 44 calibre and Eurolion (a Colt 45 replica) revolvers. The guns were removed from a safe, along with some cash. Around 35 tubs and tubes containing 400 ball-bearing (BB) pellets were also stolen along with around 100 cylinders suitable for air pistols.
Evening Chronicle
24-09-2008
A teenage girl is recovering after she was shot in the head by an airgun shooter while playing on a trampoline in her back garden in Morpeth, Northumberland. A man has been charged with assault and a woman with incitement to unlawfully wound.
BBC
24-09-2008
A gun has been fired outside a bar in Broomhouse, Edinburgh. Police investigating the incident say it may be linked to an earlier shotgun attack on a taxi.
Evening Courier
23-09-2008
A man threatened a woman shop worker with a gun during an armed robbery in Buttershaw, West Yorkshire. He is believed to have been carrying a silver handgun. The suspect left empty-handed after she woman and a colleague refused to hand over any money.
BBC
23-09-2008
Graham Calvert of Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham, has admitted illegally possessing a handgun and possessing cocaine. He will be sentenced next month.
Evening Express (Aberdeen)
23-09-2008
More than 200 airguns have been handed in to Grampian Police since the start of 2007. They were among 840 firearms given up.
Weston & Somerset Mercury
22-09-2008
Two men were shot with pellets from an air rifle at a friend's birthday party at a social club in Weston-super-Mare. Both were treated at the scene but agree they were lucky to escape with superficial injuries and that none of the 20 children present were shot. About seven pellets were found on the floor.
BBC
22-09-2008
A teenager was shot in the eye at close range with an airgun in Leyland, Lancashire. He remains in a stable condition in hospital. A 20-year-old is due to appear in court. He has been charged with possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life, wounding and offering to supply drugs.
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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.