Gun Incidents in Great Britain

jarrow & Hebburn Gazette

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A man spotted carrying an air weapon in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, was arrested and cautioned for being in possession of the weapon in a public place.  He told officers he was using it to fire at tin cans for target practice.

Coventry Telegraph

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Birmingham Mail

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Four men have been jailed for between six and eight years for their part in a series of raids on stores in Birmingham, Quinton, Handsworth and Hamstead in the West Midlands between January and May 2008.  One supermarket was raided three times and another twice.  In each case the robbers were armed with a stun gun, hammers and knives.  Jahmine Lee, Andrew Lee and Patrick Green pleaded guilty to conspiracy to rob.  Nyah Williams was found guilty of robbery at a fast food restaurant in Telford, Shropshire, as were two other men Ojay Miller, 19, and Valtie Dixon who await sentencing.

Evening News

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Stuart McNeill pointed an imitation sawn-off shotgun at a police officer when police brought his son home to their house in Kirkliston, Edinburgh, in April 2010.  He had been drinking at the time.  He claimed he regularly used it to frighten his son but would never have pointed a gun at a police officer.  He admitted assaulting the officer by presenting an imitation firearm at him.  He was jailed for eight months.

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A cat from Forres, Morayshire, has been maimed for life after an air rifle pellet shattered his left foreleg. 

East Amg;

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East Anglian Daily Times, 19 November 2010
Two men escaped with a day's takings from a shop in Trimley St Mary, Suffolk, after threatening the staff.  One of the men claimed to have a gun in a bag he was carrying.

BirminghamLive

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Following reports of suspicious activity in Birmingham, West Midlands, police officers discovered a sawn-off shotgun, gun cartridges and a quantity of drugs. Four men have since been arrested on charges including conspiracy to possess a sawn-off shotgun, possession of a bladed article, possession of cocaine with intent to supply and production of cannabis.

Echo

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After armed police officers raided a house in Huyton, Merseyside, five people were arrested on suspicion of possession of a section 1 firearm. Click on media link to read full report.

East Amg;

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East Anglian Daily Times, 19 November 2010
Two men escaped with a day's takings from a shop in Trimley St Mary, Suffolk, after threatening the staff.  One of the men claimed to have a gun in a bag he was carrying.

the Leader

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A woman reported hearing a shot before she found a pigeon in her garden in Wrexham, North Wales with one wing ‘completely broken and hanging off’.  The RSPCA put the pigeon to sleep and a spokesperson from the organisation said: "It is concerning that a pigeon was shot in a residential area.”