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Gun Incidents Gun Control Network monitors media reports of incidents involving firearms throughout Great Britain and compiles monthly lists and reviews
Review - November 2011 See Also: Gun Deaths Domestic Violence Airguns Lists of Airgun Incidents: 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011
Airgun Shootings
Gun Control Network extends sympathy and support to the family and friends of the 13-year-old boy who died in Souldern, Oxfordshire on 30 January 2012, apparently as a result of an airgun injury. We continue to call for all airguns to be licensed in the interests of public safety, and to campaign on this issue with bereaved parents.
We are aware of another 15 children and young people killed in UK airgun tragedies, and many other serious life-changing injuries, including a 12-year-old boy in Wales in danger of losing an eye after being shot in January 2012, and a 15-year-old girl in Bury lost an eye as a result of being shot with an airgun in July 2011.
Derbyshire police have issued a report revealing that 70 percent of all gun crime in their county is attributable to airguns or BB guns.
Firearms Crime in England and Wales Fall Sixth Consecutive Year
Annual Total of Firearms Offences in England and Wales
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If you experience any gun crime contact your local police force or phone Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111
If you have any concerns about gun ownership and use please write to us at: contact@gun-control-network.org It helps us to know why you are interested in gun control and, if appropriate, the institution or group you represent
GCN Press Releases and Comment
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Gun Ownership in England and Wales Home Office data given on The Guardian Website provide details of the number of legally-held guns in each police area in England and Wales
Update for England & Wales (excludes Airgun Crime)
Annual Figures for England & Wales (include Airgun Crime) > see Comment
Gun Offences Decrease in Scotland
Data Released in Parliamentary Answers: Court Proceedings - Imitation and Air Weapons, Hospital Admissions, Firearms Crime per 100,000 Population, UK Gun Deaths, Misappropriated Firearms
(graph shows how much lower gun homicide is in Britain in comparison with most other countries) International Comparisons Updated What Can You Do? Issues Raised by Correspondents to GCN Cats Killed but Police Seem Unable to Act ● Neighbours using Airguns ● Teenage Son is left a Tetraplegic as a Result of Airgun Shooting ● The Long Term Effects of Gun Crime on a Victim
What Happens to Guns when an Owner Dies ● Gun Sales in a Toy Shop ● Inadequate Responses to Gun Incidents ● Access to Guns by Unfit Persons
GCN receives e-mails from pet owners whose animals have been shot with guns, usually air weapons. The factsheet provides some practical advice.
> See GCN Comment on Cat Shootings
Announcements GCN was very saddened to learn of the death of Janice Collins. Following the murder of her son Brendon Lawrence who was shot dead in St Ann's, Nottingham, in 2002 Janice became a tireless campaigner against gun crime. She was a key member of Mothers Against Guns and ensured that the voice of the families of gun crime victims did not go unheard. There are tributes to Janice in an article in the Nottingham Post. We offer our sympathy to all her family and friends.
Other Campaigns and Activities > Hampshire Police FAKE Campaign
> Winnenden Families' Campaign Families of students and teachers killed in a school shooting at a school in Winnenden in March 2009 are campaigning for stricter gun laws in Germany
Parliament Parents of Airgun Victims Write to MPs
Last updated Tuesday, 31 January 2012
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This Website outlines our aims - which are simple - and the ways in which you can help The role of GCN is not to convince people that guns are dangerous, sensible people know that already: the vast majority want to see action taken on age limits, airguns and “look-alike” weapons On the website you'll find details of our campaigns, the activities of other groups, firearms statistics, lists of gun incidents and GCN comment Our job is to persuade the law-makers that they must listen to the majority, and not be swayed by the narrow sectional interests of the shooters
In putting forward our views we have had to contend with hostility from the shooting fraternity for whom it is anathema to advocate controls over the possession of lethal guns - click here
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