If you, your family or friends have been
affected by gun violence, or have particular issues with guns or gun
culture please contact
Infer Trust.
Infer Trust is a National Registered Charity which raises
awareness of public health and safety issues, with particular reference to
use of firearms and imitation guns etc. The Trust offers support, advice
and networking opportunities to those affected.
If you are young you can also visit
the website of
Miss Dorothy.com, a charity dedicated to
providing information to young people on how to stay safe
Latest
News
Annual Firearms Crime Figures in England and Wales
Show Fourth Consecutive
Fall
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Scottish Government's Airgun Campaign Site
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View
All Recent
News Headlines
Gun
Incidents
Gun Control Network monitors media reports
of incidents involving guns throughout Great Britain and compiles monthly lists and
summaries
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July
2009
*
Summary -
June 2009
List of Domestic Incidents:
2004-2009
Lists of Airgun Incidents:
2008;
2009
> see
GCN's letter to the Express & Echo
GCN Press Releases and Comment
Gun Crime Figures and Definitions for Firearms
Gun Homicides in 2008
Official Statistics - October 2008
Airgun Ownership and Children
- August 2008
Gun Crime Figures - February 2008
Upgrading Airsoft Guns - Evidence from Japan
- December 2007
Tories are 'Economical
with the Truth' about Gun Crime
- October 2007
New
Measures on Airguns and Imitation Guns - October 2007
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View Other Recent Press
Releases
Latest Statistics
Gun Offences Decrease in Scotland
Quarterly Update for England & Wales (excludes Airgun Crime)
Data
Released in Parliamentary Answers
Court Proceedings - Imitation
and Air Weapons
Hospital Admissions
Firearms Crime per 100,000
Population
UK Gun Deaths
Misappropriated Firearms
Gun Crime Trends Distorted
Comment - Figures do not show that Gun
Crime is "Rising Unabated"
Data - Police Firearms Injury Figures
Distorted by Tory Spokesman
Annual Figures for England & Wales (include Airgun Crime)
see
Comment
Gun
Homicide Rates by Country
(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
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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
Pet
Owners Factsheet
GCN receives a number of e-mails from pet owners whose
animals have been shot with guns, usually air weapons. The factsheet
provides some practical advice.
Guns in Advertising
Announcements
Other
Campaigns and Activities
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
Early
Day Motion on Airgun Registration
GCN Urges all MPs to Show
Support for Registration and Sign Jean Walley's Motion
Violent Crime Reduction Bill
Parents
of Airgun Victims Write to MPs
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Items updated in July 2009
Last updated
Wednesday, 01 July 2009
