Gun Control Network

The Gun Control Network was established to campaign for tighter controls on guns of all kinds in Britain and a greater awareness of the dangers associated with gun ownership and use

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

If you are young and have particular issues with guns or gun culture please contact us about your experiences or 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 Show Third Consecutive Fall

Scottish Government Hosts Firearms Summit - NABIS to Begin Operations in April - RSPCA Reports Increased Number of Airgun Attacks on Animals - Weapons Hand In Announced for Staffordshire - Fatalities and Serious Injuries Down as Non-Airgun Offences Increase by 4% in England and Wales - Surrender Scheme for Imitation Guns in London - Half a Million Replicas Imported Each Year at Felixstowe - Scottish Government Proposes Gun Summit - Gun Crime Rises in London - Home Secretary Announces Ban on Deactivated Guns - Northamptonshire Police Refute Rising Gun Crime Figures - UK Government Refuses Airgun Ban for Scotland - Euro MPs Back Stricter Gun Laws - Police Gun Amnesty Supported by Family of Teenager who Died from an Air Rifle Wound - Police Call for Sweeping Changes to EU Gun Laws - Rise in Scottish Firearm Offences - Further Fall in Gun Crime in England & Wales (Down 6%) - Armed Police Call-Outs 'Rising' - Violent Crime Reduction Act Measures Implemented - Prime Minister Acknowledges Importance of Handgun Ban in Conference Speech - Government Announces Specialist Police Unit to Tackle Gun Crime

> 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

* May 2008

* Summary - April 2008

Latest Gun Crime Statistics

* Quarterly Update for England & Wales (excludes Airgun Crime)

* Comment - Figures do not show that Gun Crime is "Rising Unabated"

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)

UK Deaths from Firearms Injuries

Gun Offences Increase in Scotland

International Comparisons Updated

Europe's Largest Mass Shootings Committed by Licensed Gun Owners

GCN Press Releases and Comment

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

> View Other Recent Press Releases

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

* 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

LIFEWISE - City Hall, South London - 14 May 2008

"You Have a Choice" - Arsenal FC, North London - 28 June 2008

Parliament

Violent Crime Reduction Bill

Parents of Airgun Victims Write to MPs

* Items updated in May 2008

Last updated Friday, 09 May 2008

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