Gun Incidents in Great Britain
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South London Press
27-01-2016
Police recovered a pistol and ammunition in a locked safe during a planned raid at a property in Lambeth, south London. They also arrested a 53-year-old man on suspicion of possessing a firearm.
Crawley News
27-01-2016
A 41-year-old man has been arrested and charged with possessing an air gun and a lock knife at Gatwick Airport in Horley, West Sussex. He was reportedly seen throwing the MP5 calibre 45 millimetre air rifle into a bin before security, causing the north terminal to be closed for over six hours while security searched the building and bomb disposal experts carried out a controlled explosion. Travellers in the terminal were evacuated for the duration and some missed their flights.
Epworth Bells & Crowle Advertiser
27-01-2016
Two men have been arrested after they were found to be in possession of a bolt-action rifle and 50 bullets, 15 wraps of cannabis, and a quantity of amphetamine when the vehicle they were driving was stopped by police in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The arrests follow two unrelated shootings a few days earlier days earlier in nearby Mexborough, Doncaster. In the first incident residents reported hearing gunshots and three men were later arrested in connection with the disturbance. The following day shots were fired through the window of property in the town.
Lincolnshire Echo
27-01-2016
Sixteen airguns have been stolen by three people who broke into a target shooting club in Lincoln. They were captured on CCTV recordings ripping off a wooden wall panelling to get inside the premises, before they shut off the CCTV and went through cabinets and draws, and tried to get into a safe using a power tool. They escaped with the sixteen air rifles and air pistols that were stored there by individual members or had been bought by or donated to the club, and worth about £4,500 in total. The club secretary expressed concerns that the realistic guns could be used in violent crime, saying, "if someone walked into a newsagents and threatened staff, they wouldn't know if the gun was real or not."
Coventry Observer
27-01-2016
Jamie Owen has been jailed for eight years and eight months for possession of a sawn-off shotgun, live ammunition, and Class A and B drugs in Coventry, West Midlands. He was arrested after he was seen at a disturbance in the centre of the town, and police found drugs including heroin, ecstasy, and cannabis; a knife; an axe; and three mobile phones in a search of his car. Officers then recovered the illegally-shortened shotgun, with two used cartridges and nine live rounds, as well as some empty drug dealing bags from a bag at his home.
The Yorkshire Post
27-01-2016
Adrian Watson, 41, has been jailed for two years and been made the subject of a restraining order prohibiting him from contacting his wife or entering their home after holding an imitation rifle to her head and threatening to kill her at the property in Leeds, West Yorkshire. While the couple’s granddaughter was asleep in the house, Watson grabbed his wife by the neck and shook her violently. He told her to call the police saying that he was going to put a gun against his head and kill her and was “going down in style with the armed police”. He pointed the unloaded gun at the victim and called police to tell them what he had done, but then put down the gun and sat in the kitchen to wait allowing the victim to run outside. When officers arrived at the scene they found the couple’s 11-year-old terrified granddaughter who had woken up during the incident, and Watson was arrested. He had previously been jailed for causing grievous bodily harm.
Chronicle Live
27-01-2016
A man was shot in the leg with an airgun while on sports fields in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. The victim was left with minor injuries. Police were called to the scene and a man and a woman were arrested.
Tottenham & Wood Green Independent
27-01-2016
A man has been arrested and charged of possessing a Scorpion submachine gun and ammunition, and dangerous driving in Crouch End, north London. He and two other men have also been charged with conspiracy to supply cocaine, and a fourth man who was arrested on suspicion of the same offence has been released on police bail. The men were all arrested during a planned police search during which officers recovered the gun, ammunition and drugs.
Western Morning News
27-01-2016
An 18-month-old dog was shot with a shotgun while on a walk with her owner on farmland near Demelza, Cornwall. The pet and another dog belonging to the same owner failed to return when called while out being walked. The gravely injured pet eventually returned home having sustained shotgun wounds to her neck and back, and required emergency surgery to save her life. The other pet dog has not been found.
ITV News
27-01-2016
Firearms officers were deployed to a report of a man with a gun in a residential area of Swansea, West Glamorgan. When police arrived at the scene and ordered the suspect to leave his house they ascertained he was a boy who had been playing with an imitation toy gun.
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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.