Gun Incidents in Great Britain
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York Press
06-03-2012
A cat was shot with an air rifle in York. The owner of the animal said it had undergone an operation after a pellet was lodged in its skin.
Leicester Mercury
05-03-2012
A nine-year-old boy was shot in the back with a BB gun in Leicester. The boy was reportedly hit while walking to a shop near his home, causing bruising between his shoulder blades.
Dunstable Today
05-03-2012
A man was arrested and charged with robbery and possession of an imitation firearm in Luton, Bedfordshire. The man is alleged to have robbed a store with the imitation gun two weeks prior to his arrest.
Liverpool Echo
05-03-2012
A man was arrested in Wirral, Merseyside and charged with six counts of robbery. The suspect is alleged to have committed the robberies across a string of stores with an imitation gun. He has also been charged with six counts of possessing an imitation firearm while committing an offence, three counts of possessing a knife and one count of possessing an offensive weapon.
Wales Online
05-03-2012
A man was spotted with a firearm in a supermarket near Rhyl, Denbighshire. Police attended the incident and arrested one suspect, in addition to recovering an imitation firearm.
BBC News
04-03-2012
Police shot and killed a man during a planned operation in Culcheth, Cheshire. Armed officers reportedly stopped the vehicle he was driving. The man died of a single gunshot wound to the chest while he was in the driver's seat of a car that was stolen but had no weapons (BBC News, 8 March 2012).
Click Liverpool
04-03-2012
A man was shot in the legs outside a pub in Kirkby, Merseyside. Police said the victim sustained multiple injuries from a shotgun attack but was in a stable condition in hospital.
Mix 96
04-03-2012
A cat had to be put down after being shot with an air rifle in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. The pet was found with pellets lodged in his lungs.
Staffordshire Newsletter
03-03-2012
An inquest determined that a man took his own life with a shotgun in Bishops Offley, Staffordshire. Although the victim's family suggested the death could have been an accident since the victim regularly carried the gun without the safety, the investigation determined the shooting was intentional.
Bournemouth Echo
03-03-2012
Two men reportedly grabbed and threatened a 69-year-old man with a BB gun in Poole, Dorset. The assailants stole his wallet and escaped. A man was later arrested after two men allegedly robbed a shop with an imitation firearm in nearby Upton, though it is not clear whether the incidents are related (Bournemouth Echo, 5 March 2012).
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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.