Gun Incidents in Great Britain
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Croydon Advertiser
04-01-2012
A shotgun blast left a gaping hole in the front door of a home in South Norwood, south London. Police investigating a burglary found the damaged door but said there was no break-in following the shooting. Officers arrested a man on suspicion of his involvement with the incident.
This is Wiltshire
04-01-2012
Police recovered a shotgun and a large amount of suspected cocaine at a pub in Wiltshire. Officers arrested three men and one woman on suspicion of supplying drugs and owning the firearm.
St Helens Star
04-01-2012
Police arrested two men on suspicion of possessing a firearm in Sutton, Merseyside. Officers searched a property after a member of the public reported seeing a gun, and they subsequently arrested both men.
Dudley News
04-01-2012
Someone shot a cat with an air rifle in Dudley, West Midlands. A pellet was found in the neck of the pet, which had been rescued by her current owner in 2011. Following an operation the cat is expected to make a full recovery, as the pellet apparently missed her larynx by a millimetre -- had it connected, the pellet reportedly would have been fatal.
BBC News
03-01-2012
A man shot and killed three women in Horden, County Durham before turning the gun on himself. The killer used a legally owned shotgun to murder his partner, her sister and his partner's niece. The BBC reports that the killer, who was licensed to own six firearms, had previously had his guns taken away by police in 2008, but his licenses were later restored.
Blackburn Citizen
03-01-2012
A man was shot while lying in bed at a travellers site in Accrington, Lancashire. The victim was reportedly attacked when a gang of men drove a car onto the compound and fired a shotgun twice through a caravan window, wounding him in the hand but missing his wife. Police have arrested six people on suspicion of attempted murder.
Enquirer
03-01-2012
Two armed robbers held up a post office security van in Canvey, Essex. The men reportedly threatened a guard with a shotgun and escaped with cash.
This is Gloucestershire
03-01-2012
Police arrested a man in Cheltenham and charged him with a series of drugs and firearms offences. He was charged with two counts of possessing a firearm without a certificate as well as possession of ammunition without a certificate, prohibited ammunition and expanding ammunition. He was also charged with four counts of possession of a stun gun, possession of tear gas and possession of drugs.
East London and West Essex Guardian
28-12-2011
Mohammed Ayub Khan has been jailed for at least 26 years after he murdered two men in Chigwell, Essex in 2003. Khan escaped to Pakistan and was extradited in 2010 after being found in Bangladesh. Khan and two other men apparently killed the victims in a row over parking, pulling out a machine gun and firing 10 rounds. Police have not located the other men nor have they recovered the murder weapon.
BBC News
26-12-2011
A 23-year-old student from India was shot and killed in Salford, Manchester. The victim was reportedly approached by two men before being shot in the head at close range. Police said the attack appeared unprovoked and that they were treating it as a hate crime. The perpetrator allegedly used a handgun which has not been recovered. Officers arrested five young men aged 16 to 20 on suspicion of murder (BBC News, 29 December 2011).
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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.