Gun Incidents in Great Britain


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Harrow Times

21-09-2011

A firefighter claims he was wrongly attacked with a taser gun by police in Harrow earlier in the month. He claims he was tasered after reporting an incident to police while off-duty. The firefighter alleges that he received 'verbal abuse' despite trying to help officers and was subsequently shot with the taser gun.


Rutherglen Reformer

21-09-2011

A man in Rutherglen, Glasgow was shot in the cheek and twice on the hand by what is believed to have been a high-powered air pistol. The incident reportedly occurred when the gunman threatened the victim's girlfriend at her home. The victim attempted to grab the gun and was wounded after three shots were fired.


Evening Express

21-09-2011

An armed robber in Aberdeen fled a bookkeepers after staff realised he possessed an imitation firearm. The man reportedly assaulted a woman behind the counter, but she held her ground despite the 'shock' at being threatened.


Medway Messenger

21-09-2011

A cat was shot with an air gun in Kent. Police said he had been hit with a pellet on 5 September and was in a serious condition.


BBC News

21-09-2011

A man in Fife has been charged with murdering his brother in October 2010. He is charged along with two others after the victim was gunned down last year. The trio are also are accused of murdering a second victim by shooting him in the head on the same night. They are now on trial in Scotland.


Guardian

20-09-2011

A woman was shot and killed on a farm in Devon. Police arrested her husband and charged him with murder after finding the victim dead from gunshot wounds.


BBC News

20-09-2011

A 22-year-old man was shot in the leg in Liverpool. Police arrested two men on suspicion of assault and firearm possession, while the victim was taken to hospital in serious condition.


Burton Mail

20-09-2011

Stray pellets from an air rifle fell around customers at a car dealership in Burton, Staffordshire. Police confiscated the weapon after members of the public reportedly ran for cover when they heard the gun shots. No one was reported sustaining physical injuries.


Braintree & Witham Times

20-09-2011

A gunman threatened staff at a bookkeepers in Westcliff, Essex. The robber reportedly pointed a firearm at staff members before leaving with a four-figure sum of cash.


Shropshire Star

20-09-2011

Philip Jones has been jailed for six years after manufacturing guns and other weapons in his home in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. He was convicted of possession of explosives and ammunition, manufacturing a prohibited weapon and attempting to convert an imitation firearm. Police recovered a pistol, a handgun, a sub-machine gun, ammunition and a homemade bomb (improvised explosive device) when they searched his home earlier this year. Officers initially made the search because the UK Border Agency intercepted a package addressed to Jones with ammunition.


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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.