Gun Incidents in Great Britain
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BBC News
21-06-2011
Police said they believe a shotgun was the source of bullet holes left in a house in Derby. Officers found two holes in the front door of a home, which was unoccupied at the time of the shooting.
Grimsby Telegraph
21-06-2011
Shaun Hutson has been jailed for four years after committing armed robbery in Grimsby, Lincolnshire. Hutson held up bookmakers in December 2011 by threatening to have a firearm, and he had already previously served prison time after brandishing a knife in two shops in 2004.
BBC News
21-06-2011
A woman in Angus held up a shop in her neighbourhood but then admitted assault and robbery. She used an imitation handgun and stole cash and other items before admitting her guilt to a neighbour, then police.
Sunderland Echo
20-06-2011
Someone fired an air rifle at people walking through a Sunderland park. Members of the public expressed their fear and alerted police, who arrested a 19-year-old suspect and gave him a caution for discharging a firearm.
This is Lancashire
20-06-2011
A food delivery man was robbed at gunpoint in Bolton. The victim was not physically harmed, and police arrested a suspect four hours after the incident on suspicion of possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.
St Alban's Review
20-06-2011
Two men held up a store in Hatfield, Hertfordshire on 5 June. After threatening a member of staff with a gun, they demanded cash and escaped. Police said an investigation is ongoing.
Plymouth Herald
20-06-2011
A man allegedly threatened police with an imitation firearm in Plymouth. He was charged with possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.
Daily Post
20-06-2011
A man brandished an air rifle during a fight in a pub in Penrhyndeudraeth. Police arrested him on suspicion of possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, and seized two air guns from the premises.
Lancashire Telegraph
20-06-2011
A 21-year-old pony was shot in the face by an air rifle in Norden, Lancashire. The pony survived but its injury devastated the eight-year-old girl and her mother who look after it.
BBC News
20-06-2011
A cat in Denbighshire, Wales was shot with an air rifle. The cat, who had a pellet hit his skull just below the eye, also had his leg broken and teeth broken in an apparent act of animal cruelty, and will remain in a cage while he recovers.
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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.