Gun Incidents in Great Britain
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Lincolnshire Echo
11-02-2011
Armed police were called after a girl was spotted with what looked like a handgun outside a college in Lincoln. She was spoken to but no further action was taken.
Largs & Millport Weekly News
11-02-2011
A man was arrested for a Breach of the Peace involving a firearm after an incident on Isle of Cumbrae.
BBC
11-02-2011
Two rifles and a shotgun were among items stolen from a house in Clayton le Dale, Lancashire.
BBC
11-02-2011
A man confronted and detained a gunman who tried to rob his parents at their newsagent's in West Derby, Liverpool. A man has been charged in connection with the attempted robbery (BBC, 12 February 2011).
Tamworth Herald
11-02-2011
A man described as a country sports enthusiast illegally bought a rifle and prohibited dum-dum bullets at a market in Leek, Staffordshire, in January 2010. Darren Shiels was investigated by the RSPCA and the weapon and ammunition, together with a stun gun, were found in his garden shed in Tamworth. Shiels had never held a firearms certificate but had been legally shooting rabbits, pigeons and other vermin on a friend's land with an air rifle. He admitted illegally possessing the ammunition, the rifle and the stun gun and was jailed for two years.
This is Lancashire
10-02-2011
A stun gun and heroin were seized during a series of raids in the Heasandford area of Burnley, Lancashire. A number of people were detained.
Press Association
10-02-2011
Two guns disguised as pens were seized by police during raids at the homes of two teenage gang members in Leytonstone and Walthamstow, north east London. One of them was also held on drugs offences and for handling stolen goods.
The Press
10-02-2011
A man seen leaving his house in Haxby, York, with a shotgun was later found dead in his car by his partner. He died from a gunshot wound to his head. An inquest has been opened and adjourned.
Oxford Mail
10-02-2011
A man shot himself because he could "no longer stand" his worsening health. He was found beside a double-barrelled shotgun in his garden in Didcot, Oxfordshire, in September 2010. The coroner concluded he had taken his own life.
Nottingham Post
10-02-2011
Two men allegedly threatened staff at a newsagent in Wollaton, Nottingham, with a handgun. They grabbed the till which was later found empty nearby. A 17-year-old has been arrested.
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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.