Gun Incidents in Great Britain
There are 23476 incidents listed - Page 1727 of 2348
Oxford Mail
07-02-2011
Alan Jenson admitted possessing an unloaded air weapon in a public place in Didcot, Oxfordshire, in June 2010. He was given a 12-month conditional discharge and told to pay costs.
Lincolnshire Echo
07-02-2011
Two men who were part of an eight-strong gang who broke into a house in Everton, Liverpool, in June 2010 have been jailed. Dominic Daniels, 21, received a 10-year and four month sentence and Callum Hannon, 19, a seven-and-a-half year sentence after admitting robbery and possession of an imitation firearm with intent to commit an offence. A man in the house had a gun pointed at him and was beaten and two women were punched.
Harrow Times
07-02-2011
Two men broke into a house in Pinner, north west London, and one of them pulled out a revolver-type gun and pointed it at a man in the house. They tied him and a woman up and took sets of keys for a car which they drove away. They also stole other items.
Evening Gazette
07-02-2011
In October 2010 Christopher Donnelly, 19, from Grangetown, Teesside, grabbed his former partner and when she escaped he pursued her holding a small imitation gun. He admitted possession of an imitation firearm. He also admitted handling stolen goods. He was jailed for 20 months, primarily for trying to frighten his ex-partner.
This is Local London
05-02-2011
A campaigner has spoken out about airgun owners who use wild animals for target practice. Squirrels, foxes and swans have been shot in a series of incidents in the area around Leatherhead, Surrey. In a recent incident an injured squirrel was found in a street in Dorking with an air rifle pellet lodged in its back and had to be put down.
This is Local London
05-02-2011
A 17-year-old has appeared in court charged with carrying an imitation firearm on a train at Clapham Junction, south London. He was seen to discard a black item on to a seat of the train after he and a friend were found travelling in a carriage of a train without a valid ticket.
Liverpool Echo
05-02-2011
Five members of a burglary gang from Merseyside have been jailed after they pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit burglary and aggravated burglary. They smashed their way into houses and terrified their victims with knives, swords, sledgehammers, machetes, chisels and a shotgun. Craig Murphy, 19, Gary Moffatt, 22, Jason Nee, 21, Anthony Akins, 19, and Jamie Williams, 18 are starting a combined 40 years in prison. In one break-in in St Helens a shotgun was fired. The Attorney General is expected to decide whether he considers the sentences, which were between seven and ten years, to be unduly lenient (St Helens Star, 17 February 2011).
Halifax Courier
05-02-2011
A man holding what staff described as a gun entered a store in Glossop, Derbyshire, and stole jewellery. A man was later arrested on suspicion of the robbery. Detectives are investigating whether the incident is linked to a robbery in nearby Hayfield (see below). He has been charged with robbery, attempted robbery and firearms offences (BBC, 7 February 2011).
Express & Star
05-02-2011
Two gunmen became trapped as they tried to flee from a raid on a jeweller’s in Smethwick, West Midlands, in November 2010 (see Incidents). Sandeep Singh, who was armed with a pistol, and Sandeep Kumar were rescued by fire crews. Singh was also involved in a similar attack on a jeweller’s in Palfrey in October 2010 (see Incidents). Both men pleaded guilty to attempted robbery and possessing and firearm and Singh also admitted the Palfrey robbery and possessing an imitation firearm. They will be sentenced later.
Evening News (Norwich)
05-02-2011
When rival gangs clashed at a house in Norwich in June 2010 one man was stabbed to death and another was shot in the head. Six people have now been given prison sentences for conspiracy to rob in two cases and assisting an offender to commit an indictable offence in four cases but nobody has been charged with murder or manslaughter or with a firearms offence.
Filter your incident search
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.