Gun Incidents in Great Britain
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BBC
09-07-2010
Armed response teams were called to a block of flats in Lincoln after reports that shots were fired. Three men were arrested and two weapons were confiscated. Two men and a teenager were charged with firing an airgun in public but the case was dismissed on a technicality (see October 2010 Incidents).
BBC
09-07-2010
Police have arrested 15 people in connection with a number of recent shootings in Birmingham. Four people have been charged and nine firearms were seized.
BBC
08-07-2010
A man was held up at gunpoint and his car stolen in Belle Vue, Greater Manchester. The victim and a friend were getting into the car when a man got out of a van and pointed a black handgun at them.
Crosby Herald
08-07-2010
A man is being questioned following the shooting of a man in Bootle, Merseyside. The man had been shot in the buttock in a car which had a bullet hole in the windscreen. His condition is described as stable.
Worcester News
08-07-2010
A BB gun was found during a series of raids by police in Worcester aimed at seizing dangerous dogs.
Times Series
08-07-2010
A man has died after being shot multiple times in Cricklewood, north west London. The incident happened by the side of a major road which was closed to through traffic after the shooting.
This is Lancashire
08-07-2010
Jiten Patel from Daubhill, Greater Manchester, has admitted possessing cannabis and an electric stun gun which were found on January 2010. He was given a 12-month community sentence and ordered to complete 150 hours of unpaid work.
Richmond & Twickenham Times
08-07-2010
Leon Morris pointed an imitation pistol at a 15-year-old and his friends. He held the boy captive for five hours and demanded £10,000 ransom. The incident took place in Brentford, west London, in January 2010. He was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause alarm or distress.
Press & Journal
08-07-2010
Neal Todd pointed a toy gun which could fire small ball bearings at people outside a pub in Kinloss, Moray, and threatened to turn the town into Afghanistan. He has been convicted of possessing an imitation weapon and making others believe he would use it against them. He was also found guilty of breaking the peace, making threats of violence and shouting during the incident in March 2010. He has been jailed for two-and-a-half years (BBC, 7 October 2010).
Manchester Evening News
08-07-2010
A bar in Chorlton, Manchester, was raided last month. The owner was struck with a gun and locked inside by two men. It was one of a number of bars targeted in the area in recent weeks.
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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.