Gun Incidents in Great Britain
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BBC
21-05-2010
Two men carrying guns sparked an armed response at a supermarket in Droitwich, Worcestershire. The men were found to be carrying air rifles and said they were shooting pigeons. They were arrested on suspicion of firearm offences, but no further action was taken.
BBC
21-05-2010
A man suffered serious injuries after he was shot in the back in Highgate, Birmingham. He remained in hospital. Three men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
BBC
21-05-2010
Oliver Mazirel and Gary Ridgewell-Smith have been jailed for nine years each following a jewellery raid in Cowes, Isle of Wight, in July 2009 (see Incidents). Both pleaded guilty to robbery and Mazirel also admitted possessing an imitation firearm.
Ealing Gazette
21-05-2010
A woman from West Ealing, west London, claims police officers shot her dog as they dragged her boyfriend out onto the street. The woman had called the police after a man had earlier come to her door and threatened that he would come back with others and a gun. The police arrived after the man had gone and put her boyfriend in handcuffs, following which she heard gun shots. When she was let back into the house she found 13 bullets and shots had damaged her radiators and walls. She says the police have admitted they killed the dog. The police say they were told a gunman was in the house.
Daily Echo
20-05-2010
Armed police surrounded a house in Southampton after a row between two men with a gun. They were responding to reports of a fight in which one of the men produced the firearm. He made off with the gun and was arrested at the house. The other man was arrested at the scene of the fight. Both await questioning on suspicion of firearms offences.
Bexhill on Sea Observer
20-05-2010
Two gulls have been discovered shot in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex. One died within hours and the other survived but will never fly again. The police were expecting to make an arrest. The bird that died had been shot with a .22 air rifle pellet which smashed the wing and went deep into the body.
BBC
20-05-2010
Allan McCallum stole paintball equipment worth more than £22,000 from a firm in Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire, in August 2009 (see Incidents). The items included 160 guns, 700 gas grenades and 150 gas canisters. He was caught in the street with one of the paintball guns. He has been jailed for 14 months.
BBC
20-05-2010
A man was found with a gunshot wound in Llangollen, Denbighshire. A firearm was recovered and was being forensically examined. The circumstances of the incident were "still unclear" but no-one was being sought as part of the investigation. The man was in a serious condition in hospital after having surgery. The man has said he tried to kill himself. He has admitted perverting the course of justice and possessing a prohibited weapon (see August 2010 Incidents).
Pontypridd Observer
20-05-2010
Andrew Baker has been jailed for six years after pleading guilty to false imprisonment and possessing an imitation firearm and a firearm. During the incident at a house in Glyncoch, Mid Glamorgan, in January 2010 he had asked another man to fetch guns from his (Baker's) parents' house, and had held a ball-bearing gun to the heads of both the man and his 17-year-old daughter and also threatened them with an air rifle. He also shot the gun inside the house. When an armed police response unit arrived he let his victims go but did not follow police instructions to put down the gun and was tasered several times. Baker was taking diazepam medication at the time and could not recall the details of the incidents. He had a significant history of mental health issues.
This is Local London
19-05-2010
An inquest heard that a man whose body was found in King's Wood, High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, in February 2010 committed suicide after being interviewed by police over allegations he assaulted his wife. He died from a gunshot wound to the head. Three shotguns had been taken from him by police over concerns that he was at risk to himself in September 2009, were later returned but taken away again at the end of January. The weapon found at the scene was an "old fashioned gun" given to him by a colleague to look after. The coroner recorded a verdict that he took his own life.
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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.