The Infer Trust makes every effort to record and categorise the firearms incidents reported in the UK but we recognise that it is not a complete record.
If you are aware of a gun incident which is not listed please notify us. You can do this by either sending us the link for an on line report, or a hard copy of a press article to our address.
Eight men and a woman were arrested in a police operation in Kirkby, Merseyside. The charges include conspiracy to possess firearms with intent to endanger life and possession of drugs with intent to supply.
2012/4/28
Caerphilly Observer
Two men armed with a firearm and a hammer held up a restaurant in Pentwynmawr. After threatening staff, the pair escaped with cash. Police arrested three men on suspicion of their involvement.
2012/4/27
Worthing Herald
A man was shot in an incident at a shooting club in Findon, West Sussex. The man reportedly injured his arm when a cartridge exploded in the breech of the gun. He was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
2012/4/27
Kidderminster Shuttle
Police arrested a man in Kidderminster, Worcestershire after an incident at a home. The man was charged with possessing an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, affray and assaulting a woman.
2012/4/27
Huddersfield Daily Examiner
Two men attempted to rob three students in Newsome, West Yorkshire. The men threatened the students with a gun and CS gas, but after an altercation the attackers fled empty-handed.
2012/4/27
Chronicle Live
Police recovered a shotgun and ammunition from a house in Newbiggin Hall, Newcastle. Officers arrested a 22-year-old woman on suspicion of keeping the weapon illegally.
2012/4/27
Hartlepool Mail
A vehicle was hit by gunfire in Hartlepool, County Durham. Police believe a pellet from an air gun struck the vehicle, and a woman was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and firing an air weapon in public.
2012/4/27
Peterborough Today
A cat was shot with an airgun in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. The animal was left with a pellet in his leg. The owner of the suffering cat, who does not have pet insurance, must choose between an expensive operation, amputation, or to put the cat down.
2012/4/26
Get Woking
A couple were attacked by armed robbers at their pub in Ruscombe, Wokingham. The victims fought back after being assaulted with a stun gun and what is believed to have been an imitation firearm, and the perpetrators fled. Both victims were left with injuries to their face and head.
2012/4/26
Hinkley Times
An air rifle pellet was shot into the passenger window of a train traveling through Hinckley, Leicestershire. The window shattered but no one was hit by the damage.
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