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.
A cat was shot and killed with an air gun in Edinburgh. The cat was hit in the chest with a pellet and he died the next day.
2012/4/22
Bourne Local
Three armed robbers reportedly held up a post office in Nottinghamshire. Police arrested three men and charged one with possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
2012/4/21
Buxton Advertiser
A cat was shot with an air rifle in New Mills, Derbyshire. She survived the shooting after undergoing surgery to remove the pellet.
2012/4/20
Birmingham Mail
A 49-year-old man was shot in the leg in a house in Alum Rock, Birmingham. He was treated in hospital where his injuries were said to be not life threatening.
2012/4/20
Click Manchester
A 23-year-old man was shot in a pub in Salford, Manchester. He was taken to hospital and treated for shotgun injuries to the left leg.
2012/4/20
BBC News
Four robbers reportedly held up a G4S driver in Caterham, Surrey. They threatened the driver with what was believed to be a firearm and escaped with a cash box. Police later arrested four men.
2012/4/19
Wirral News
A man was shot in the back in Birkenhead, Merseyside. Police believe the attack was targeted and said the victim survived the shooting after receiving treatment in hospital.
2012/4/19
Leigh Reporter
Two armed men robbed a shop and struck a customer over the head with a gun in Atherton, Manchester. The attackers threatened staff with the firearm and stole cash and cigarettes.
2012/4/19
ITV News
Three men threatened staff with a firearm at a shop in Bury, Manchester. The men stole cash and escaped.
2012/4/19
The Sentinet
Armed robbers threatened a garage worker with a gun in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent. The men held what appeared to be a handgun to the victim's head at the petrol station and stole cash.
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