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.
Mark Parker has had his appeal against the length of his 5-year jail sentence dismissed. He was sentenced after admitting possessing a prohibited weapon which he claimed to have acquired to 'spite his ex-wife and to assert his new-found independence'. Parker, an airman from RAF Lyneham, had bought a 12-bore shotgun and cartridges as a 'trophy' following a our of duty in Iraq.
2008/9/17
This is Derbyshire
An 11-year-old boy suffered minor injuries when he was hit in the chest by pellets from a BB gun in a street in Alvaston, Derbyshire. The un was seized and a 14-year-old boy was arrested and then released on police bail.
2008/9/17
BBC
Three masked men armed with a shotgun and a lump hammer raided and garage and threatened staff in West Timperley, Greater Manchester. They intimidated staff and security guards who were collecting cash before stealing cigarettes.
2008/9/16
Bracknell Forest Standard
A kitten is starting to make a recovery after being shot twice with an airgun in Sandhurst, Berkshire, last month. His owners have had to spend almost £1500 on treatment.
2008/9/16
This is South Wales
A man has admitted brandishing an air rifle in public as dozens of pupils made their way to school in Gowerton in June 2008. Dean Barratt admitted possessing an air rifle with intention of causing people to fear unlawful violence would be used. A teenager was formally found not guilty. The men had been camping in a tent on parkland close to the school. Sentencing was adjourned.
2008/9/16
BBC
A man has been arrested following a shooting at a pub in Chapel House, Newcastle, a few days earlier. The victim was treated for a gunshot wound to the lower stomach and is recovering well.
2008/9/16
BBC
Two men, including a former Metropolitan Police officer, have been charged over a robbery at a betting shop in Ilford, east London. A staff member was threatened with a gun. Both men have pleaded guilty (see August 2009 Incidents).
2008/9/16
BBC
Armed robbers attacked a man with a stun gun after they forced their way into his home in Prestwich, Manchester. They also used CS spray. The two teenage robbers stole two computers, a phone and cash in the raid.
2008/9/16
BBC
Three armed raiders forced a security van guard to lie on the floor while another pointed a gun at his colleague's head during a raid at a building society branch in Andover, Hampshire. The men snatched a cash box. The guards were not harmed or injured but were shaken by the incident.
2008/9/16
Hemel Today
A security guard has been left fighting for his life after being shot during an armed raid at a supermarket in Tring, Hertfordshire. A shopper who tried to intervene was also shot. He is being treated in hospital and his injuries are not believed to be life threatening.
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