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.
Mohammed Janab has been jailed for six years after chasing another man out of a petrol station forecourt in Forest Gate, east London, brandishing a sawn-off shotgun. The incident followed a fight in April 2008. Janab was convicted after pleading not guilty. Ismail Nazir who was with him at the time pleaded guilty to possession of a shotgun and was jailed for five years.
2008/9/16
Sussex Express
A male member of staff at a pub in Fernhurst, Sussex, was discovered in a room at the pub when staff arrived to open the pub. The circumstances are not yet know.
2008/9/16
Telegraph & Argus
David Pringle, 19, has been given a four-month home curfew following a late-night gun "prank" at a campsite in Carleton, North Yorkshire, in June 2008. He dressed up in combat-style clothing and was carrying a friend's .22 air rifle when he confronted another young man, pointing the gun at him and swearing at him numerous times. The complainant was terrified.
2008/9/16
This is Exeter
A man who smuggled an imitation pistol into the country has been fined £500 for brandishing it during a late-night street scuffle in Newton Abbot, Devon (see Incidents). The recorder agreed with his claim that he had used the weapon in defence of himself or his girlfriend. Nikolajus Cerenievas brought the 9mm self-loading blank-firing pistol in his case from Russia. See August 2008 Incidents.
2008/9/16
This is Nottingham
John Tattersall from Kirkby-in-Ashfield has been jailed for a total of 22 years for arson, firearm and drugs supply charges, the sentences to run concurrently. He surrendered to police in February 2008. All the component parts of a .22 rifle, with the butt, barrel and stock sawn off, a sawn-off shotgun and a substantial amount of ammunition were found at his home.
2008/9/16
This is Wiltshire
Kevin Major, who collects airguns and crossbows, apparently trashed his house in Penhill, Swindon, assaulted his wife and pointed an air rifle at a police woman in January 2008. He has admitted three counts of criminal damage but denies possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and common assault on his wife. The case continues.
2008/9/15
BBC
A shotgun was fired at the rear of a taxi in Granton, Edinburgh. The vehicle was extensively damaged. Initially there was no indication as to the motivation behind the attack.
2008/9/15
BBC
Fashionable bullet belts and imitation gun belts are among items causing security problems at Edinburgh Airport. The police are calling for common sense to come before fashion sense. Belt buckles in the shape of guns are banned at the airport.
2008/9/15
BBC
A man has been charged with having an imitation firearm with intent to commit an offence and with possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence after a teenager was threatened with a handgun in Chalvey, Berkshire, in July.
2008/9/15
This is Wiltshire
Lewis Sanders, 18, brandished a ball bearing gun fashioned like an M16 assault rifle at a neighbour in Calne in June 2008. He pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and could face the prospect of a jail term.
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