Following a concern for welfare report at an ex-offenders’ hostel in Winchester, Hampshire, police officers seized an Airsoft gun. There were no reports of any injuries.

Daniel Roche, aged 47 and from Porth, Glamorgan, has been jailed for four years and five months for participating in a fraudulent business and being in possession of an imitation firearm. In court, Roche was described as a rogue trader who carried out “shoddy work” at a number of homes, leaving some in an unsafe condition. He recommended work that didn’t need to be carried out and failed to turn up to complete jobs. Roche also threatened a man with a BB gun, pointing it at him and counting down from three to one. His connection to the victim was unreported. The court heard that Roche had “long standing issues with alcohol consumption and gambling”.

Gavin Sharp, aged 49, has been fined £130 after being found in possession of two air rifles without a certificate. In January 2023, police officers visited Sharp at a caravan park in Cullen, Moray and saw the weapons on a chair. Sharp told the court that he had only been in Scotland for a few weeks and had been unaware that it was illegal to own an air weapon in Scotland without having a firearms licence.

Police officers Tasered and arrested a man at a park in King's Lynn, Norfolk after he approached them with two knives in his hands. The officers had responded to a distressed call from the man suggesting that he was going to harm himself. The man later apologised for his actions.

Police officers arrested a man on suspicion of assault, threats to kill, rape and possession of an imitation firearm following an alleged attack in Worcester, Worcestershire. Click on media link to read full report.

Martin Black, aged 41, has been jailed for nine years after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm without authority, possession of air weapons and having firearms and ammunition following receipt of a sentence of over three years. In February 2022, police officers executed a drug warrant at a property in Airdrie, Lanarkshire and found a bag containing firearms and ammunition under the floorboards of a locked bedroom. In total, they recovered a working Slovakian Grand Power gas alarm pistol (with manufacturer's details, model and serial number removed) that allowed the discharge of bulleted cartridges, a box magazine with nine bulleted cartridges loaded with a full metal jacket, two air pistols and 23 shotgun cartridges. Black's DNA was found on all of the items. He explained this by saying that his late brother had hidden the items and he had only checked to see if they were still there.

It has emerged that a member of the public found a bag containing a gun and bullets in Swindon, Wiltshire in September 2023. A man has since been charged with possession of a firearm.

The occupants of a car fled after a short police pursuit near Pyecombe, West Sussex. Four men were quickly apprehended and arrested for offences including possession of a firearm.

Former Romanian soldier, 43-year-old Albert Ciorvasi, has been jailed for eight weeks after pleading guilty to eight offences, including unloading an air weapon in a public place. In September 2023, Ciorvasi fired an air weapon at bottles on a beach in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, causing members of the public to take cover. Police officers responded and found him putting a .22 air rifle with a telescopic sight into a gun bag while drunk. While on bail for this offence, Ciorvasi stole items from a supermarket, two cars and a property he broke into. The court heard that alcohol problems had led to the offending.

A man wearing a balaclava allegedly fired shots towards the front door of a house in Liverpool, Merseyside before fleeing. No injuries have been reported.