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.
Damage estimated at £5000 has been caused to new street lights in Heysham by vandals firing air rifles.
2008/1/4
Express & Star
A gunman opened fire in a residential street in Woodsetton in Dudley in the West Midlands, leaving a man with head and stomach injuries. The injuries are not thought to be life threatening. The victim was threatened by two men who demanded his briefcase.
2008/1/4
BBC
Five people were arrested by police investigating gang crime in London. Two guns were seized, one after a handgun was found near a car in Greenwich, south east London, and two men and two women (all aged 19 or 20) were arrested after another handgun was found in a car in Lewisham, south London.
2008/1/4
BBC
Three women, two workers and a customer, were threatened by a robber armed with a gun and knife during a hold-up at a store in Colchester, Essex. The man escaped with a three-figure-sum of money.
2008/1/4
BBC
Three robbers held a semi-automatic handgun to a takeaway worker's head in Atherton, Greater Manchester. A colleague grabbed a broom and ran towards the gang who then ran off, empty-handed.
2008/1/4
Argus (Brighton)
Pulborough Parish Council has used its newsletter to highlight the potential risk of ball bearing guns following a series of shootings of people, homes and vehicles in and around the village last year.
2008/1/4
This is Cheshire
A cat sustained a wound at the base of his tail after being shot with a high powered gun in Great Sankey.
2008/1/3
Bolton News
Barry Kirk was among a gang who took a man's car in Bolton after threatening him with a gun in October 2007 (see Incidents). He also admitted being involved in other carjackings in Warrington and Accrington. He pleaded guilty to three offences of blackmail and three offences of possession of an imitation firearm. Kirk will next appear in court in February.
2008/1/3
Birmingham Mail
A man was shot in a street near Handsworth Cemetery in Birmingham. He was hit three times after the gunman shunted his car from behind in what may have been meant to look like a minor road crash. Police discovered the victim lying in the middle of the road. He was taken hospital, treated and released a few days later.
2008/1/3
This is Wiltshire
A pet cat from Trowbridge has been shot in the neck with an air rifle. It is the second time in the last few months that she has been targeted.
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