Gun control and ownership laws in the UK – BBC News
“Derrick Bird, who shot dead 12 people in Cumbria, had held a firearms licence for 20 years.”
BBC News, 2nd November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: firearms
Police marksman in inquest ‘song titles’ probe – The Independent
“A police marksman responsible for shooting a lawyer dead during an armed siege faced punishment today after it emerged that he peppered evidence about his actions with song titles.”
The Independent, 2nd November 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Derrick Bird Cumbria killings – gun rules may change – BBC News
“Changes to national firearms licensing have been recommended after a review into the Derrick Bird killings.”
BBC News, 2nd November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Armed police cleared over Sheffield siege death – BBC News
“Armed officers acted ‘diligently, patiently, professionally and bravely’ during a two-day siege in which a man died, the police watchdog has found.”
BBC News, 28th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Human rights challenge to Met over Jean Charles de Menezes death – Daily Telegraph
“The family of Jean Charles de Menezes has launched a new fight for justice at the European Court of Human Rights over the failure to prosecute seven police officers over the Brazilian’s shooting.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Mark Saunders coroner: police firearms guidelines should be simplified – The Guardian
“Complex police guidelines on the use of firearms should be simplified, a coroner has told the home secretary, Theresa May, in the wake of the Mark Saunders inquest.”
The Guardian, 8th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Mark Saunders was killed lawfully, inquest jury finds – The Guardian
“An alcoholic barrister who pointed his shotgun at police was lawfully killed when they opened fire in response, an inquest jury found today.”
The Guardian, 7th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Million pound identity fraud trio jailed – BBC News
“Three people who made more than £1m by fraudulently obtaining benefits, credit and store cards in a long-running identity scam have been jailed.”
BBC News, 15th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Killings in Cumbria and Tyneside spark gun laws review – BBC News
“MPs are assessing whether UK gun laws are ‘fit for purpose’ after recent killings in Cumbria and on Tyneside.”
BBC News, 14th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Armed robber who posed with stolen cash and diamond ring jailed – Daily Telegraph
“An armed robber who posed with wads of cash and a diamond ring following a violent raid was jailed for 10 years on Wednesday.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd September 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
IPCC takes no action after girl hit by Taser by mistake – BBC News
“The police watchdog has said it will take no action against officers after a 14-year-old girl was accidentally shot with a Taser in Nottinghamshire.”
BBC News, 6th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Footballer Gavin Grant jailed for life for gun murder – The Guardian
“A footballer began life imprisonment today for his part in a wave of ‘tit-for-tat’ shootings on the Stonebridge Park estate in north-west London, where ‘the law of the jungle’ had held sway, a court heard.”
The Guardian, 26th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Taser used on Moat did not have Home Office approval – The Independent
“The two police officers who fired at Raoul Moat with stun guns were using weapons that they had received little or no training for and which had not been approved by the Home Office.”
The Independent, 14th July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Jail sentence for Peterborough internet dating rapist – BBC News
“A man who raped a woman after meeting her on a dating website has been given an indeterminate prison sentence.”
BBC News, 9th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gun fanatic jailed for 30 years for murder of taxi driver – The Guardian
“A gun fanatic who lured a total stranger to a deserted, rural railway station and shot him dead was jailed for a minimum of 30 years yesterday.”
The Guardian, 30th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Newport father jailed after boy posing with gun shot – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for five years after his 15-year-old stepson accidentally shot himself in the head while posing for photos with a gun.”
BBC News, 18th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
GPs agree to waive privacy of mentally ill gun owners – The Guardian
“Doctors have agreed to breach their duty of medical confidentiality to patients who own guns if they fear they have become so seriously mentally ill they may use their weapons on themselves or the public, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 14th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The loopholes in Britain’s gun laws – The Guardian
“The home secretary’s disclosure that the two weapons Derrick Bird used in the shootings were covered by a shotgun certificate he had since 1995 and a firearms licence he obtained in 2007 raises questions about the effectiveness of UK gun laws.”
The Guardian, 3rd June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
UK’s gun laws are among the toughest in the world – The Independent
“Britain is one of the most regulated countries in the world when it comes to owning guns.”
The Independent, 3rd June 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
