August 2006

Woman shot in city car park
27 July 2006
A 67-YEAR-OLD woman suffered a slight back injury after she was hit by what is believed to have been an airgun pellet as she crossed a Carlisle car park. http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/viewarticle.aspx?id=393955


Fury as airgun death boy, 15, is acquitted.
29 July 2006
THE parents of a 12-year-old South Yorkshire boy killed in an airgun tragedy today voiced their anger that no one will be held responsible for their son's death. http://www.sheffieldtoday.net/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=58&ArticleID=1660812


Youth who fired gun at man carrying baby walks free
2 August 2006
A TEENAGER who shot a man and narrowly missed a four-month-old baby walked free from a court yesterday.
http://news.scotsman.com/aberdeen.cfm?id=1118692006


Community work for teenager who shot boy, 10, with airgun.
3 August 2006
A TEENAGER who shot a ten-year-old boy who had taunted him in the street walked free from a court yesterday.
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=1123282006


Horse blinded by airgun attackers.
8th August 2006
A horse was blinded in one eye and a pony injured, after they were shot in the face with an airgun.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/tees/5255084.stm


Airgun attack on crew condemned.
8th August 2006
Firefighters have been attacked with an airgun while responding to an incident in Dundee. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/tayside_and_central/5256266.stm


Pair admit random airgun attacks.
16 August 2006
Police say BB guns and other air weapons can cause serious injury. Two men from Fife have pleaded guilty to assault after committing a series of drive-by airgun shootings in Perth. David Laing, 23, from Cupar, and Greg Stout, 18, from Newburgh, admitted driving around Perth in December and January taking potshots at strangers. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/4798263.stm


Boy sees dad shot dead
23 August 2006
A BOY aged three looked on in horror as his father was fatally gunned down on his doorstep by a gang of youths.Police told the family they believed he was shot with a powerful airgun. http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/content/newham/recorder/news/story.aspx?brand=RECOnline&category=newsNEWHAM&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=newsnewham&itemid=WeED23%20Aug%202006%2009%3A45%3A09%3A163


Baby shot through window
24 August 2006
A BABY is lucky to be alive after he was shot between the eyes with an airgun. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=17616501&method=full&siteid=66633&headline=tot-shot-through-window-name_page.html_________________