5th September 2006
A 16-year-old boy has lost the sight in one eye and has a pellet permanently embedded in his brain following an accident with an air rifle. Staffordshire Police said the youth, from Featherstone, was playing with the weapon in a wooded area on 20 August when it went off. The boy is now out of hospital but needs further treatment. Police are concerned the boy bought the gun at a car boot sale. Tests show they can fire if accidentally dropped.
http://www.injurywatch.co.uk/news-and-groups/news/home-and-garden/air-gun-accident-leaves-pellet-in-staffordshire-youth-s-brain-596526
Seven-year-old Poole boy shot with air gun
1st September 2006
A seven-year-old boy was shot by an air gun as he cycled near his home. He fell off his bike after being hit by the pellet on Wednesday in Hasler Road, in the Canford Heath area of Poole, Dorset. A neighbour saw what happened and helped the boy. He was taken to Poole Hospital with the pellet still embedded in his left thigh.
http://www.injurywatch.co.uk/news-and-groups/news/criminal-injury/seven-year-old-poole-boy-shot-with-air-gun-31861523/?searchterm=air%20gun
'Airgun' footballer pleads guilty
6 September 2006
Hearts defender Lee Wallace has admitted having a loaded airgun in the back of a friend's car while driving around an Edinburgh car park.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/5319592.stm
PC shot in head by gun yobs
6 September 2006
A POLICEMAN was shot in the head as he answered a 999 call about airgun yobs.
http://www.sunderlandtoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=1107&ArticleID=1746410
Airgun stunt killed friend
8th September 2006
A MAN'S drunken habit of firing an air rifle at his living-room wall ended in tragedy when a friend died from a shot to the heart, a court heard yesterday.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/5324530.stm
Girl speaks of shooting ordeal
10 September 2006
The 12-year-old girl shot in the face with an airgun while playing with friends has spoken of her ordeal. Shelby Prentice was paddling in the River Ivel on Biggleswade Common when she was shot in the mouth with a pellet resulting in her losing part of her upper lip.
http://www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=182&ArticleID=1754392
Hunt for air rifle man after fishing boy is shot
13 September 2006
A TEENAGER was shot by an air rifle while fishing in Brampton. The 15-year-old was at Lenton Lakes off Park Road on Sunday, August 20, at 7.30pm when he felt a sharp pain near his left hip. He turned around and saw a young man with what he described as an air rifle. The victim believes he was shot with the weapon and police this week issued a description.
http://www.huntspost.co.uk/content/hunts/news/story.aspx?brand=HPTOnline&category=News&tBrand=cambs24&tCategory=NewsHPT&itemid=WEED13%20Sep%202006%2011%3A35%3A42%3A250
Appeal after man shot in the head
13 September 2006
Police are appealing for witnesses to an incident on Monday where an 18 year old was shot with an air rifle. It happened at around 4.10pm on Monday (September 11) when the 18 year old and his 17 year old friend were walking in a field near Wellsway School, Keynsham. The victim claims three teenagers were some distance away when one of them fired a gun at him.
http://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/LocalPages/NewsDetails.aspx?nsid=5822&t=1&lid=3
Man on airgun charge walks free from court
15th September 2006
A MAN accused of terrorising teenagers with an air pistol has been cleared because he is epileptic.
http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/edinburgh.cfm?id=1364702006
Cat dies after airgun spree
14 September 2006
CATS are being killed and seriously injured by youths shooting them with airguns. In the last month, three cats in one street on the Bournville estate in Weston have been shot. One had to be put down because of its internal injuries.
http://www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/content/twm/news/story.aspx?brand=Westonmercury&category=news&tBrand=westonmercury&tCategory=znews&itemid=WeED11%20Sep%202006%2010%3A41%3A32%3A560
Boy charged over airgun killing
16 September 2006
A 12-year-old has been charged with manslaughter after a boy died when he was shot with an airgun. A 45-year-old man who was quizzed about supplying an airgun to a youth has been released on bail until 30 September. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/staffordshire/5352338.stm
Air rifle recovered after shooting incident
27 September 2006
POLICE have recovered an air rifle after a man and a boy were shot in the street in Chard on Monday afternoon. A 17-year-old boy has been arrested following two separate incidents in Old Town and Dwelly Close between 5.30pm and 6pm.
http://www.chardandilminsternews.co.uk/news/cinewschard/display.var.939361.0.air_rifle_recovered_after_shooting_incident.php
Harbour dubbed death alley for swans
21 September 2006
WHITBY harbour has been described as "Death Alley" for swans after another bird was found shot. The situation is now so bad that Yorkshire Swan Rescue, which says it has had to help eight or nine swans from Whitby in the past few weeks, is refusing to return any of the birds to Whitby. The charity, based in York, has branded Whitby the most dangerous place in Yorkshire for the birds with a swan being found with four airgun pellets lodged in its head last month.
http://www.whitbytoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=983&ArticleID=1781753
Youth charged with trying to kill boy with air rifle
28 September 2006
A YOUTH was accused yesterday of attempting to murder a boy, six, by shooting him in the head with an air rifle.
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=1433862006
TEEN'S AIRGUN HORROR
21 September 2006
THIS baby-face gunman pushed his pal on to a bed before using an air rifle to shoot him in the head. Daniel Stoddart is today beginning an indefinite sentence in jail after a funfight between friends turned to tragedy. After downing vodka, the 18-year-old ordered Christopher Harrison, 17, to shoot another pal, but when he refused he was shot twice – once in the leg and once in the temple.
http://www.sunderlandtoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=1107&ArticleID=1782191
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