October 2006

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


Airgun thug escapes prison sentence after drive-by shooting
4 Oct 2006
A YOUNG man who carried out a drive-by airgun shooting after an argument in a city pub has been sentenced to community service. Edinburgh Sheriff Court heard today how four people were forced to dive into bushes for cover when they were fired on by 20-year old Scott Martin.

http://news.scotsman.com/edinburgh.cfm?id=1470382006


Man (21) is target for airgun yob
05 October 2006
A GRAPHIC designer who was shot in the back and face by an airgun-wielding yob said it could have ended his career if he had been struck in the eye.
http://airgun.notlong.com/



Airgun sniper shoots two teenage girls
12 October 2006
POLICE were last night hunting an airgun sniper who shot and injured two teenage girls. Officers were initially called to investigate after reports that fireworks were being let off near historic Rhuddlan Castle. But when they arrived, the teenagers approached them to say someone had fired an airgun at them.

http://icnorthwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/regionalnews/tm_headline=airgun-sniper-shoots-two-teenage-girls&method=full&objectid=17915081&siteid=50142-name_page.html


Air rifle is fired into playground
11 October 2006
THREE people were last night in police custody after a shot was discharged from what police described as an air rifle into the playground of a Ballymena school. A 13-year-old boy was later arrested on suspicion of firearms offences and just hours later two other males, aged 17 and 40, were also arrested in connection with the incident.

http://www.newsletter.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=3425&ArticleID=1815303


Airgun shot sparks hunt
11 October 2006
A POLICE helicopter circled over East Grinstead town centre yesterday (Tuesday) after a motorist reported having their window broken with what they believed was an air weapon.

http://icsurreyonline.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0600eastgrinstead/tm_headline=airgun-shot-sparks-hunt&method=full&objectid=17910911&siteid=50101-name_page.html



Sniper leaves trail of dead doves
13 October 2006
At least 19 pet doves have been shot and killed by a sniper in the village of Wedmore in Somerset. Their airgun pellet-peppered bodies have been found scattered across the village in the last few weeks.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/gloucestershire/6047136.stm


Man accused of air rifle attack
13 October 2006
A man has been accused of firing an air rifle at another man, hitting him on the head with a pellet. Owen Carmichael, 27, of Whitehills Avenue, Lochmaben, appeared in private at Dumfries Sheriff Court before Sheriff Kenneth Barr.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/south_of_scotland/6047744.stm


Girl 'made up' air pellet attack
3 October 2006
A 10-year-old girl who said she was shot in a park with an airgun has admitted she was actually injured while playing with the weapon herself. The girl, who has had stitches in her throat, admitted to police she was hurt while playing at a friend's house.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/5403484.stm



Mother of blinded girl devastated by sentence
14th October 2006
THE mother of a teenage girl blinded in one eye after she was shot with an airgun has been left devastated by the court sentence her attacker received. Doctors performed surgery to remove the pellet, but were unable to save the sight in the girl's left eye. She is still struggling to come to terms with her injury six months after the attack. Last night, the girl and her mother were in shock and were too upset to speak about the sentence. The youth who shot her in the face was given a six-month detention and training order for the incident.

http://www.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/display.var.969975.0.mother_of_blinded_girl_devastated_by_sentence.php



Police issue warning after ambulances are fired at
14th October 2006
VANDALS who fired at ambulances and a schoolgirl with air weapons have been warned that they risk being shot by armed police officers. The warning came after the attacks on two ambulances answering 999 calls, one with a patient on board, and an incident in which a schoolgirl was shot in the leg, all in Middlesbrough.

http://www.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/display.var.970020.0.police_issue_warning_after_ambulances_are_fired_at.php



Teenager shot in the face in air gun attack
18 October 2006
A Police investigation was underway last night after a teenager was shot in the face by an air gun in South Armagh. The 13 year-old boy was struck by a pellet just below his left eye and he was treated in hospital for swelling to the area.

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/story.jsp?story=710504


Summer of air gun crimes prompts police warning
12 October 2006
Staffordshire Police have issued a fresh warning to parents about the dangers of air guns after a string of serious incidents across the county. It follows the summer holidays during which police dealt with a total of 63 incidents over a six week period where air weapons were positively identified. As a result, officers have reminded parents and other adults that air weapons, including BB guns, can cause serious injury or death.

http://www.chronicleseries.com/page2.asp?PageID=510


Ex-con found with air rifle
13th October 2006
A CONVICTED armed robber is looking down the barrel of another jail term after being caught in possession of an air rifle. Kevin Clarke, of Erdale Close, Eastleaze, served four-and-a-half years behind bars in November 2000 for his part in an armed robbery. But after being informed he faced a life ban from owning any firearms upon his release from prison, the 25-year-old was caught red handed with an air rifle on August 8 this year.

http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/swindonnewsheadlines/display.var.967851.0.excon_found_with_air_rifle.php



Four years for man who killed friend with airgun
28 October 2006
A MAN who shot his friend in the heart and killed him as he fired at a target in his living room was jailed for four years today. Michael Loran shot 32-year-old Graeme Baxter after the two men had been drinking and the grandfather-of-two decided to use an air rifle.

http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1597692006


Air gun teenager spared jail
23rd October 2006
A teenager who put lives at risk by firing air rifles at cars has been spared prison after magistrates commended the way he had carried out his unpaid work in the community. Jamie Browne, 19, was one of a group of youths who hit cars travelling along the A47, near Costessey, with rifle pellets.

http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/content/news/story.aspx?brand=ENOnline&category=News&tBrand=ENOnline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED23%20Oct%202006%2011%3A34%3A05%3A100



Doctor missed airgun pellet in throat
26th October 2006
A SCHOOLBOY injured in a shooting attack was given the all-clear by doctors - despite having an airgun pellet lodged in his throat. Tony Wallace, 10, was left covered in blood after he was fired at close to a local shop.

http://news.scotsman.com/aberdeen.cfm?id=1583432006



Man admits firing Air Rifle
31 October 2006
A south Warwickshire man fired a powerful air rifle at a vehicle he claimed was occupied by two people who had made violent threats towards him. ...

http://www.leamingtonspatoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=691&ArticleID=1851672