Tommy's Rage After Shooting

AN armed thug fired shots at the home of ex-MSP Tommy Sheridan in a terrifying latenight attack.
4th November 2007
Glasgow Sunday Mail - UK
The former MSP - an antiairgun campaigner - was at home with his wife and toddler daughter at the time.
Police discovered holes in the front window of their Glasgow home which they suspect were made by airgun pellets.
Last night, Tommy revealed he and wife Gail - who have a two-year-old daughter, Gabrielle - were shattered by the attack.

http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/news/newsfeed/2007/11/04/tommy-s-rage-after-shooting-78057-20057900/

October 2007

Pair 'shot and beat victim to death simply for amusement'
3rd October 2007
Times Online - UK
Two teenagers used an air rifle and cricket bat to kill a defenceless man on a deserted country lane, a court was told yesterday. ...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article2578282.ece

Near disaster as train driver shot in the head
3rd October 2007
Enfield & Haringey Independent - UK
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a train driver was shot in the head with an air gun near an Enfield station, narrowly avoiding a disaster.
http://www.enfieldindependent.co.uk/news/localnews/display.var.1732313.0.near_disaster_as_train_driver_shot_in_the_head.php


Rare Hawk killed by airgun menace
4th October 2007
thisisgloucestershire.co.uk - Gloucester,England,UK
It had a broken wing and a pellet from an airgun inside it. "We did two operations to remove the pellet from its stomach and to pin the wing, but it didn't survive.
http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=231771&command=displayContent&sourceNode=231774&contentPK=18505226&folderPk=108867&pNodeId=231888



Drinking session ends with an airgun attack
8th October 2007
Weston & Somerset Mercury - Weston-super-Mare,England,UK
A DRUNKEN man who admitted opening fire at a neighbour's window has been warned he could face a prison sentence. William Kay fetched his 22-calibre air ...
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/display.var.1734592.0.man_47_stabbed_to_death_in_pub.php

Sniper terror
11th October 2007
Greenock Telegraph - Greenock,Scotland,UK
The airgun-wielding thug strikes mostly at weekends and targets properties in Greenock, Port Glasgow and Gourock
http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/article.php?sec=1&id=16051


Man terrified road diggers by aiming fake rifle at them
12th October 2007
icBerkshire - Reading,England,UK
Police officers raced to the scene and arrested Gudgeon when they saw him attempting to throw an air rifle into a council wheelie bin.
http://icberkshire.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200berkshireheadlines/tm_headline=man-terrified-road-diggers-by-aiming-fake-rifle-at-them&method=full&objectid=19941197&siteid=50102-name_page.html


Woman injured in airgun shooting
16th October 2007
BBC News - UK
A woman was seriously injured when she was shot at with an air weapon as she returned home to her flat in Glasgow's east end. The 31-year-old was hit in the legs...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7047144.stm

Jailed teacher's battle to work
17th October 2007
Manchester Evening News - Manchester,England,UK
A TEACHER jailed and sacked for firing an airgun in a row with youths will fight for her right to teach at a hearing tomorrow.
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1020015_jailed_teachers_battle_to_work


Second arrest in air gun probe
17th October 2007
Suffolk Evening Star - Ipswich,England,UK
A SECOND person has today been arrested in connection with an airgun shooting spree which saw a man shot in the face and caused thousands of pounds of damage.
http://www.eveningstar.co.uk/content/eveningstar/news/story.aspx?brand=ESTOnline&category=News&tBrand=ESTOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=IPED17%20Oct%202007%2012%3A05%3A18%3A333

Smoking party goers shot by air gun sniper
18th October 2007
Hampstead and Highgate Express - London,England,UK
SMOKERS at a party discovered their habit really was bad for their health when they stepped outside and were shot at by air rifle snipers.
http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/content/camden/hamhigh/news/story.aspx?brand=NorthLondon24&category=Newshamhigh&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=newshamhigh&itemid=WeED18%20Oct%202007%2016%3A18%3A49%3A663

No Prison Sentence, so Soldier can still serve
20th October 2007
Derby Evening Telegraph - Derby,England,UK
A Soldier who used an airgun to fire pot shots at passers-by from his bedroom window has been spared a prison sentence so he can continue in active service.
Alex Wolfson, prosecuting, said "Whilst bending down into the car, Mrs Peto felt an incredible pain to her thigh. She had been shot by the defendant with an air rifle."
http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=124378&command=displayContent&sourceNode=231734&home=yes&more_nodeId1=124522&contentPK=18730306

Grieving man’s gun rampage
24th October 2007
ic Huddersfield.co.uk - Huddersfield,England,UK
But then, 15 minutes later, O’Leary returned to the doorway holding an air rifle. Mr Lake said shots were heard and people fled in fear as the shots flew ...
http://ichuddersfield.icnetwork.co.uk/examiner/news/regional/tm_headline=grieving-man-8217-s-gun-rampage&method=full&objectid=19997849&siteid=50060-name_page.html

Camilla's hairdresser took potshots at his neighbours
25th October 2007
Daily Mail - UK
But now Daniel Galvin has come a cropper after taking an air rifle and shooting at his neighbours over a bitter boundary dispute.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=489543&in_page_id=1770


Swans die in air rifle attacks
25th October 2007
The RSPCA is appealing for help to find those responsible for shooting a swan and its cygnet in Harlington, Doncaster.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=489543&in_page_id=1770

Gunman Locked Up
26th October 2007
Glasgow Daily Record - Glasgow,Scotland,UK
Philip Thompson, 39, fired an airgun at police during the stand-off at his home in West Linton, Peebleshire. His wife had said she was leaving him. ...
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/newsfeed/2007/10/26/gunman-locked-up-86908-20012091/

Thug Shoots Swan In Head
27th October 2007
Glasgow Daily Record - Glasgow,Scotland,UK
Vets fear the female bird has been left brain damaged by the airgun pellet and may die if released. Now the SSPCA are preparing to capture its heartbroken mate...
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2007/10/27/thug-shoots-swan-in-head-86908-20017042/

Don't play with guns
29th October 2007
Dorset Echo - England,UK
TEENAGER Hayley Torr today told how she is waiting to learn if she will lose her sight after being shot in the eye.
Hayley, 19, of Shepherds Croft, Portland, suffered horrific injuries after being hit with an air rifle pellet during an evening with friends.
http://www.thisisdorset.net/display.var.1792639.0.dont_play_with_guns.php


Hunt on after van airgun attack
31st October 2007
BBC News - UK
An investigation is under way after an air rifle pellet was fired at the windscreen of a van in Dundee.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7072285.stm

Old man in fear at airgun shooting
31st October 2007
Petersfield Post - Petersfield,England,UK
AN ELDERLY man was hospitalised when he fell in fright at three airgun pellets being shot at his window. Peter Saunders (79), of Oaklands Road, broke his wrist trying to get help after he was scared by the attack.
http://www.petersfieldpost.co.uk/news/Old-man-in-fear-at.3429282.jp