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UK Gun Control Network

@gun-control-network.org

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Campaigning for progressively tighter controls on guns in the UK.

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UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 3h

We noted 23 firearm reports last week, including a man sentenced for domestic abuse involving a BB gun. These guns are cheap, accessible, with no background checks on purchase. Follow link to find out more. @sarahjonesmp.bsky.social Our summaries: gun-control-network.org/incidents/

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UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 24/09/2026

We noted 27 firearm reports last week, including teenagers threatening a bus driver with an imitation gun. These are cheap, accessible, with no background checks on purchase - follow link to find out more. @sarahjonesmp.bsky.social Our summaries: gun-control-network.org/incidents/

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UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 18/09/2026

We noted 28 firearm reports last week, sadly including yet another suicide involving a legally-held shotgun. GCN offers sympathy to all those affected and campaigns for tighter licensing of shotguns. @sarahjonesmp.bsky.social Our summaries: gun-control-network.org/incidents/

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UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 16/09/2026

Follow the link to read our monthly review on firearm incidents in Great Britain and find out more about how GCN campaigns to reduce the availability of guns of all kinds. Gun control works. @sarahjonesmp.bsky.social gun-control-network.org/august-2026-...

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August 2026 Review – GCN

UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 09/09/2026

We noted 25 firearm reports last week, including a man who shot himself with a shotgun at his home in Hampshire. GCN offers sympathy to all those affected and campaigns for tighter licensing of shotguns. @sarahjonesmp.bsky.social Our summaries: gun-control-network.org/incidents/

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UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 04/09/2026

We noted 13 gun reports last week, including one man shot in the abdomen in Gainford and, a second, shot in the leg in Birmingham. GCN continues to campaign for tighter gun control and #fewerguns sarahjonesmp.bsky.social Our summaries: gun-control-network.org/incidents/

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UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 31/08/2026

We noted 24 gun reports last week, including a fox and two cats shot with air weapons. Time to license these dangerous weapons in England & Wales, as in Scotland. sarahjonesmp.bsky.social Our summaries: gun-control-network.org/incidents/

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UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 20/08/2026

23 firearm reports this week, including a man shot dead in Clapham. GCN offers sympathy to all those affected and continues to campaign for tighter gun control and #fewerguns sarahjonesmp.bsky.social Our summaries: gun-control-network.org/incidents/

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Incidents – GCN

This information is compiled by GCN from media reports of incidents in England, Scotland and Wales. Northern Ireland has different gun legislation. We know the information is incomplete, though we believe nearly all of the most serious crimes are included.

UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 17/08/2026

Edinburgh Fringe play, The Second Best School Shooting, explores the impact of gun violence on teenagers in the US - a timely reminder that the UK’s strong gun laws save lives and of the importance of continuing to protect them. www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...

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UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 15/08/2026

In July, we noted 102 firearm reports in Great Britain. Follow the link below to read our monthly review and find out more about how GCN campaigns to reduce the availability of guns of all kinds. Gun control works. sarahjonesmp.bsky.social gun-control-network.org/july-2026-re...

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July 2026 Review – GCN

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UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 12/08/2026

21 gun reports last week, including a man shot with an air weapon while out walking in Sheffield. Time to license these dangerous weapons in England & Wales, as in Scotland. sarahjonesmp.bsky.social Our summaries: gun-control-network.org/incidents/

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UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 08/08/2026

21 gun reports last week, including a man shot dead in Calcutt. GCN offers sympathy to all those affected and continues to campaign for tighter gun control and #fewerguns sarahjonesmp.bsky.social Our summaries: gun-control-network.org/incidents/

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UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 03/08/2026

21 gun reports last week, including 3 cats shot - 2 with airguns and one with a rifle. Follow link to read more and discover how GCN campaigns to reduce the availability of guns of all kinds in GB. Gun control works. @sarahjonesmp.bsky.social Our summaries: gun-control-network.org/incidents/

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UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 23/07/2026

15 firearm reports this week, including four armed police responses. Follow the link to read more and discover how GCN campaigns to reduce the availability of guns of all kinds in GB. Gun control works. @sarahjonesmp.bsky.social Our summaries: gun-control-network.org/incidents/

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UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 16/07/2026

In June, we noted 117 firearm reports in Great Britain. Follow the link below to read our monthly review and find out more about how GCN campaigns to reduce the availability of guns of all kinds. Gun control works. @sarahjonesmp.bsky.social gun-control-network.org/june-2026-re...

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June 2026 Review – GCN

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UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 15/07/2026

24 firearm reports this week, including a man suffering life-threatening injuries after being shot in Bradford. GCN continues to campaign to reduce the availability of guns of all kinds. @sarahjonesmp.bsky.social Our summaries: gun-control-network.org/incidents/

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UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 09/07/2026

29 firearm reports this week, including an elderly woman shot with an airgun in Oldham and a man similarly targeted in Merseyside. GCN continues to campaign for licensing of air weapons in England & Wales. @sarahjonesmp.bsky.social Our summaries: gun-control-network.org/incidents/

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UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 03/07/2026

22 firearm reports this week, including two incidents of illegal possession of a shotgun. GCN continues to campaign for tighter licensing of these lethal weapons. @sarahjonesmp.bsky.social Our summaries: gun-control-network.org/incidents/

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UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 24/06/2026

25 firearm reports this week, including a costly armed police response to a man with an Airsoft rifle on a beach in Portsmouth. These guns are scarily realistic and have no place in public. @sarahjonesmp.bsky.social Our summaries: gun-control-network.org/incidents/

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UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 19/06/2026

32 firearm reports this week, including the death of a young man who shot himself with a modified air pistol. GCN offers sympathy to all those affected and continues to campaign for licensing of air weapons in Eng & Wales @sarahjonesmp.bsky.social Our summaries: gun-control-network.org/incidents/

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UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 17/06/2026

In May, we noted 102 gun reports in GB, including the suicide of a licensed shotgun owner from Somerset. GCN offers sympathy to those affected and continues to campaign for #fewerguns and tighter licensing of shotguns. @sarahjonesmp.bsky.social Read more: gun-control-network.org/may-2026-rev...

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May 2026 Review – GCN

UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 10/06/2026

36 firearm reports this week, including gulls, cats, a fox and a raven shot with firearms including airguns. Time to license these dangerous weapons in England & Wales, as in Scotland. @sarahjonesmp.bsky.social Our summaries: gun-control-network.org/incidents/

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UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 03/06/2026

26 firearm reports this week, including a woman killed in Sheffield and a man killed in Middlesbrough. GCN campaigns to reduce the availability of guns of all kinds - more guns means more gun deaths. @sarahjonesmp.bsky.social Our summaries: gun-control-network.org/incidents/

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UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 29/05/2026

22 firearm reports this week, including two men shot and critically injured in Prescot. GCN offers sympathy to all those affected and continues to campaign for the reduction in availability of guns of all kinds. @sarahjonesmp.bsky.social Our summaries: gun-control-network.org/incidents/

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UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 19/05/2026

21 firearm reports this week, including a man shot and seriously injured in Coventry. GCN continues to campaign for tighter gun control and #fewerguns @sarahjonesmp.bsky.social Read all our summaries and learn more here: gun-control-network.org/incidents/

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UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 18/05/2026

In April, we noted 107 firearm reports in GB, including 12 of animals being injured or killed, mainly with airguns. Victims included a hedgehog, pigeons and cats. Time to license these lethal weapons in Eng & Wales, as in Scotland. Read more here: gun-control-network.org/april-2026-r...

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April 2026 Review – GCN

UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 15/05/2026

21 firearm reports this week, including a shotgun seized in Stafford that had been stolen during a burglary. A ‘good reason’ to have a shotgun should be redefined to limit the number of guns someone can hold. Current average is 4 Our summaries: gun-control-network.org/incidents/

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UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 14/05/2026

Last week we noted 29 gun reports, including a man who shot himself with his legally-held shotgun. HIs wife has called for a law change, making it mandatory for GPs to alert police when firearm owners fall into mental health crisis. @sarahjonesmp.bsky.social gun-control-network.org/incidents/

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UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 30/04/2026

25 firearm reports this week including 7 involving an armed police response. We believe the interests of public safety demands a reduction in the availability and attractiveness of guns of all kinds. Follow the link to learn more. @sarahjonesmp.bsky.social gun-control-network.org/incidents/

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UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 22/04/2026

This week we noted 22 firearm reports, including a man, cats and pigeons shot with airguns. Airguns are cheap, accessible and lethal. Licensed in Scotland, why not in England & Wales? @sarahjonesmp.bsky.social Read all our summaries: gun-control-network.org/incidents/

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UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 16/04/2026

In March, we noted 109 firearm reports in GB, including 46 incidents involving physical injury and/or threat. GCN offers sympathy to all those affected and campaigns to reduce the availability of guns of all kinds. @sarahjonesmp.bsky.social Read more: gun-control-network.org/march-2026-r...

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March 2026 Review – GCN

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UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 15/04/2026

Shockingly, five of the 22 firearm reports noted this week involved teenage victims. At least one boy suffered serious injuries. GCN continues to campaign for tighter gun control and #fewerguns @sarahjonesmp.bsky.social Read more here: gun-control-network.org/incidents/

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UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 09/04/2026

This week we noted 31 firearm reports, including a teenage boy shot dead in Woolwich. GCN offers sympathy to all those affected and continues to campaign for tighter gun control and #fewerguns @sarahjonesmp.bsky.social Read all our summaries: gun-control-network.org/incidents/

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UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 01/04/2026

This week we noted 23 firearm reports, including a man shot dead in London. GCN offers sympathy to all those affected and continues to campaign for tighter gun control and #fewerguns @sarahjonesmp.bsky.social Our summaries: gun-control-network.org/incidents/

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UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 26/03/2026

18 firearm reports this week, with 2 cats shot with an airgun in Birkenhead. 1 cat suffered a ruptured stomach and was put to sleep. Airguns are cheap, accessible and lethal. Licensed in Scotland, why not in Eng & Wales? @sarahjonesmp.bsky.social Our summaries: gun-control-network.org/incidents/

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UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 18/03/2026

This week we noted 27 firearm reports, including a man threatening to shoot a taxi driver with an Airsoft pistol. Criminals banned from owning guns can still buy these realistic imitations - that needs to change. @sarahjonesmp.bsky.social Our summaries: gun-control-network.org/gun-types-an...

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UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 17/03/2026

'Snowdrops for the Bairns'', an award-winning film on the campaign to ban handguns after the Dunblane school shooting in 1996, is showing at Macrobert Arts Centre, University of Stirling, 2.30pm on 21-3-26 - how UK children were saved from America’s fate. tmff.net/movies/snowd...

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This is the story of how the grassroots petitions that emerged after a 1996 school shooting in Dunblane, Scotland saved the UK’s children from America’s fate. One of the petitions was started by a tab...

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UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 16/03/2026

In February we noted 97 firearm reports in GB, including a retired gamekeeper, and former gun licence holder, accessing a shotgun to fatally shoot an ex-colleague in Pitilie. Time to move shotguns into Section 1 @sarahjonesmp.bsky.social gun-control-network.org/february-202...

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February 2026 Review – GCN

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UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 16/03/2026

Shotguns are the primary licensed gun risk to public safety. The law needs to recognise this by moving them into Section 1 where they will be more appropriately controlled. @sarahjonesmp.bsky.social @jessasatomp.bsky.social gun-control-network.org/gun-control-...

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UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 12/03/2026

In the week we mark the 30th anniversary of the Dunblane shootings and the subsequent handgun ban, we noted 26 firearm reports. GCN campaigns for #fewerguns and vigilance on emerging threats, including shotguns and 3D-printed and converted firearms. gun-control-network.org/incidents/

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UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 11/03/2026

Don't miss Dunblane: How Britain Banned Handguns. Marking the 30th anniversary of the fatal shooting of 16 children and a teacher at Dunblane Primary School in 1996 and the subsequent campaign to ban handguns. BBC2 9pm 12th March and on BBC iPlayer

UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 10/03/2026

As the 30th anniversary of the Dunblane shootings approaches, Mick North warns of the potential dangers of new threats, including 3D-printed and converted guns, and calls for stricter background checks for gun licence applicants. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Dunblane father says gun laws are still too lax 30 years on

Mick North, whose daughter was shot dead in 1996, wants UK ministers to be more aware of firearms dangers.

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UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 09/03/2026

Don't miss Dunblane: How Britain Banned Handguns. Marking the 30th anniversary of the tragic shooting of 16 children and a teacher at Dunblane Primary School in 1996 and the subsequent campaign to ban handguns BBC Scotland 9pm 10th March BBC2 9pm 12th March and on BBC iPlayer

UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 09/03/2026

Mick North lost his daughter in the 1996 Dunblane Primary School shootings. He reflects on the campaign to ban handguns that followed and the need for ongoing vigilance to prevent gun laws being loosened. gun-control-network.org/media-interv...

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UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 08/03/2026

Today, The Scotsman features a poem by one of our members, marking 30 years since the Dunblane tragedy. Read it here: www.scotsman.com/news/grief-l... A reminder of the human cost of gun violence and why we must keep advocating for safer communities

Grief, love, and remembrance - a sister's tribute to the brother killed at Dunblane

Ahead of the 30th anniversary of the UK’s deadliest firearms atrocity, Rachael Irvine tells her story for the first time

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UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 06/03/2026

This week we noted 25 firearm reports, including a man shot dead with a shotgun in Nottingham. GCN offers sympathy to all those affected and continues to campaign for #fewerguns and tighter licensing of shotguns. @sarahjonesmp.bsky.social Our summaries: gun-control-network.org/incidents/

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UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 05/03/2026

It's almost 30 years since the Dunblane school shooting. Mick North, whose daughter died in the tragedy, reflects on the citizens' campaign that transformed Britain's gun laws in the aftermath. @sarahjonesmp.bsky.social @jessasatomp.bsky.social Interview: gun-control-network.org/media-interv...

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UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 04/03/2026

Excellent documentary marking the 30th anniversary of the tragic mass shooting of 16 children and a teacher at Dunblane Primary School in 1996, and the subsequent campaign to ban handguns. Dunblane: How Britain Banned Handguns BBC Scotland 9pm 10th March BBC2 9pm 12th March

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UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 25/02/2026

This week we noted 31 firearm reports, including a man taking his own life in Greater Manchester. This was one of too many suicides using a licensed gun. Just because it’s licensed doesn’t mean it’s safe. @sarahjonesmp.bsky.social Our summaries: gun-control-network.org/incidents/

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UK Gun Control Network @gun-control-network.org · 25/02/2026

Channel 4 is showing The Dunblane Tapes at 9pm on Thursday 26 Feb, a documentary using a parent's personal videos on the aftermath of the tragic gun massacre of 16 children and their teacher at Dunblane Primary School in 1996 and the campaign to ban handguns that followed.