Citation(s) from the GunPolicy.org literature library
Coleman, Kathryn, Krista Jansson, Peter Kaiza and Emma Reed. 2007 ‘Table 2.04: Offences Recorded by the Police in Which Firearms Were Reported to Have Been Used, by Offence Group and Principal Firearm.’ Homicides, Firearm Offences and Intimate Violence 2005/06: Supplementary Volume 2 to Crime in England and Wales 2005/06; Chapter 2, p. 44. London: Home Office Statistical Bulletin. 25 January
Relevant contents
Table 2.04: Offences recorded by the police in which firearms were reported to have been used, by offence group and principal firearm
England and Wales, 2005/06 Recorded Crime
Principal firearm: Number of Homicides (1)
Long-barrelled shotgun: 4
Sawn-off shotgun: 7
Handgun: 22
Rifle: 1
Imitation firearm: 0
Unidentified firearm: 13
Other firearm: 2
All firearms excluding air weapons: 49
Air weapons: 1
Total: 50
[GunPolicy.org breakdown by gun type: 4 shotguns + 1 rifles = 5 long guns; 7 sawn-off shotguns (legally 'pistols') + 22 handguns = 29 handguns; total non-airgun firearms = 49.]
Footnotes:
1) These figures may not agree with those in the homicide chapter because (a) in this table, cases are included where the firearm was used as a blunt instrument and (b) the homicide figures are compiled at a later date and take into account the results of police and court decisions.
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