1st - 'Teenage boy accused of shooting 12 people during a Hogmanay gun spree' (The Scotsman, 10/1/01) - Air weapon used.
9th - Shootings in London (handguns)
10th - Shooting in Shoreditch
14th - Man commits suicide with shotgun
15th - Police shoot tyres out of kidnappers car (Hatton rounds)
15th - Shots fired in shotgun attack on house in Hounslow, Middx. Police arrest a man.
17th - Shots fired
19th - Girl hit by 'dum-dum' type bullets in Moston Lane East, Manchester
20th - Woman shot 4 times in NW10 and survives (source : Met Police)
24th - Man shot twice in face with handgun in 'drive-by' shooting in Winson Green, Birmingham
28th - 2 men shot in Gypsy Hill, S London (see below story)
29th - Yardie killing and 1 other injured
29th - Man shot in his back garden in Runcorn, Cheshire.
29th - Man shot in street in Nottingham
31st - Doorman shot at Liverpool club
2nd - Man shot in Beckenham
3rd - Teenager shot twice in Fallowfield, Manchester
3rd - Shots fired at house in Liverpool
3rd - Man shot dead in Hayes, nr London
4th - 1 dead, 1 injured in Liverpool nightclub shooting- Revolver used source: Ananova
4th - Shots fired at man in Dagenham
5th - A family of four found dead from shotgun wounds at their home in Camberley, Surrey ,,,
7th - Police close off parts of Toxteth, Liverpool as another man is found shot dead
12th - Fatal shooting in Brixton
14th - Man shot dead in Shirley, nr Croydon
14th - Drugs baron shot dead at his home near Newcastle (source : Northern Echo, 17/2/01)
15th - Suicide with a home-made gun in Portsmouth
17th - One shot dead and another injured in shooting by handgun in Berkshire
21st - Child shot in head by air rifle
22nd - 1 dead , 3 injured in Blackburn shooting
23rd - 2 separate airgun shootings
2nd - 2 found shot dead in Bristol ,
2nd - Shot fired as police grab armed gang in Manchester
5th - Man shot in village near Peterlee in Co.Durham (source: Durham Journal)
9th - Shot fired in robbery in north London (source : Ananova)
11th - Shopkeeper shot with a handgun in Winston Green, Birmingham
? - Schoolboy shot by air weapon near Cranford , Hounslow, Middlesex.
13th - Man shot in Tilbury, Essex (source : Ananova)
15th - Construction worker shot dead in Grantham (source : Swindon Evening Advertiser & Ananova)
20th - 2 dead in handgun shooting over debt in Scotland,
20th - Man shot in Poplar
23rd - Police 'too busy' to aid shooting victim (airgun)
24th - Man shot dead in Manchester
27th - Airgun shooting at train (source : Ananova)
27th - Man shoots himself dead after woman shot in the face in Whiston, Merseyside (source : Liverpool Echo)
27th - Man shot in Crawley (source : The Times)
1st - Security guard shot in bank raid handgun used (source : Birmingham Post)
4th - Man wounded in shooting. Bolt (Stun) gun used for slaughtering animals used (source : Ananova)/ Man has since died in hospital (source : Daily Telegraph (24/7/01) )
4th - School guard after 'drive-by' shootings in London
6th - 2 men found dead of stab wounds and gunshot wounds to the head in Crosby, Merseyside ,
8th - Shooting with a handgun, man injured in Liverpool bar
9th - Former IRA man shot dead in Kingston , Surrey
9th - Shooting in Tulse Hill, s.London
11th - Triple shooting in High Wycombe, Bucks
13th - 2 hurt in shotgun 'rampage' in Worcestershire village source : Birmingham Post
14th - Man gunned down in residential street in South Shields. Loaded handgun found by the police source : Newcastle Evening Chronicle, 16/4/01
17th - Two shot in attempted muder with a handgun in Birmingham area source : Birmingham Post
18th - Man shot dead in Gravesend, Kent source : Ananova
18th - Shooting in Southwark with a 'flat sided automatic'
21st - 2 arrested after airgun shooting source : Ananova
21st - 2 die as a result of a shooting at a car in East London. see also Standard ,
23rd - Shooting in Knowle Hill, Wolverhampton (source : 'This is the Black Country')
24th - Police shoot tyres of car after 'Yardie' gang chase in Tottenham
24th - Shot fired during armed siege in Scotland source : Ananova
29th - Woman shot in Streatham
30th - Pub shooting in Glasgow (source : Ananova)
1st - Shotgun and handgun used in shooting during store robbery in Manchester
2nd - Boy shot dead with air weapon
3rd - Music star shot outside London club source : Ananova
3rd - Shots fired in Kensal Rise
3rd - Two men shot in Rochdale cab
4th - NOT A SHOOTING but another example of handguns being used by criminals
6th - Four dead in family shooting in Harrow. Shotgun used , ,,
7th - 70yr old woman shot caught in gang crossfire and shot in the back, Longsight, Manchester. .45 calibre handgun used. source : Ananova
7th - Man wounded in shooting in Willesden Green area of London
8th - Three injured in possible gun attack on Oldham school bus source : Ananova
(8th - Two released on bail after shooting OAP) see story of the 7th May. source : Ananova
8th - Man found dead from single gunshot wound to the head in Wolverhampton
10th - Kids injured during air rifle attack in Bury source : Ananova
10th - Man injured in campsite shooting in York source : Ananova
10th - Man shot dead, woman injured in shooting in Brixton source : Ananova
12th - Man shot dead in his car in Streatham - handgun involved
16th - Two men shot in Ilford
17th - HANDGUN killing in Battersea
18th - Shooting in north London shop over 74 pence (source : Ananova)
19th - Man shot several times in Liverpool (source : Teletext)
19th - 2 Glocks among 8 guns siezed by police after a shooting at Camberwell party (source : Evening Standard)
22nd - Man shot with BB gun in London
22nd - Man shot with handgun in Peckham See also : Man shot in Peckham
23rd - Three wounded in handgun shooting in Tottenham
25th - Man shot dead in London E3 also Police issue reward / Ananova
25th - Man shot & killed and woman injured in shooting incident in Ashton-Makerfield, near Wigan
26th - Shots fired (blanks) during riot in Oldham
27th - Shooting fatality in Islington
29th - One man shot in Croydon nightclub, and police 'sprayed' with gun fire
29th - Man shot and seriously wounded in Streatham
29th - Boy injured in shooting in south London (SE17) - gas powered air weapon believed used
30th - Second man dies after shooting in Islington (see 27th & Islington fatality)
30th - Handgun found in connection with Croydon shooting above (29th)
30th - Man shot in the street in the Radford area of Coventry (source : Birmingham Post)
31st - Election candidate shot by air weapon
3rd - 9yr old boy shot by air pistol - critically ill - Runcorn, Cheshire source : Yahoo
7th - 1 more killed in south London shootings (another stabbed to death) (source : Evening Standard)
11th - Mother shoots son dead and then attempts suicide (source : Teletext)
(11th - NOT a shooting, but another example of a handgun being used in crime)
11th - Shots fired before siege began in Wales
11th - Police negligent discharge whilst on Royal duty
12th - Shooting incident in Birmingham - handgun used
15th - Man found with gunshot wounds on railway line in Glasgow (source : Ananova)
15th - Jailing for 'gangland' shootings in Manchester (source : Ananova)
17th - Man shot with handgun after car crash in Birmingham (source : Birmingham Post)
21st - Shooting in Bow, east London involving a handgun
22nd - Air gun shooting at Cardiff school (source : Ananova)
22nd - Another gun incident, this time in Glasgow (source : Ananova)
23rd - Teenage shot dead in Manchester (source : Ananova)
25th - Man shot in Glasgow (source : Ananova)
28th - University student commits suicide with shotgun (source : Sun online 30/6/01)
29th - Man shot dead in Leyton, east London (source : Evening Standard)
30th - Traffic Warden shot by air weapon (source : Ananova)
2nd - 5yr old boy shot dead, mother injured in Hounslow shooting(source : Ananova)
3rd - Man injured in Birmingham shooting (Winson Green Rd).
5th - Man shot in Slough, Berks.
8th - 4 people shot and slashed in 5 separate incidents in Bristol carnival. Weapons included a handgun, a BB gun, nail gun, and machete. (source : Evening Standard)
9th - Man 'gunned down' in Pizza robbery in Stamford Hill (source : Evening Standard)
10th - Shooting in Birmingham during car theft
12th- Man shot twice and killed by police in Liverpool (source : Ananova)
13th - Man shot in face in Newtown district of Birmingham in car theft (source : BBC)
14th - Handgun discharged during robbery in Scotland (source : Ananova)
14th- Man found shot dead in Tottenham
14th - Gunman sought in Kent (handgun)
15th - 1 killed and 4 injured in two separate shooting incidents in Leeds (source : Ananova)
16th - Police shoot dead 'armed' man in Brixton. Victim allegedly had a silver handgun.Man shot SIX times had a lighter NOT a gun
16th - Shots fired at Police
17th - Restaurant shooting in the Lozells district of Birmingham (source : Birmingham Post)
18th - Police arrest man who shot at them in North London (source : Ananova)
19th - Man shot dead on the 22nd was also shot at at the same location. Police had been unaware of this. (source : BBC Radio 5 Live & Daily Telegraph 24/7/01)
21st - Two shot in London nightclub incident (probably handgun used)
21st - Another shooting in Birmingham (source : Birmingham Post)
22nd - One dead, one seriously wounded in pub shooting near Leeds (see 19th July also) (source : Ananova)
23rd - Second fatality from Sunday's (22nd) shooting.
23rd - Shooting victim reaches Hackney hospital
23rd - Man shot in Wolverhamption
25th - Fatal shooting in Liverpool with a handgun
25th - One dead, one injured in Manchester shootings
26th - Man shot in face in Handsworth district of Birmingham
28th - 3 injured in Coventry park shooting (source : Birmingham Post)
exact date unknown - Man (Godfrey Scott) found dead at home in Leytonstone from gunshot would (source : Observer, 26th August 2001)
(2nd - Armed police call-outs reach 5 per day - S T A T I S T I C S)
(5th - Sophisticated weapon found in hands of boy , and 2 handguns lost from Army base)
5th - Man killed in 'drive-by' shooting in Clapton, e London (source : Teletext)
5th - 2 Brothers shot dead in Lincoln - Shotgun used
7th - Handgun shooting in Shepherds Bush
9th - Arrest made after shooting incidents in Soho
10th - Man suspected of committing double murder in Lincoln (see 5th) shoots himself dead with shotgun (source : Daily Telegraph)
12th - Several shots fired and one injured as motorcyclists are attacked on the motorway. Weapon is thought to be a handgun. (source : Birmingham Post)
14th - Weapons recovered by police after shots fired at the 'Million Dollar Club' in Bilston, Midlands. (Source : Birmingham Post)
14th - Shooting fatality in Longsight district of Manchester
17th - Man shot in Handsworth district of Birmingham
20th - Gunman fires upto 25 rounds in street in Lozells district of Birmingham (source : Birmingham Post)
21st - Man found dead from gunshot wounds in his car - Wednesbury (source : Birmingham Post & Ananova)
21st - Man shot dead in his car in Edmonton, N.London (source : Evening Standard)
22nd - Man shot in legs in Brixton (source : The Observer, 26th August 2001)
22nd - Man shot in the Aston district of Birmingham (source : Radio 5 Live & Birmingham Post)
28th - Man found dead from gunshot wounds in Staffordshire farm house (source : The Times & Ananova)
2nd - 3 injured in handgun shooting in Oldham (source : Ananova)
3rd - Man shot in legs during car theft in Hockley district of Birmingham (source : Radio 5 Live)
5th - Two shootings (related) in Bradford leave one dead and an old lady injured (source : Ananova)
5th - (Handgun used to force two rapes in West London (Heston & Chiswick))
7th - Man commits suicide with shotgun in Birmingham (source : Ananova)
7th - Man shot in leg in ambush in Kilburn (source : Evening Standard)
10th - Man shot and critically wounded in Brixton (source : Evening Standard)
11th - Police called to incident where shots were fired in Glasgow (source : Glasgow Daily Herald)
14th - One shot , one stabbed in incident in Walsall (shotgun) ( source : Birmingham Post)
15th - Man shot after being held hostage in South London
17th - 2 wounded in Birmingham shooting
18th - Shooting fatality in Willenhall, W.Midlands (source : Birmingham Post)
20th - Attempted murder with an air weapon in Leicester. Victim shot 8 times. (source Leiceter Mercury via Cybershooters)
22nd - Serious airgun shooting in Lancaster (source : Ananova)
23rd - Shooting in Sheffield nightclub (source : Ananova)
25th - Shots fired during armed siege in Oxfordshire
25th - Two shot in South London
25th - Shots fired from a handgun at a coach in Nottingham
27th - Another fatal shooting in Birmingham / Fatal Birmingham shooting (source : Ananova)
29th - Shooting in E17
29th - Fatal shooting in Birmingham (source : Birmingham Post)
2nd - Shooting with nail gun in Newcastle pub (source : Newcastle Chronicle)
3rd - Gamekeeper shot on Royal estate (source : Ananova)
3rd - Double shooting in Wolverhampton - handgun used (source : Birmingham Post)
4th - Man shot in Bootle district of Liverpool
5th - Man shoots himself dead during police siege in Putney
5th - Two shot in Kilburn
6th - Double killing in Scotland (source : Ananova)
6th - Man found with 2 gunshot wounds in East Lothian graveyard - critical in hospital (source : Sunday Express)
7th - Shooting in Glasgow pub (source : The Herald, 11/10/01)
7th - Man shoots himself in the head in city bar (source : Birmingham Post)
7th - One shot dead, one wounded in stomach in Tottenham shooting (source : Evening Standard)
8th - Fatal shooting in Havant, Hampshire (source : BBC)
10th - Man shot dead in Chorlton-on-Medlock district of Manchester - Handgun used (source : Manchester Evening News)
11th - Man killed & 11yr old boy injured in Liverpool shooting (source : BBC)
11th - Man shot dead in South London (source : Evening Standard)
16th - Man shot dead in East Ham house (source : Evening Standard)
18th - Shooting incident at West London pub in Southall. Pub was bombed later (source : Evening Standard)
20th - Asian taxi driver shot dead in Bradford (source : Cybershooters)
20th - Asian man found shot dead in Hounslow, West London. (source : Evening Standard)
22nd - Airgun shooting in Maidstone (source : Evening Standard)
22nd - Woman shot by airgun in East London (source : Evening Standard)
24th - Man shot dead in Hastings, Sussex. (source : Evening Standard)
26th - Another shooting in South-East London (source : Cybershooters)
27th - 4 shots fired at police in Acton, West London (source : Evening Standard & Express on Sunday)
29th - Man found shot in the throat in a doorway in Tooley St, nr London Bridge Station. (source : Cybershooters)
30th - A man has been found shot in Golden Square, Soho. (Source : Cybershooters)
30th - 1 dead and 1 injured in Islington shooting (source : Evening Standard)
30th - Youth shot and injured at Petrol station in Caversham, nr Reading. (source : BBC South via Cybershooters)
31st - 1 man dead, 1 woman injured in shooting in Longsight district of Manchester (source : Manchester Evening News)
31st - Man dies of gunshot wounds near London nightclub (source : Evening Standard)
date unknown - Man shot in face in The Meadows area of Nottingham. (source : Cybershooters / Nottingham Evening Post).
"Gun crime remains a serious problem in the capital. Since 15 January, murders have been referred to the Operation Trident squad, which deals with black-on-black shootings. Since April there have been 104 non-fatal shootings". (Evening Standard, 2/11/01).
1st - 2 shot in London nightclub - Beretta pistol recovered (source : Evening Standard)
1st - Man shot dead by police in Derbyshire village (source : Manchester Evening News)
8th - Man shot in East Stoke, nr Newark (source : Birmingham Post)
14th - Police shoot dead man in Harrow
16th - Criminal shot dead in Peckham, South London (source : BBC)
15th - Girl loses an eye in airgun shooting in the North-East (source Daily Telegraph)
17th - Shooting in nightclub (source : Ananova)
20th - Shooting in Charing Cross area of London (source : Evening Standard)
20th - Radio One DJ shot and killed in Wembley (source : Ananova)
22nd - Police officer shot at in Tottenham (source : Ananova)
23rd - Shooting death in Huddersfield. (source : Ananova)
23rd - Shooting in Cheetham Hill district of Manchester - shotgun used (source : Manchester Evening News)
24th - Man with multiple gunshot wounds in Chorlton-on-Medlock, nr Manchester (source : Manchester Evening News)
24th - One shot dead , two others injured in Londons 'Murder Mile' - handgun used (source : Evening Standard)
25th - Five injured in Pub shooting in Toxteth, Liverpool (source : Ananova)
28th - Shots fired in Hackney street (source : Evening Standard)
28th - Man found shot dead at scene of armed robbery in London (source : Evening Standard)
1st - Man shot in Digbeth, West Mids nightclub - shotgun used (source : BBC)
1st - One dead, two injured in triple shooting in Chippenham, Wilts - possible 'domestic' , shotgun found (source : BBC)
2nd - Shots fired at police officer in Birmingham , handgun used (source : BBC)
3rd - Man shot dead in pub car park in Underhill, Wolverhampton (source : Birmingham Post)
9th - Two injured in car crash as shots were fired at the vehicle in Leeds.
10th - Man shot in knee at Hockley, West Midlands nighclub (source : BBC)
10th - Man shot in Bristol street with handgun (source : BBC)
14th - Man shot dead in Bournemouth nightclub - handgun used (source : Evening Standard)
16th - Man injured in accidental discharge of firearm at Worcestershire auction house (source : Birmingham Post)
16/7/01 - Handgun crime UP since Dunblane ban (source : BBC)