Firearms police officer was caught spying on his ex-girlfriend, misconduct tribunal hears

A firearms officer was caught spying on his ex-girlfriend by ‘staking out’ her home and peering over her wall in an eight-month stalking campaign, a misconduct tribunal heard today.   Benjamin Robinson, 33, was caught lurking outside the home in full uniform and while carrying a police issue sidearm by his Humberside Police colleagues.    The armed officer had gone … Read more

Gun dealer who stashed dozens of firearms in three-year-old daughter’s room jailed for eight years

An online gun dealer who stashed 26 firearms and 102 rounds of ammunition in his three-year-old daughter’s bedroom has been jailed for eight years. Darren Dixon, 32, was caught with the guns, explosives, gunpowder, ammunition, smoke grenades, deadly ricin seeds and garrottes in a raid of his home in Kentish Town, north London in October … Read more

Two British Army soldiers arrested on suspicion of firearms offences

Two British Army soldiers are arrested in Berkshire by Metropolitan Police’s Flying Squad on suspicion of firearms offences Two serving members of the British army yet to be named after firearms arrest The suspects in their 30s and 40s were detained by police for questioning  They were arrested in two separate raids on properties in … Read more

Two British Army soldiers are arrested in Berkshire on suspicion of firearms offences

Two British Army soldiers are arrested in Berkshire by Metropolitan Police’s Flying Squad on suspicion of firearms offences Two serving members of the British army yet to be named after firearms arrest The suspects in their 30s and 40s were detained by police for questioning  They were arrested in two separate raids on properties in … Read more

Kim Jong Un impersonator arrested on ‘firearms charges’ in Hong Kong

A Kim Jong Un impersonator has been arrested on ‘trumped-up gun charges’ in Hong Kong after mocking the Chinese government as part of his act.  The lookalike, who also goes by the name ‘Howard X,’ said he was arrested by ten police officers who raided his home in October 2020.  Howard X, who was born … Read more

Loophole exploited by criminals to use antique guns in crimes closed making 26,000 firearms illegal

Loophole exploited by criminals to use antique guns in crimes will be closed in move that will make 26,000 firearms illegal Seven types of ammunition no longer classed under ‘antique firearm’ category  Legal exemption designed to allow collectors and dealers to trade old firearms It was exploited by criminals and six deaths linked to antique … Read more

Dr. Dre says estranged wife Nicole Young will not give him back motorcycle, golf clubs and firearms

Dr. Dre says estranged wife Nicole Young will not give him back motorcycle, golf clubs and firearms from Malibu home they shared … as couple’s billion dollar divorce progresses By Adam S. Levy For Dailymail.com Published: 01:52 BST, 27 August 2020 | Updated: 01:56 BST, 27 August 2020 Dr. Dre, in his billion dollar divorce … Read more

US intercepts Venezuela-bound aircraft in Florida loaded with firearms and two pilots are arrested 

A Venezuela-bound private jet loaded with weapons and cash was stopped from leaving the United States from south Florida on Saturday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection revealed.  The plane was intercepted at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport loaded with 82 firearms, including a sniper rifle, plus 63,000 rounds of ammunition, authorities said Tuesday. The jet’s pilots – … Read more

Number of police firearms operations drop for the first time in four years

Number of police firearms operations drop for the first time in four years Number of police firearms operations has fallen for the first time in four years Operations fell 4% to just under 19,400 in England and Wales in year to March The drop – of 820 incidents year-on-year – is the first since 2015-16 … Read more

St Louis prosecutor considers charges against lawyer couple who brandished firearms at protesters

The leading St. Louis city prosecutor is considering pressing charges against a Missouri lawyer couple after they were seen brandishing guns at protesters outside their $1.15million mansion.  Mark McCloskey, 63, and his wife Patricia McCloskey, 61, were seen in multiple videos and photos on Sunday evening touting an AR-15 rifle and a handgun as protesters marched.  … Read more