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Recorded Crimes and Offences Involving Firearms, Scotland, 2005-06

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Table 6 Crimes and offences recorded by the police in which a firearm was alleged to have been used by main firearm used, Scotland, 2005-06

Number

How used

Main firearm used

Shotgun

Rifle

Pistol/ Revolver

Air weapon

Imitation

Unidentified

Other

Total

Total

57

11

98

618

59

121

104

1,068

Fired - fatal injury

2

-

3

1

-

2

-

8

- causing injury

9

-

8

120

2

8

42

189

- damage to property

9

4

3

397

-

62

24

499

- no injury/damage

8

-

9

31

3

3

14

68

Used as a blunt instrument

1

-

1

1

3

3

-

9

Used to threaten

16

7

65

47

31

36

15

217

Other uses

12

-

9

21

20

7

9

78

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