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Recorded Crimes and Offences Involving Firearms, Scotland, 2006-07

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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, 2006-07

How used

Number

Main firearm used

Shotgun

Rifle

Pistol/ Revolver

Air weapon

Imitation

Unidentified

Other

TOTAL

Total

51

17

75

675

116

173

138

1,245

Fired - fatal injury

1

1

1

1

-

3

1

8

- causing injury

13

2

9

143

5

22

45

239

- damage to property

5

4

2

237

-

42

21

311

- no injury/damage

11

5

5

149

10

21

32

233

Used as a blunt instrument

4

-

6

7

-

-

-

17

Used to threaten

11

3

44

87

75

73

22

315

Other uses

6

2

8

51

26

12

17

122

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