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I am writing to make an application under the Freedom of Information Act.
Firstly, I would like to know how many times your force has recorded a firearm being discharged in 2018 by a member of the public (not police officers). Then, if I could please get those figures for 2017 and then 2016, I’d be very grateful. I understand the definition of a firearm being discharged is if it is ‘fired - causing injury to a person’, ‘fired - causing property damage’ and ‘fired - no injury to person or damage to property’. Please let me know if your force has a different definition.
Secondly, could I obtain a breakdown of the number of under 18’s investigated for possessing a firearm for 2018, then 2017 and 2016. And, could you indicate how many for each age bracket (so, the number of 17 year olds, 16s, 15s etc)?