BB guns to be hot topic
Air rifles and ball bearing guns will be a hot topic of discussion at the next meeting of Brereton and Ravenhill Parish Council in Rugeley. Air rifles and ball bearing guns will be a hot topic of discussion at the next meeting of Brereton and Ravenhill Parish Council in Rugeley. It follows the shooting of 17 school children with a BB gun. The attack took place at Etching Hill Primary School in the town recently. The children, 15 boys and two girls aged between seven and 11, suffered minor injuries from plastic pellets fired into the playground by 'snipers' taking pot shots through a hedge. Read the full story in the Express & Star.
It follows the shooting of 17 school children with a BB gun.
The attack took place at Etching Hill Primary School in the town recently.
The children, 15 boys and two girls aged between seven and 11, suffered minor injuries from plastic pellets fired into the playground by 'snipers' taking pot shots through a hedge.
They were playing in their lunchbreak at the Penk Drive school on March 15.
Parish councillor Tim Jones has asked for a discussion on the guns to take place during a meeting at the Parish Hall, Ravenhill Park, Brereton, next Tuesday at 7.30pm.
It follows a call from police to parents in the area to throw away BB guns or to hand them in at a secure box in the foyer of Rugeley police station.
Four 12-year-old boys, who were not pupils at the school, were arrested on suspicion of assault days after the ball bearing attack.
They returned to the police station for interviews on Sunday and were bailed until the end of April.
The future of Staffordshire Ambulance Service will also be discussed at the meeting.
Press officer Bob Lee will talk to councillors and the public about any changes and provide details of the local first responder scheme.
Other items up for discussion include police matters, Brereton Tip and the Parish Plan.
