In total the British Army and RUC injured thousands and took 17 lives
with plastic and rubber bullets. As a lethal weapon with devastating consequences plastic
bullets, or any lethal replacement such as Tasers, are completely
unacceptable and constitute a breach of international human rights
standards. The most vulnerable in our society continue to be most at
risk from these weapons – especially children.
Statements which say that these weapons will not be used as a form of
crowd control are welcome, however these weapons were not designed to be
used in crowd control situations. Therefore we need this to be further
clarified in light of the current guidelines, which are already supposed
to be adhered to in the deployment of plastic bullets. Our campaign to ensure plastic
bullets are totally banned will continue.
Stephen McConomy. Age 11 yrs – Killed by a plastic bullet fired by the British army on 19 April 1982The British soldier who killed Stephen was Lance Corporal Nigel Robert Englefield of the 2nd ...
Stephen Geddis age 10, Divis Flats, Falls Road, west Belfast, struck in the head by a plastic-bullet on 28 August 1975, fired by a member of the British army’s Royal Anglian Regiment.
Carol Ann Kelly 12 years, Twinbrook, west Belfast, shot by a plastic bullet fired by a member of the British Army’s Royal Fusiliers, on 19 May 1981. She died two days later.
Brian Stewart 13 years, Norglen Crescent, Turf Lodge, west Belfast, hit by a plastic bullet near his home on 4 October 1976, fired by members of the British army’s King’s Own Scottish Borders. He ...
Julie Livingstone 14 years, Carrigart Avenue, Lenadoon, west Belfast, was struck on the head by a plastic bullet at Stewartstown Road on 12 May 1981. She died the following day in hospital. A member of ...
Michael Donnelly 21 years, Cavendish Street, Falls Road, west
Belfast, struck by a plastic bullet fired by a member of the British
Army’s Royal Artillery Regiment. The shooting occurred at Leeson ...
Paul Whitters 15 years, Derry City, struck on the head by a
plastic-bullet fired by a member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary on 15
April 1981. He died in hospital ten days later on 25 April.
Paul was ...
Tobias Molloy 18 years, Fountain Street, Strabane, killed by a
rubber bullet during the early hours of Sunday, 16 July 1972. The fatal
bullet was fired by a British soldier at the ‘Camels Hump’ ...
Peter McGuinness 41 years, Bawnmore, Shore
Road, north Belfast, struck by a plastic bullet fired by a member of
the Royal Ulster Constabulary on 9 August 1981. He died minutes later
in the living room ...
Frank Rowntree 11 years, Lower Clonard Street, Falls Road, West Belfast, shot with a (doctored) rubber bullet on 20 April 1972, by members of the British Army’s Royal Anglian Regiment.
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The names and circumstances of the death of the victims referred to on this website comes from court documents, witness statements, official reports, and respected human rights and civil liberties organisations such as Amnesty International. Allegations of the British Army Force Research Unit collusion in the murder of UK citizens, including the murder of human rights lawyer Patrick Finucane comes from the British Police Commissioner Sir John Stevens who conducted the official enquiry into British Army Collusion.
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