Introduction The UK maintains relatively low rates of firearm offences compared to mainland Europe and other developed countries. Access to firearms by the general public is severely restricted after the legislations enacted after the 1996 Dunblane school massacre, and even a limited number of law enforcement carry guns. Despite a recent doubling of sentencing for possessing or supplying firearms, gun crime continues to climb slowly, and there is an extensive black market for firearms stemming from Eastern Europe (Campbell, 2008). Firearms offences tend to be linked to organised crime groups and criminal gangs, particularly those in urban areas, rather than disorganised or one-time offences in the UK. Statistics and Data According to the latest available data from the Office for National Statistics, offences involving the use of firearms year ending March 2019, numbered 9,787, which is a 4% year-over-year increase, and a 27% increase over five years (2020). Notably, only 51% of offences were shots fired (other cases used as a threat) with 33 fatalities. Approximately 58% of cases were recorded in five metropolitan police jurisdictions (Office for National Statistics, 2020). Handguns were the most commonly used non-air firearm, accounting for 40% of offences despite being illegal in the UK. The second most common weapon was shotguns, which are legal in the UK with license and significant limitations, accounting for 20% offences (Allen & Audickas, 2020). Disorganised Crime Definitions for disorganised crime differ, focusing on both the nature of the crime and its execution. Disorganised crime is often seen as a crime of passion, one that demonstrates little to no planning, chaotic actions from the criminal, and oftentimes significant evidence left at the scene. Therefore, the whole nature of disorganised crime suggests that it is often committed alone. Unlike organised crime discussed later, there is no overarching objective such as profit, or political; instead, disorganised crime is driven by an immediate impulse that is likely to be highly personal and emotional for the individual committing the crime (Bonn, 2018). However, disorganised crime can also refer to criminal gangs which are short-lived and sporadic, potentially formed to commit one or several unplanned crimes without the need to organise into complex collectives (UNODC, 2020). In the last two decades, police in the UK face overwhelming gun use not only from professional criminals but also from those involved in disorganised crime. A significant portion of seized weapons is so known converted replicas, firearm replicas which are modified to fire real ammunition instead of blanks. These are carried by petty ‘disorganised’ criminals who drift into criminality via robbery or drug dealing because of lacklustre socioeconomic opportunities (Muir, 2003). The manner with which firearms are used has been shifting, which has led to the emergence of the ‘disorganised’ criminals that use firearms in a manner not occurring in the past, such as to settle a trivial dispute. Due to these changes, there has been an alleged emergence of a ‘gun’ culture in the UK, a subculture where possession of fir