Great-grandad, 64, jailed for brandishing pistol in ‘heated’ family row

A great grandfather who pulled a pistol on a woman during a furious family argument has been jailed for five years.

Martin Gordon, 64, was arrested in Dudley in the West Midlands, on August 11 2024 after he was filmed brandishing a pistol on a residential street in broad daylight.

The great grandfather had stormed into the local Samson and Lion pub to confront his granddaughter over the removal of his wife’s ashes from the mantlepiece.

The family row, which resulted in a baseball bat being brandished by Gordon’s grandson, and Gordon waving a gun at his granddaughter Mia, was streamed live on Facebook.

West Midlands Police firearms officers descended on a nearby industrial site and arrested Gordon less than 40 minutes after the original call was made.

He was found with a magazine containing two bullets in his pocket, while the gun was still in the car.

Following an investigation by the force’s Major Crime Unit (MCU), Gordon, of Brierley Hill Road, Wordsley, admitted possession of a firearm.

Det Sgt Matt Nightingale, from our MCU, said: “Gordon brandished this weapon in full view of other members of the public and made no effort to conceal it.

“Quick work by officers meant that we were able to quickly locate him and recover the gun.

“We’re committed to tackling gun crime – we’re taking weapons off the streets and putting those who carry them behind bars.”