Girlfriend terrified for her life as 'hot-headed' thug threatened to shoot her with air rifleWhen the police arrived Paul Armstrong told them: 'I'm going to get my gun and shoot the lot of you'Paul Armstrong (Image: Cleveland Police)A Hartlepool thug, branded as hot-headed by a judge, left his girlfriend terrified for her life after he threatened to shoot her. The woman reported that her partner had previously been violent towards her during a break in Scarborough. In mitigation, Michael Forrest told the court that mental health difficulties had been "a constant blight" throughout his client's life. Article continues below"You lose your rag easily, due to a combination of personality and mental health issues," the judge told Armstrong. Referring to the domestic abuse, the judge told Armstrong that he is "a bully."