A national firearms amnesty is taking place from Monday (February 3), giving the public the opportunity to surrender ...

Police in Kent, Surrey and Sussex are holding an amnesty for four types of Turkish-made blank firing guns that are popular among organised crime groups. Tests by the National Crime Agency (NCA) found ...

Owners of particular types of blank firing guns, which have become popular with criminals, have been urged to hand the firearms in to police stations after tests found they can be easily converted to ...

Forty-five blank-firing guns have been handed over to South Yorkshire Police during a month-long amnesty. In February, police forces across the UK took part in a campaign aimed at the owners of ...

More than 40 guns which fire blanks and hundreds of rounds of ammunition have been handed into Nottinghamshire Police during a four week national amnesty. Forces across the country have taken part in ...

Four Turkish-made blank-firing guns were "easily accessible" and could be "easily converted" into lethal weapons that could be used on the streets of Merseyside. Merseyside Police Detective Chief ...

Four brands of blank firing handguns currently on sale in the UK are set to be made illegal after a string of murders. Converted firearms - originally designed to fire blanks - are currently ...

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