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 ...

A four-week firearms amnesty for a specific type of weapon has begun in West Yorkshire. Police have urged anyone in ...

ESSEX Police have joined a month-long amnesty urging owners of blank-firing guns which "pose a very real risk" to hand them in at stations. Top-venting blank firearms are legal to buy in the UK ...

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 ...

Cumbria Police is holding a four-week firearms amnesty this February for certain Turkish-made blank-firing guns. The amnesty is in response to these top-venting blank firers (TVBFs) being declared ...

Lancashire Police are supporting a national four-week amnesty for Turkish-made blank firing guns that could be converted into a live firearm. Turkish manufactured top-venting blank firers (TVBFs ...

From March 2025, it will be a criminal offence to own one of these blank-firing guns, with anyone found in possession facing prosecution and a prison sentence of up to ten years. It is hoped the ...

An amnesty has begun across England to recover blank-firing guns which gangs are turning to because of how easy it is to convert them into lethal weapons. These Turkish-manufactured Top-Venting ...

The month-long surrender programme, starting Monday, targets "top-venting blank firers" (TVBFs) after more than 800 were recovered in criminal circumstances across the UK since 2021. A converted ...

Dyfed-Powys Police is joining forces across the UK in holding a four-week firearms amnesty for Turkish manufactured top-venting blank firers (TVBFs) branded as BLOW, CEONIC ISS, EKOL and RETAY ...

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 ...