Owners of blank firing pistols are being warned they must hand them into police during the next four weeks or face a possible prison sentence. Forces across England and Wales are holding a month ...

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 ...

Police have urged anyone in possession of a Turkish manufactured top-venting blank firer (TVBF) to hand them in. Anyone found with one of the guns faces a prison sentence of up to 10 years.

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 ...

Staffordshire Police are asking owners of four types of top-venting blank-firing firearms to surrender their firearms after tests revealed they are illegal. The appeal comes as part of the ...

The public are being urged to turn in now-illegal Turkish-made blank-firing pistols as a four-week amnesty is launched. Turkish manufactured top-venting blank firers (TVBFs) were banned following ...

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 ...

Devon and Cornwall Police are taking part in a month-long nationwide firearm amnesty which aims to encourage the public to surrender Turkish Top-venting blank firing (TVBF) guns which can be ...

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 ...

A stolen vehicle investigation has led the Delhi Police to uncover connections between gangsters linked to the recent 24-round firing incident in Gurugram on January 14. The breakthrough came when ...