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.

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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 brands of blank firing handguns currently on sale in the ... was jailed in 2020 for attempted murder after he fired a converted Retay pistol at a stranger, narrowly missing his heart.

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 gang bought blank firing pistols from shops across the country before converting them into deadly guns to sell on to gangsters for profit. The six-strong outfit, led by Gavin Donald, bought 41 ...

A number of blank-firing guns have been handed in to Derbyshire Police during an amnesty this month. The force said it had accepted 13 so-called top-venting blank firing (TVBF) weapons at police ...

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 ...

Officers said the blank-firing guns will cease to be legal to own after 28 February. TVBF firearms are popular with organised criminals because they can be readily converted into lethal guns ...

A number of blank-firing guns have been handed in to Derbyshire Police during an amnesty this month. The force said it had accepted 13 so-called top-venting blank firing (TVBF) weapons at police ...