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 ...

The National Crime Agency highlighted four brands of blank firing guns which are ‘readily convertible’ to fire live ammunition.

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 ...

Blank guns, which produce a loud noise and flash without firing bullets, were initially used for police and military training, film props, and signalling at sports events. Although non-lethal in ...

Owners of Turkish blank-firing pistols face prison sentences within weeks Police forces hold month-long amnesty for replica guns that can easily be converted to fire live ammunition ...

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 ...

The force said it had accepted 13 so-called top-venting blank firing (TVBF) weapons at police stations since 3 February as part of a national initiative. Officers said the blank-firing guns will ...

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 ...

More than 40 guns which fire blanks were handed into Surrey Police and Sussex Police following a four-week firearms amnesty. The plea for Turkish-manufactured top-venting blank firers (TVBFs) ran ...

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 ...