A number of blank-firing guns have been handed in to Derbyshire Police during an amnesty this month. The force said it had ...

Four Turkish-made blank-firing guns were "easily accessible" and could be "easily converted" into lethal weapons that could ...

Four brands of blank firing handguns currently on sale in the ... Possession of one of the guns after the amnesty ends could result in a prison sentence of 10 years. Diana Johnson MP, Minister ...

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Out of the 106 firearm discharges in 2023, 64 were from blank firing guns, according to official figures. A converted TVBF was used in the killing of Sebastiaan James-Kraan, 20, in Ealing last ...

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 ...

Merseyside Police has announced a crackdown on Turkish blank-firing guns that are converted into deadly weapons in bedrooms and attics. Blank firing guns converted to fire deadly ammunition are ...

More than 40 illegal blank firing guns were handed into Surrey and Sussex police stations in February More than 40 guns which fire blanks were handed into Surrey Police and Sussex Police following ...