Amnesty held for Turkish-made blank-firing pistols. Story by David Spereall - BBC News, Yorkshire • 3mo. A four-week firearms amnesty for a specific type of weapon has begun in West Yorkshire.

An amnesty for top-venting blank firers is ... Amnesty held for Turkish-made blank-firing pistols. 3 February 2025. ... West Yorkshire Police said that people handing in the weapons before 1 ...

Converted blank-firing handguns are behind more shooting incidents in the UK than 'real' weapons with the pistols responsible for four deaths last year, figures show ...

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 ...

Four brands of blank firing handguns currently on sale in the UK are set to be made illegal after a string of murders. Converted firearms - originally designed to fire blanks - are currently ...

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 ...

Members of an organised West Midlands crime gang who bought dozens of blank firing handguns to convert into live weapons have been jailed for a total of almost 14 years.

Four blank-firing guns, among other weapons, have been removed from the streets of Lancashire as part of a national firearms amnesty. The amnesty was launched after tests by the National Crime ...

The National Crime Agency (NCA) highlighted four brands of blank firing guns, originally designed to fire blank ammunition without a bullet or projectile component, which are “readily ...

A four-week firearms amnesty for a specific type of weapon has begun in West Yorkshire. Police have urged anyone in possession of a Turkish manufactured top-venting blank firer (TVBF) to hand them in.

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 ...