10 'potentially lethal' firearms taken off West Midlands streets as part of gun amnesty
West Midlands Police have announced that 10 potentially lethal firearms have been handed in by the public as part of their gun amnesty.
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The amnesty started on February 3, and has seen West Midlands Police team up with all other police forces across England.
The amnesty urges anyone with the Turkish-manufactured, top-venting blank firer (TVBF) handguns, to hand them in immediately.
Testing from the National Crime Agency and policing groups has shown that four models of the firearm are readily convertible and are now considered illegal.
The firearms are the Turkish brands: Retay, Ekol, Ceonic and Blow.
It means anyone caught with the weapons can face up to 10 years in prison.
Since the amnesty started on Monday, 10 of the weapons have now been taken off the streets and made safe by officers so they can destroy them.
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