Police launch two-week weapons surrender in England and Wales - Weekly News


Police launch two-week weapons surrender in England and Wales


People in England and Wales have two weeks to hand in guns, other weapons and ammunition to police stations without being punished for possession.
People who surrender firearms will not automatically be charged, but will be if they are later connected to a crime.

Assistant Chief Constable Helen McMillan said police were "realistic" that they were "not going to get hardened gang members" surrendering their arms.

But she added: "This is part of our response to try and make it as difficult as possible for those people to come into possession of any type of weapon at all.

"You don't have to give your name or address, we just want more guns out of harm's way."

Reality Check: Is crime up or down?

Illegally-held BB-guns, air weapons, rifles, shotguns or pistols are among the weapons police say should be handed in by the 26 November cut-off.


Police think some people come across weapons when clearing the houses of relatives and        may not know what to do with them.

'Save a life'

Ms McMillan said: "It could be a trophy of war, it could be a starting pistol - please contact us on 101 and arrange to hand it in to your nearest police station."

She added: "Each firearm we retrieve has the potential to save a life so do the right thing and surrender your weapon."

 From this launch by the police it shows that the police are trying to reduce the numbers of people being killed due to the rise in gun crime. e.g. the terrorist attacks earlier this year and shootings of innocent young people as a result of wars between gangs etc.



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