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Make our streets safer by handing in your firearm - Northants Police supports firearms amnesty

Northamptonshire Police is asking people to hand in unwanted and illegal firearms as part of a national four-week amnesty which begins today (February 2). Coordinated by the National Ballistics Intelligence Service (NABIS), the firearms surrender will run for just under four weeks from Monday, February 2, to Friday, February 27. The four-week amnesty is a campaign to remove firearms from falling into the pool of criminally used weapons, with a particular focus on BRUNI top/side venting blank firing (TVBFs) firearms. In their original state, top-venting blank firers (TVBFs) have a fully blocked barrel and are designed to discharge only blank cartridges. When discharged, combustion gases vent from the top of the weapon. But since 2021, UK law enforcement has recovered 800 of these guns converted to fire live ammunition, and data shows that at least five homicides have occurred using a converted TVBF since 2023. Whilst people will have purchased these firearms legally for their intended use, they are now no longer to be kept in your possession, therefore they should be handed in to your local police station before February 27, 2026. Possession of one of the guns after the amnesty ends could result in a prison sentence of 10 years. During the surrender, we want people to hand in: -8mm PAK Bruni BBM Model 92 blank firing self-loading pistol -8mm PAK Bruni BBM New Police blank firing self-loading pistol -8mm PAK Bruni BBM Model 96 blank firing self-loading pistol -8mm PAK Bruni BBM Model ‘GAP’ blank firing self-loading pistol -.380R (9mmK) PAK Bruni BBM ME Ranger single-action blank firing revolver -illegally-held guns and ammunition -firearms you may have been asked to hide for someone else The last firearms surrender in Northamptonshire, which ran from August 26 to October 5 last year, saw 41 weapons handed in. Whilst nationally, firearms crime remains low, there are still very serious incidents taking place involving guns and police want to give people the opportunity to hand them in with no questions asked during this four-week amnesty. If you have a gun that falls into any of these categories, please hand it in. Operations Inspector Craig Johnson said: “Thankfully, gun crime in the UK remains one of the lowest in the world, but that doesn’t mean that we have become complacent. “Supporting this kind of amnesty is crucial as part of our commitment to take as many dangerous weapons off our streets as possible and I would encourage anyone with a firearm in their possession to hand it in, no questions asked. “This time round, we are particularly appealing to anyone who might own a BRUNI top/side venting blank firing firearm. “These firearms were commonly bought for very innocent purposes such as starting races so we believe that a lot of people might own them and be completely unaware that they have now been declared illegal. “If you think you might possess one, please call us and arrange for it to be handed in, as in the wrong hands, these types of firearms could be turned into a deadly weapon.” During the amnesty, those handing over firearms will not face prosecution for illegal possession at the point of surrender and can remain anonymous. Firearms and ammunition can be given up by calling Northamptonshire Police on 101 and making an appointment for the items to be collected. If you know of anyone involved with illegal firearms contact police on 101, get in touch online at www.northants.police.uk, or call independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. If you are a licensed firearm holder and would like advice, please contact Northamptonshire Police on 101.