Police in Kent, Surrey and Sussex are holding an amnesty for four types of Turkish-made blank firing guns that are popular among organised crime groups. Tests by the National Crime Agency (NCA ...

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.

Thai police identified the gun used in Tuesday’s shootings as one of these so-called blank, or blank-firing, handguns. Blank guns generally face fewer restrictions and can be imported and ...

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 ...

Police forces across England and Wales have seen more 1,000 Turkish manufactured top-venting blank firers handed in. As part of a national amnesty currently taking place for owners, of soon to be ...

Police have urged anyone in possession of a Turkish manufactured top-venting blank firer (TVBF) to hand them in. Anyone found with one of the guns faces a prison sentence of up to 10 years.