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22-02-2025
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Blank-firing guns handed in during police amnesty
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 stations since 3 February as part of a national initiative. Officers said the blank-firing guns will cease to be legal to own after 28 February. TVBF firearms are popular with organised criminals because they can be readily converted into lethal guns, the force said. The amnesty applies to the weapons made by Turkish manufacturers with the brand names Retay, Ekol, Ceonic and Blow. However, Derbyshire Police said it urged anyone who is unsure whether the changing law applies to them to hand in their gun. The force said TVBF weapons could be handed in at Pear Tree and St Mary's Wharf police stations and Derby and at Chesterfield and Buxton police stations. Follow BBC Derby on Facebook, on X, or on Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@ or via WhatsApp on 0808 100 2210. Derbyshire Police
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07-02-2025
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Teenager charged after converted firearm recovered in drugs raid
A teenager has been charged after a blank firing gun converted into a lethal weapon was recovered by police. Sufiaan Ali is believed to be one of the first people charged as new legislation comes in next month with regard to specific Turkish-made blank firers. He has been charged with possession of a readily convertible firearm following a drugs raid in Oldham yesterday (Thursday, February 6). The 19-year-old, of Hardy Street, Oldham, has been remanded to appear at Manchester Crown Court in Minshull Street on Friday March 14. He is also charged with being concerned in the supply of Class B drugs (namely THC and synthetic cannaboids) and possession of criminal property. READ MORE: LIVE: Car crashes at roundabout onto railway tracks with train travel chaos - updates READ MORE: Police swoop on local beauty spot after tip-off In a statement Greater Manchester Police said: "This charge is thought to be one of our firsts for this specific new offence, and comes as we support a national amnesty to recover Turkish-manufactured Top Venting Blank Firers (TVBF). "Firearms of any nature, but particularly models Retay, Ekol, Ceonic ISSC and Blow, must be surrendered to police stations by Friday 28 February 2025, as they are now illegal." More information on the amnesty and locations to surrender firearms to can be found here: Firearms Amnesty | Greater Manchester Police
