North West gives up the gun

Police across the North West received over 800 firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition during the ‘Give Up The Gun’ firearms surrender. a number of live and deactivated weapons including rifles, shotguns, handguns and air weapons as well as some imitation and antique firearms. The most unusual items include a replica AK-47, a number of wartime relics and a Smith & Wesson pistol.

The surrender ran from 4 April – 18 April 2016, where six police forces asked members of the public to surrender unlawfully held or unwanted guns and ammunition, to help prevent them getting into the wrong hands.

In Greater Manchester, 221 weapons were handed over along with thousands of rounds of ammunition.