An amnesty has been announced for owners of four types of Turkish-made blank firing guns that can be easily converted to fire ...

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 ...

A national campaign has begun, calling for owners of soon-to-be-outlawed blank-firing guns to hand them over to the police.

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 ...

Owners of blank firing pistols are being warned they must hand them into police during the next four weeks or face a possible ...

Tests by the National Crime Agency (NCA) found top-venting blank firers ... They were also used in four killings in the UK since 2022, according to the NCA. The guns can be handed in at the ...

found top-venting blank firers (TVBFs) made by Retay, Ekol, Ceonic and Blow could be converted using just basic DIY tools. The guns are popular with organised criminals and have been used in at ...