60 weapons handed in to West Midlands Police as part of surrender scheme
It allows people to hand over weapons which will become illegal
West Midlands Police are supporting a national Home Office weapons surrender scheme to encourage people to hand over weapons that will become illegal later this year.
It ends next Tuesday, (9 March).
People who may be in possession of one of the 22 knives and a number of previously legally owned firearms and ancillary items - which will soon be added to the banned list - are being asked to surrender them.
You can see the list here.
The force say people may also be eligible for compensation if they surrender a weapon.
Only two police stations in the West Midlands will be receiving surrendered weapons at front desks during designated times.
The stations and times are:
West Bromwich Police Station, Moor Street, B70 7AQ
Weapon surrender times: Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 4pm - 8pm
Saturdays and Sundays 10am - 6pm
Coventry Police Station, Little Park Street, CV1 2JX
Weapon surrender times: Sundays from 10am - 6pm
Inspector Balraj Sohal, from our dedicated violence reduction Project Guardian team, said:
“This is a great opportunity to safely surrender weapons you may have previously legally owned.
“We’ve had around 60 weapons handed in as part of the scheme since December and I’d encourage you to check out the website and hand in anything you may have before the surrender ends.
“We’re committed to reducing the number of potentially harmful weapons on our streets. Too often we see the devastating impact
“I’d urge you to do your part in keeping the West Midlands safe and visit our website to find out more."
Hear all the latest news from across the UK on the hour, every hour, on Greatest Hits Radio on DAB, at greatesthitsradio.co.uk, and on the Greatest Hits Radio app.