Use national surrender to hand over guns

STAFFORDSHIRE Police are appealing to the public to hand in any unwanted, unlicensed or illegal guns during a national surrender of firearms and ammunition.

The surrender, which started yesterday and runs until Sunday,

May 29, is coordinated by the National Ballistics Intelligence Service (NABIS) and supported by police forces.

Many firearms are held in ignorance of their illegality or are overlooked and forgotten in people’s homes. Some firearms are held legally and are no longer required. Others are acquired and distributed by criminal networks to harm, threaten and intimidate their local communities.

You can hand in weapons at Burton Police Station between the hours of 9am and 5pm.