90 weapons including shotguns, handguns and a rifle handed in to West Yorkshire Police

Ninety firearms were surrendered between Saturday, July 20 and Sunday, August 4, alongside large quantities of ammunition including 1,500 shotgun cartridges.

Weapons handed in included 31 ‘live’ firearms including 21 handguns, eight shotguns, a taser and a rifle.

Wanted: 39 people police urgently want to speak to in WakefieldThe surrender, which was held nationally in police forces across England and Wales and supported by West Yorkshire Police, gave people the opportunity to hand in firearms without the fear of prosecution for possessing them.

Temporary Assistant Chief Constable Mark Ridley of West Yorkshire Police, said: “Illegally held firearms can cause great harm to the communities we serve.

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"This surrender was part of the ongoing work to reduce this type of crime, which also includes having dedicated resources to investigate firearms discharges and using gang injunctions to target those individuals caught up in the cycle of organised criminality which often includes the use of and access to illegal firearms.

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