Police call for unlawful firearms to be surrendered

Sunday 12 November 2017

As part of a national firearms surrender campaign, Jersey Police are appealing for people to hand over any unlawfully held, or unwanted, guns and ammunition.

The two-week campaign, named Operation Aztec, is starting tomorrow and is supported by police forces across the UK to give people the opportunity to hand in unwanted guns without fear of prosecution.

Anyone wishing to surrender firearms or ammunition can call the Police on 612612 at any time during the next two weeks and they will make an appointment to come and collect the items safely.

Chris Beechey, Head of Firearms, Chief Inspector, said: “If anyone is in possession of anunwanted or unlicensed firearm this campaign is the perfect opportunity to surrenderthem. We just want more guns out of harm’s way. You may have inherited one or simply found one in your loft or shed that you had forgotten about.

"You can now hand these in knowing that you have disposed of them safely and you can do this without fear of prosecution for illegal possession, at the point of surrender.”

The surrender initiative is being led by the National Ballistics Intelligence Service (NABIS) and will run from 13 November to 26 November. During the last national firearms surrender in 2014 more than 6,000 items were handed in to police in the UK. These included hand guns, rifles, shotguns, antique (obsolete calibre) guns and imitation firearms, as well as ammunition.