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18 June 2018

BBC News

Police Scotland has launched a firearms amnesty, intended to stop weapons falling into the hands of criminals. Anyone who has a gun or ammunition without a valid certificate can take them to one of 43 police stations. No-one will be prosecuted just for possession of a weapon if they hand it in during the amnesty. Officers have stressed, however, that this immunity does not apply to offences linked to the weapon before it was handed in. The amnesty will last two... (GunPolicy.org)

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