Deactivated machine guns from the Second World War were among the weapons surrendered to the Metropolitan Police during Gun Surrender week MET/PATwo Second World War machine guns have been handed in to police in London as part of a nationwide anti-firearms drive. The deactivated weapons were among five automatic guns given to the Metropolitan Police, along with 31 shotguns, 11 pistols, ten handguns, nine revolvers and six rifles. About 3,859 rounds of ammunition and 48 air weapons were also surrendered to the UK’s largest police force during the “national gun surrender” scheme which was launched on November 13 and ends on Sunday. Detective Superintendent Mike Balcombe, of the Met’s Trident and Area Crime Command, said: “We are very pleased with the public response to the first week of the gun surrender. “Every firearm handed in to police makes the city safer as it prevents them from…

Source: The Times November 21, 2017 09:00 UTC