Alsager: 35 guns given to Cheshire Police by the public in May

By Deborah Bowyer

31st May 2022 | Local News

Alsager: Some of the guns that were handed in. (Image - Cheshire Police)
Alsager: Some of the guns that were handed in. (Image - Cheshire Police)

Owners of firearms in Cheshire have surrendered a total of 35 weapons along with ammunition.

While police cannot disclose if any came from Macclesfield due to safety reasons, it is highly likely as one of Cheshire's biggest towns, that a gun or two may have been handed in from Macclesfield.

The weapons included viable and imitation firearms including shotguns, rifles, pistols, BB guns and air rifles. 

It was part of a national surrender which ran from Thursday 12 May to Sunday 29 May.

Chief Inspector James Wilson said: "I want to thank the public who used this opportunity to surrender a firearm. You have helped play your part in stopping them from falling into the hands of dangerous criminals.

"I also want to thank those who handed in imitation firearms which look like real weapons and are often used by criminals to threaten and frighten others.

"Although gun crime is low in Cheshire we must never forget that illegal firearms are dangerous and handing them in to police goes a long way in making the community a safer place.

"Even though the surrender has ended I still want to encourage people who may still hold a firearm to contact police via our website and an officer can arrange for it to be collected and destroyed."

To still hand in a firearm, ammunition or imitation gun please visit the Cheshire Constabulary website.

     

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