The National Crime Agency (NCA) in the UK says blank-firing and deactivated guns are bought legally by organised crime gangs in Europe who then "reactivate" them - often by removing an obstruction ...
Following the raid, Philip John Maylen, 57, of Penny’s Hatch, Kingsclere, Newbury, was charged with possession of a prohibited weapon, contrary to section 5 (1) of the Firearms Act 1968. He appeared ...
Guns held by civilians in Ukraine could also end up in the UK, he said, warning of a "time ... He said he ran a lucrative "gun factory". Previously deactivated weapons are easy to transform ...