Prop guns and blank cartridges are used on Hollywood sets to simulate real gunfire. Blanks are cartridges tipped with material, but they can cause serious damage at close range. The cinematographer ...

Owners of particular types of blank firing guns, which have become popular with criminals, have been urged to hand the firearms in to police stations after tests found they can be easily converted to ...

Four brands of blank firing handguns currently on sale in the UK are set to be made illegal after a string of murders. Converted firearms - originally designed to fire blanks - are currently ...

A number of blank-firing guns have been handed in to Derbyshire Police during an amnesty this month. The force said it had accepted 13 so-called top-venting blank firing (TVBF) weapons at police ...

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As concerns rise over the growing use of blank guns in criminal activity, the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition has published draft regulations proposing a ban on their import into South ...

Four Turkish-made blank-firing guns were "easily accessible" and could be "easily converted" into lethal weapons that could be used on the streets of Merseyside. Merseyside Police Detective Chief ...