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May 2022
Police are urging people in the Harrogate district to hand in any weapons, including guns, knives and tasers, during a two-week amnesty.
Anyone with weapons can surrender them at Harrogate police station, at Beckwith Head Road, anonymously without the threat of prosecution.
The amnesty, which starts tomorrow and ends on May 29, is part of a national campaign to tackle serious crime.
A North Yorkshire Police press release today said some people may be unaware that firearms kept at home for years are illegal. Others are legally held but no longer required and some are used to cause harm. The press release said:
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