Firearms Amnesty Half Over

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Today marks the half way point of the firearms amnesty underway in the province of B.C. 

Province wide, the RCMP are hailing the  amnesty as a big success saying they have collected nearly 300 firearms including:

43 handguns and 10 prohibited firearms. Nine semi-automatic rifles were also turned into the RCMP, as were 6,713 rounds of ammunition.

Some of the more unusual items handed in include a 1942 German Luger, two tiny .22 calibre pistols and 1.5 pounds of gunpowder.

In Prince George, the numbers form a small fraction of the provincial picture. 

Police in P.G..have received two calls to pick up a total of three firearms.

The first call was to pick up a .22 rifle.

The second call came from a woman who said she had discovered two firearms in her attic, and had no idea who they may have belonged to.  In that case police picked up a 30-30 rifle and a .22

The amnesty is in effect until the 30^th.  The Solicitor General says the amnesty has been set up to allow people who no longer want to have the firearms, dispose of the items without fear of facing charges.

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