POLICE forces across the province are aiming to get guns off the streets by offering a gun amnesty this month.
Anyone can turn in firearms, whether legal or illegal.
As long as the guns have not been used in the commission of a crime, anyone can hand over their firearms without facing the law throughout June.
Residents with unwanted guns can contact their local RCMP detachment or police headquarters and an officer will come fetch the firearms. Police stress that the guns should not be taken to a police station, and owners should not be carrying the guns when an officer comes to their door.
During the last amnesty in 2006, police received 3,200 firearms including 505 handguns, and more than 96,000 rounds of ammunition. Other types of weapons are also accepted during the amnesty.
The majority of the guns will be destroyed, though a small handful will be retained for training purposes, according to the RCMP.
