Police say on one occasion a suspect lost part of his own hand when a weapon backfired
A police force has warned criminals are risking their own lives by using "lethal" makeshift firearms, with one suspect blowing part of his hand off.The improvised firearms have been used by criminals unable to get their hands on real handguns.
The force said on one occasion in recent months a suspect lost part of his own hand when a weapon backfired.Nottinghamshire Police officer David Richardson said: "They [slam guns] are really dangerous to the user, not just the public."We had between 20 to 30 in the space of a three-month period, but they have all been seized and the people who had them have all been sentenced.
"We get a lot of imitation or replica firearms. They look like a viable firearm and fire a projectile like ball-bearings.Follow BBC East Midlands on
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