Police seize 345 guns in 7 months

Crime

July 20, 2026

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Police seized 345 firearms over the past seven months, with pistols accounting for the largest number of weapons found.

Data obtained by Guardian Media shows that officers recovered 192 pistols during the January 1 to July 16 period.

Police also recovered 65 revolvers, 38 shotguns, 25 rifles, 23 homemade shotguns and two submachine guns.

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