A weapons amnesty is being held this month. 

People can hand in any unlawfully held or unwanted firearms, knives, ammunition or other weapons at Workington Police Station until April 18. 

They will not be prosecuted for owning them. 

The surrender is a North West campaign by police to stop weapons falling into the wrong hands.  

A spokesman said: "Many firearms are held in innocence and ignorance of their illegality or are overlooked and forgotten in people’s homes.

"Some are acquired and distributed by criminal networks to harm, threaten and intimidate their local communities.

"The surrender gives the chance to dispose of the firearm or ammunition with no questions asked, by simply taking it to a police station and handing it in."

Members of the public can also surrender items that have the potential to be converted such as antique guns, blank firing replicas and imitations.

Superintendent Mark Pannone said: "The last surrender of weapons in this county was in 2014 where 130 firearms and ammunition were handed in so we know that members of the communities we serve see this as an important issue."