A Manchester Bee sculpture is being made from knives, guns and weapons taken off the streets
manchestereveningnews.co.ukhereAlmost 1,000 knives and other bladed weapons were handed in over the course of just the first five months.Images released by the force showed the extent of the deadly haul, which included swords, machetes, meat cleavers and even a Ninja-style throwing star.There were also kitchen knives and ornamental blades, alongside fake guns and other firearms.The British Ironwork Centre said a lorry dropped off 'thousands' of the weapons to its foundry in July - all of which had been collected from the streets of Manchester.The knife and gun banks used as part of the amnesty were designed and created by the centre."Manchester is the first location in the UK to develop and commit to an ongoing amnesty project like this, with all collected weapons to.
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