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How British gangs are buying guns for just £50 | LBC investigation
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8:56Now PlayingLBC's Crime Correspondent Andy Hughes is given exclusive access to a Met Police firearms unit who are on the tail of an armed drug dealer.
The firearms - imported from Turkey and Italy as ‘Blank Firing Guns’ - are marketed online as ‘ideal for props in films and plays’, but they can be converted into deadly weapons within minutes.
The price online ranges from £50 to £400.
Police say they are aware of ‘gun factories’ in major cities, which convert the firearms for a fee.
Sources have told LBC that the weapons, known amongst the criminal underworld as ‘converted blanks’, are becoming the most popular type of firearm used by organised crime gangs because of the availability and price.
Watch to find out exactly what happens when a manhunt starts - and whether the police can catch their man.
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