By Andy Jehring For The Daily MailPublished: 17:50 EDT, 26 September 2021 | Updated: 17:50 EDT, 26 September 2021The owners of illegal guns, zombie knives and knuckle-dusters have been paid more than £4million in a weapons-for-cash scheme. The largest sum of £2.78million went on buying 1,000 lever release rifles while £262,470 was paid for 133 manually activated release system (MARS) rifles – both rapid-fire weapons. Firearms expert Philip Boyce said: ‘In my 35 years in forensics, I have never seen a lever release rifle used in crime. ‘There were a lot of lever release rifles handed in. I can’t say I’ve seen any of these guns used in crime.

Source: The Nation September 26, 2021 21:56 UTC