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<p>It is already the case that anybody who finds a firearm or ammunition under any
circumstances, including whilst magnet fishing, must notify the police. They are likely
otherwise to be committing an offence by being in unlawful possession, given that
most of these items are subject to strict licensing controls under firearms legislation.</p><p>Similar
considerations apply for bladed articles which are found. These may be prohibited
under the Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act 1959 or the Criminal Justice Act 1988.
In addition, it is an offence to carry an article with blade or point in public without
good reason, under section 139 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988. The Offensive Weapons
Act 2019 strengthens the law further in respect of knives and bladed articles and
will make it an offence to possess prohibited weapons in private.</p>
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