An amnesty allowing residents to surrender firearms and weapons is open until the end of this month.

The amnesty is taking place across twelve western-Victorian local government areas, including Hindmarsh.

This is a chance for people to anonymously hand in any unwanted, unregistered or illegal firearms at their local police station or a licensed firearms dealer.

This follows the national amnesty in 2017, when more than 3400 items were handed into police stations and firearms dealers in Victoria Police’s western region.

A Victoria Police spokesperson said that people are encouraged to ring their local police station before bringing items in.

“All firearms must be wrapped in paper, plastic or cloth and transported to a police station in a safe and secure manner.”