Gun amnesty month is really on a roll after a nine pound cannonball was turned into Winnipeg Police this week.
In a tweet police said it was found by someone visiting York Factory in 1966.
York Factory, near the mouth of Hudson Bay, once served as a trading post. It is also the site of several military battles.
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Manitobans have the month of June to safely turn in any firearms to police.
While a cannonball is unusual, there have been a few surprises this year.
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Last week Portage La Prairie RCMP got a call about a bomb that had been stored in the home of a basement there.
It was not operational and was taken in by police.
If you want to participate, don’t just walk into a police station with a firearm. Call your local station and officers will arrange a time to come and pick up your guns and ammunition.
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