About 5.3 per cent of British Columbians have a firearms licence, slightly below the national average of 5.7 per cent, according to the RCMP.

The force says a total of 1,801 guns and 30,700 rounds of ammunition were turned in to the police across B.C. during last month’s gun amnesty.

In 2006, the number of firearms rose to more than 3,200, plus another 725 unwanted weapons, 96,500 rounds of ammunition.

The list of unwanted weapons turned in to police included:

1,026 rifles.
394 handguns.
380 shotguns.
155 other weapons.
A machine gun received by Kelowna RCMP.

Historical firearms, including a Lee-Enfield .303 rifle from World War II.
Bayonets from the 1800s, turned in to Ridge Meadows RCMP.
A military missile more than six feet long, kept as a souvenir of a tour of duty overseas.