A drug dealer with a stash of 'slam guns' with intent to endanger life has been jailed for 12 years. Tobias Holmes, aged 33, of HMP Nottingham, was sentenced on Friday (March 10) for possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life, possession with intent to supply Class A drugs, and possession of ammunition without a firearm certificate.
Slam guns - also known as pipe guns – are an improvised firearm.They don’t have a trigger and instead work by a barrel being inserted into the main barrel connected to the butt. A shotgun cartridge is then inserted into the floating barrel which is pulled back sharply forcing the cartridge onto a firing pan.
The crude, homemade weapons – which first emerged in the Philippines during World War II - are deadly but can also be dangerous to the user if they misfire.
