The police and city council are urging anyone who has a gun to hand them in during the first two weeks of December.

Posters featuring local celebrities, including boxer Carl Froch, will appear across the city with the slogan "Not in Nottingham, Not in My City".

The fatal shooting of Danielle Beccan, 14, prompted a stand against guns in the Old Market Square last month.

'Clear message'

The leader of Nottingham City Council, Jon Collins, said: "We need an amnesty to give a clear message to those who are involved in gun culture they are involved by choice.

"We are giving them the chance to get rid of their guns for the sake of the community - and for their own benefit too because people involved in gun crime don't tend to live to a ripe old age."

City Divisional Superintendent Nick Holmes said: "We have all seen the devastating consequences guns can have on people and communities and no one wants to see those repeated.

"Every weapon handed in means one less firearm for criminals to use."

A national amnesty in April led to more than 600 firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition being handed in to Nottinghamshire police.