A 20-year-old Everton man was jailed for six years after being found with a Luger pistol.
Shaun Tinsley, 20, of Langsdale Street, admitted possession of two firearms and ammunition at Liverpool Crown Court.
He was arrested and charged after the Merseyside Police Matrix and Serious Organised Crime team raided his home on August 5.
During their search officers found the 9mm Luger pistol with a number of rounds inside as well as three live rounds and one spent round along with a silver revolver with one round inside.
Detective Chief Inspector Neil Shaw, from the Matrix investigation unit said: “People who are found in possession of firearms are committing an extremely seriously offence. Even if they don’t intend to use them, looking after or storing them makes it easier for other criminals to commit serious crime.
“Tinsley is now facing a long time in prison and I hope his sentence makes other people realise that possessing firearms of any type carries huge risks and is simply not worth it.
“We won’t tolerate criminals who use guns to create fear and intimidation on Merseyside and we are also determined to crackdown on the people who help them by storing and looking after illegal weapons.
“Information from the community is vital in our fight against gun crime.
“This recovery took two more firearms off our streets that could be used to cause fear, harm or even worse.
“We will be relentless in our efforts to crackdown on serious and organised crime and I would continue to appeal to the public to tell us if they know where firearms or drugs are being stored.”
If anyone has any information about criminal activity where they live, they can contact the guncrime hotline on 0800 230 0600 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Source: http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/