Right at this moment in Toronto, there are as many as 4,000 illegal guns tucked under beds, stashed in closets or hidden in dresser drawers.

Complicated amnesty laws around gun legislation have many owners confused. Now the city's Guns and Gangs unit is going door to door setting people straight.

"If you have to ask the question if you are licensed... I can pretty much guarantee you are not in compliance," said Superintendent Greg Getty, who works with the Organized Crime Enforcement unit.

So Getty and his team are going through tens of thousands of old gun registry documents to try and locate weapons where registration may have expired.

So far, they've gone through 5,000 and located 400 guns. Offending individuals are either given an opportunity to obtain the necessary permits and educate themselves on safe storage procedures — while Toronto police hold the gun for safe-keeping — or else the weapon is destroyed.

No one is being charged in the initiative, said Getty.

Chief Bill Blair said the ongoing initiative, which began in March, is crucial to the safety of the city.

So far this year, Toronto police have seized more than 1,500 firearms. Of those, about 70% were likely smuggled into Canada from the United States. But nearly a third of the weapons originated in Canada, he said.

If you think you may be in possession of an unregistered, illegal firearm, contact Toronto police for information at 416-808-2222.

You will not be charged, said Getty.