Police destroy illegal firearms
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PREPARATIONS FOR DESTRUCTION: Police prepare more than 14 000 illegal firearms for destruction.
The police are undertaking the patriotic task of eradicating the city of illegal firearms by collecting and destroying them in a giant gun-melting furnace.
It has been reported that a massive 14 000 firearms have been transported to Vereeniging today (9 July) which are in the process of being destroyed.
Twitter users have taken to the social media platform to express their views on the subject.
https://twitter.com/Queentinfortune/status/619058873735979008
#IllegalFirearms More than 8000 are revolvers. They mostly being used in violent crimes.#sabcnews
— Chriselda Zozi Lewis (Babes Wendaba) (@Chriseldalewis) July 9, 2015
https://twitter.com/trendinaliaZA/status/619065595284172800
https://twitter.com/Queentinfortune/status/619058873735979008
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