More than 2 000 firearms surrendered to SAPS
A total of 309 firearms have been surrendered in KwaZulu-Natal to date.
POLICE Minister Bheki Cele has urged gun owners to take advantage of government’s firearms amnesty programme and surrender unwanted weapons before May this year.
Cele said since the amnesty began in December 2019, a total of 2 266 firearms have been surrendered to police stations across the country.
Gauteng province leads the pack with 527 firearms surrendered to date. Hot on its heels is the Western Cape with 514, KwaZulu-Natal with 309, and Limpopo with 252.
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A total of 31 382 rounds of ammunition is now in police hands.
“To say that the firearm amnesty period has kicked off on a good note would be an understatement. These numbers keep on growing daily,” Cele said.
This, he said, is a clear indication that South Africans are heeding the call to take part in the amnesty and get illegal and unwanted firearms off the streets.
“When the amnesty period ends, firearms will be audited for the purpose of destruction. While we as the SAPS are encouraged by these growing numbers, I am still calling on maximum participation.”
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