South African Police Service to destruct over 30 000 firearms. #GunDestruction …

South African Police Service to destruct over 30 000 firearms.
#GunDestruction

VEREENIGING – More than 30 000 firearms are in the process of being destructed at Arcelor Mittal Steel in Vereeniging.

The firearms which are being destroyed were either seized, surrendered or forfeited to the state.

Since the last national firearm destruction on 27 October 2016, the SAPS has seized a large quantity of illegal firearms through planned operations and thus has resulted in the accumulation in our safe storage facilities.

The SAPS will continue and remains committed to fight the proliferation of illegal firearms and ammunition as they pose a threat to the safety and security of the inhabitants of this country.

In order to prevent the commission of serious and violent crimes and well as to stamp the authority of the State, police have to continue to actively detect and remove these illegal firearms from circulation.

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