Unlicensed firearm owners shall face full might of the law’: KZN top cop
The South African Police Service in KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday reported a “successful…multi-disciplinary firearms and ammunition recovery drive”. A statement said the operation – held between December 20 and 26 - “saw 51 suspects being arrested and 47 firearms being recovered as well as 363 live rounds of ammunition”.The firearms included 41 pistols‚ three shotguns and three homemade firearms “that will be sent for ballistic testing to ascertain whether they were involved in any crimes in the country”‚ police said.Provincial commissioner Lieutenant-General Mmamonnye Ngobeni said: “We would like to emphasise to all those that own unlicensed firearms to surrender them freely as if caught they shall face the full might of the law‚ including all ballistic offences related to those firearms.”..
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