The South African Police Service has destroyed over 30 000 illegal firearms on Tuesday.
The guns were seized during intelligence-driven operations and through tip-offs from concerned citizens.
The firearms were destroyed at Arcelor Mittal Steel in Vereeniging through a melting process.
The National Commissioner of SAPS, General Khehla John Sitole has, as per the prescripts of the Firearms Control Act, 2000 (Act No. 60of 2000), issued a notice in the Government Gazette on May 13, 2020, of his intention to destroy these firearms.
This notice was to allow interested parties, who may have had a valid claim to any of the firearms, an opportunity to make representations to the Registrar as to why the identified firearms should not be destroyed.
No representations were received within the prescribed 21 days.
The machine used at Arcelor Mittal to melt confiscated firearms.
