The Firearm Amnesty was declared by the Minister of Police, General Bheki Cele, for six months, commencing on 1 December 2019 and ending on 31 May 2020. There are only three days left until the six month amnesty period ends.
Firearm Amnesty envisages seeing a reduced number of illegally possessed firearms in circulation in the country. It provides firearm owners with the opportunity to hand in illegal and unwanted firearms, geared at curbing serious and violent crime.
The South African Police Service is encouraging people who still have unlawful or unwanted firearms, to utilize these remaining three days of the amnesty period to surrender such firearms without fear of prosecution.
One may either surrender one’s firearm to the State for destruction, or one may surrender one’s firearm to allow oneself to reapply for a firearm license.