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UNCOLLECTED: Hundreds of firearm licences remain uncollected at various police stations in Limpopo. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Police said yesterday that 783 licences had not been collected at various police stations across the province. This includes competency certificates, new licences as well as renewed licences.

Spokesman Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi said Thabazimbi police station had the highest number, with 106 uncollected licences.

"Nebo police station is the second highest with 80 uncollected licences while Polokwane and Makhado stations are in third and fourth places with 41 and 40 uncollected licences respectively."

He urged all applicants to come and collect their cards.

"We have tried in vain to identify local owners of those cards. Some have relocated while others have changed their addresses," he said.

According to Mulaudzi, anyone over the age of 21 is eligible to apply for a firearm licence subject to certain conditions. "If it's a new application, one must not have a criminal record. For licence renewals, police also have the responsibility to check the applicant's background and whether the owners have safes to keep their firearms at home."

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Mon May 20 20:29:38 SAST 2013 ::

Jul 27, 2012

Bhali

That's because this corrupt cops want people to pay unnecessary bribes for them, so people just give up on them. Some licenses take forever to process, so by the time they approved, people would have moved on with their lives without them. So Nathi Mthethwa, replace ur controversial security wall at ur house with those cards.....*just a thought*
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Jul 27, 2012

knobkirrie

The govt should not issuing firearm licences to civilians any more. Instead the govt should be issuing a decree of amnesty for people to hand in all firearms
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