The police had to continually detect and remove illegal firearms from circulation as they were used to commit serious and violent crimes.
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“About half of the firearms that have been destroyed were handed in during the 2019/2020 and the 2020/2021 firearm amnesty periods,” said police spokesperson Col Brenda Muridili. “The SAPS received nine representations and that led to the melting of the 24,901 firearms which included rifles , shotguns , handguns and other parts,” Muridili said.
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