NATIONAL OVERVIEW

DIVISIONAL COMMISSIONERCRIME PREVENTIONM W MAKHUBELA

NATIONAL PROFILE

PROVINCES: 9POLICE AREAS: 43POLICE STATIONS: 1090POLICE PERSONNEL: 135 207BUDGET : 21 884 466 000 (03/04)RSA POPULATION: 44 819 778RSA LAND SURFACE

FIREARMS CONTROL INFORMATIONFIREARMS WORKSTATION: 309APPOINTED DFO’S: 981

OVERVIEW OF FIREARM OWNERSHIP IN SOUTH AFRICA

160Gunsmiths

19Manufacturers

554Dealers

3 969 200Total number of licenced Firearms

2 075 864Total number of Licenced Owners

TOTALDETAILS

IMPACT OF LEGISLATION

92 313 Average number of re-issued firearm licences over the last 6 years (98-03) per year

1 242 463Total number of firearm licence applications, renewals & re-issued licences estimated to be processed annually

2 075 864

3 969 200

Average number of firearm licence renewals per year based on current ownership

Owners

Firearms

157 850Average number of firearm licence applications considered over last 6 years (98-03) per year

RESOURCES ALLOCATED TOTAL

• Project plans on structured budget– Inventories, Equipment & Professional and Spes Services to the value of R

39 908 000• Vehicles 458

– Computer Equipment (figures after roll out of final procurement)

• Desktops – 1 153

• Scanners – 728

• Printers – 573

• Fax machines – 367

• Include network connectivity and e-mailing

• Licence printers X 15

– Total value of computer equipment – R 23 291 956.00– Total allocation – R 63 199 956.00

TRAINING PROVIDED TO MEMBERS OF SAPS

• Designated Firearm Officers– Firearms Control legislation - 844– Practical Approach – 1 878– Enhanced Firearms Register System – 1 480– Evidence Management – 2 384– IBIS Testing - 420– Declaration of unfitness (Sect 102/103) - 86

SIX PILLARS OF FIREARMS CONTROL LEGISLATION

• ACCREDITATION• COMPETENCY CERTIFICATES• FIREARM LICENCES, PERMITS OR

AUTHORISATIONS

• RENEWAL OF FIREARMS LICENCES AND PERMITS

• OFFENCES, PENALTIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE FINES

• TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS (RENEWAL)

ACCREDITATION (Regulation 2-12)• Categories of Accreditation

– Public collector/museum– Hunting association– Sports-shooting organisation– Collectors association– Shooting range– Training providers in use of firearms– Provision of firearms for use in theatrical, film or television– Game rancher– Conduct business in hunting– Other business purposes– Official institution

9812227139Other business purposes

810514Public Collector/Museum

24002852Official Institution

71001182Conduct Business in Hunting

2900130Game Rancher

6116234113Training providers in the use of Firearms

54201167Shooting Ranges

Collectors Associations

Sport-shooting Organisations 3730545

Hunting Association

PENDINGCANCELLEDREFUSEDAPPROVEDRECEIVED

ACCREDITATION CATEGORY

APPLICATIONS

OFFICIAL SAPS FORMS

• Firearms Control Regulations provide for 49 forms • First print of forms – 3 000 000• Distribution to all provinces• Available

– Intranet

– Internet

– Electronic copies at all Firearm Registration Centres

• Completion instructions available with forms

COMPETENCY CERTIFICATION

• Certificate of competence issued by the Central Firearms Register on a SAPS 524

• Certificate means that a person is fit and proper

to possess a specific type of firearm

• Types of Competency Certificate– Certificate to possess a firearm

– Certificate to trade in firearms

– Certificate to manufacture firearms

– Certificate to conduct business as a gunsmith

STATISTICS FOR COMPETENCY CERTIFICATES

0088AUGUST

0340JULY

REFUSEDAPPROVED

RECEIVED

APPLICATIONSMONTH

LICENCE TO POSSESS A FIREARM - INDIVIDUALS

• Categories of Firearm Licences– Licence to possess Firearms for self-defence– Licence to possess restricted Firearms for self-defence– Licence to possess firearms for occasional hunting

and sport-shooting– Licence to possess firearms for dedicated hunting and

sports-shooting– Licence to possess firearms in a private collection– Additional licences

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS(APPLICABLE TO CURRENT FIREARM OWNERS)

• Transitional period of five (5) years for the renewal of licences, permits or authorisations

• Replacement of corresponding licences in terms of Firearms Control Act, 2000

• Notice will be published in Government Gazette with renewal call up

• Renewal period (1 Jan 2005 to 31 Dec 2008)

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

31 DECEMBER 20071 JANUARY 20071 JULY TO

30 SEPTEMBER

30 JUNE 20051 JULY 2004DEALERS, GUNSMITHS, MANUFACTURERS

31 DECEMBER 20051 JANUARY 20051 JANUARY TO 31 MARCH

31 DECEMBER 20081 JANUARY 20081 OCTOBER TO 31 DECEMBER

31 DECEMBER 20061 JANUARY 2006BUSINESSES

31 DECEMBER 20061 JANUARY 20061 APRIL TO

30 JUNE

PERIODCATEGORY

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS RENEWAL PROCESS

• Competency Certificate– Obtain training proficiency certificate from accredited training

institution• Successfully completed prescribed test on knowledge of the Act

– Apply at relevant DFO for competency certificate• Background evaluation• Fingerprints• Process applications on EFRS• Submit to CFR• Issue competency certificate• Print a Provincial Office of certificate

• Licence to possess corresponding licence, permit or authorisation• Apply simultaneously with competency certificate at relevant DFO• Safe inspection – issue inspection certificate• Process application of EFRS• Submit to Provincial Office• Consider and issue licence, permit or authorisation at Provincial Office• Forward competency certificate and licence to relevant DFO

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001JULY

REFUSEDAPPROVED

RECEIVED

APPLICATIONS TO RENEW FIREARM LICENCES

MONTH

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