{"id":99836,"date":"2024-10-23T10:31:18","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T08:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/govt-amends-firearms-act-to-fight-armed-robberies"},"modified":"2024-10-23T12:34:03","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T10:34:03","slug":"govt-amends-firearms-act-to-fight-armed-robberies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/govt-amends-firearms-act-to-fight-armed-robberies","title":{"rendered":"Govt amends Firearms Act to fight armed robberies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>CABINET has approved plans to amend the Firearms Act to provide for the profiling of all firearms and easy tracing amid a surge in gun-related crimes.<\/p>\n<p>Zimbabwe is witnessing a surge in armed robbery cases.<\/p>\n<p>Just last week, robbers armed with pistols and a pick stormed a Bulawayo company, making off with US$32 500 and ZAR300 after tying some security guards and a dozen workers with shoelaces.<\/p>\n<p>A week earlier, US$4 million that was being loaded into a cash-in-transit vehicle was seized by armed robbers outside an Ecobank branch in Bulawayo.<\/p>\n<p>Although unarmed, last week, US$20 000 was stolen from a Fawcett security cash-in-transit van after guards who were transporting the cash from Beitbridge to Mutare had offered a lift to two strangers.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during a post-Cabinet briefing yesterday, Information minister Jenfan Muswere said the Amendment Bill would also see a regulation placed on the number of firearms an individual can possess.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe amendments seek to regulate the registration and licensing of firearms, and the establishment of a firearms database and registry,\u201d Muswere said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Amendment Bill will make provision for the classification of firearms certificates to differentiate those issued to individuals and juristic persons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe amendments will also seek, among other things to (a) introduce psychological and training tests before one is issued with a firearm certificate; (b) place an age restriction on the possession of firearms; (c) regulate the number of firearms per person; (d) provide for the profiling of all firearms for purposes of easy identification and tracing thereof; and (e) specify the penalties for firearm offences, including the failure to properly secure firearms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In September, police issued a fresh firearms amnesty to all illegal holders of weapons and ammunition.<\/p>\n<p>The amnesty was extended to licensed firearm holders without renewed firearm certificates or notified authorities of changes in their residential or business addresses.<\/p>\n<p>Only 44 unregistered firearms were surrendered as of September 27, police said.<\/p>\n<p>Available statistics indicate that crime in Zimbabwe rose by 11% from January to August 2024 compared to the same period last year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Zimbabwe Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. 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