Implementation Outline New Firearm Control Act

1. Implementation OutlineNew Firearm Control Act Presentation to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Safety and Security

2. VoluntarySurrender of Legal Firearms Ministerial Policy Amnesty Parliamentary Process Audit Private Firearms Audit State Owned Firearms Audit of Firearms in Estates Before 1994 BPR Draft newBill Draft Regulations Training Prosp Owners Implementation Outline • Three Dimensional Approach Operational Operational Legislative Process Legislative Process Awareness Campaign Awareness Campaign

3. Voluntary Surrender of Legal Firearms • Communication • External • Internal • Physical Surrender Of Firearms • Private Owned Firearms & • State Owned Firearms • Transportation (Vehicles) • Safe Keeping • Destruction Of Firearms • Admin Process

4. Audit of Firearms in Deceased’s Estates • Obligation on executors, trustees, curators etc. since April ‘94 to Report all Firearms in safe keeping to National Commissioner of SAPS. • Communication • External • Internal • Follow-up Of AddressesRe-licensing / Admin Process

5. Amnesty • Approval of Policy for Amnesty Process regarding the voluntary handing in of illegal Firearms • Methodology: • Collection points (Internally: Police Stations/Externally: Churches, Community Halls, etc.) • Security precautions • CommunicationGovernment Gazette • Collection / Storage /DestructionAdmin Process

6. Audit State Owned Firearms • Communication • External • Internal • Physical Inspections • Hand-inofRedundant/Excess Firearms • Record Keeping and Archive Process • Destruction Process

7. Audit Private Owned Firearms • Upgrading Of Current Computer Systems at CFR • Communication • External • Internal • Audit Process – Additional Personnel • Physical Inspections– Function of DPO • Admin process at police station level (manual/computer systems) • Proof of audit - verify proof of audit • Record Keeping and Archive Process

8. Business Process Re-engineering : The Process • IT & Business processes • New Act as basis • Proj. Team consistsof all role-players, including: • SAPS • Dept. s Justice, • Intelligence, • Home Affairs, • Foreign Affairs, • Trade and Industry, • SANDF, • Correctional Services, • SARS and • NDPP. From manufacturing / importation….. to … destruction/ exportation

9. Business Process Re-Engineeringof the Central Firearm Register • Bound by Law to task State Information Technology Agency (Pty.) Ltd. (SITA) to conduct BPR. • Duration: approx 6 Months. • Main Deliverable: User Requirement Spec. • Phased Approach. • Cost R4,426,506.

10. Training of Prospective Firearm Owners Regulations: • Establish Accreditation Board • Accreditation of Training Facilities • Appointment of Trainers By Board • Training of Trainers • Registration of Material • Drafting Manual • Communication Process

11. Designated Firearm Officer • Model Already Designed and Implemented in Western Cape Province. • Responsible for Functions related to the Act at Station Level, inter alia: • Monthly Returns. • Physical Inspections. • Safes • Dealers, • Manufactures, etc. • Background Evaluation. • Selection, Screening & Appointment of Candidate DFO’s. • Training of Designated Firearm Officers.

12. SAPS Operational Policing Strategy:Firearms Except for all the initiatives regarding the implementation of the New Act, SAPS is currently implementing an overarching Operational Strategy to emphasize Government’s commitment to control firearms.

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14. CONTROL INFLOW of Firearms PREPARE FOR COURT DETER/PREVENT FIVE STRATEGIC AREAS TRACE STOLEN/ LOST/ILLEGAL Firearms IDENTIFY & EstablishOrigin/ involvement 1 2 5 3 4

15. CONTROL INFLOW of Firearms FIVE STRATEGIC AREAS PREPARE FOR COURT DETER/ PREVENT TRACE STOLEN/ LOST/ ILLEGAL Firearms IDENTIFY & Establish Origin/ involvement Strategic Area 1: CONTROL INFLOW of Firearms Objectives: To block the inflow of illegal firearms into the RSA To control the import of firearms in order to prevent "illegal firearms" from entering the country

16. DETER/ PREVENT CONTROL INFLOW of Firearms FIVE STRATEGIC AREAS PREPARE FOR COURT DETER/ PREVENT TRACE STOLEN/ LOST/ ILLEGAL Firearms IDENTIFY & Establish Origin/ involvement Strategic Area 2: To enhancethe safekeeping and the controlover legal firearms inorder to prevent them from becoming illegal Objectives: • improve control over state‑owned firearms • improve control over firearms insafekeeping(exhibits/found firearms) • improve control over private ownedfirearms • ensure that firearms are collectedfrom unfit persons • ensure that legislation is being enforced

17. TRACE STOLEN/ LOST/ ILLEGAL Firearms CONTROL INFLOW of Firearms FIVE STRATEGIC AREAS PREPARE FOR COURT DETER/ PREVENT TRACE STOLEN/ LOST/ ILLEGAL Firearms IDENTIFY & Establish Origin/ involvement Strategic Area 3: Objectives: To trace illegal/lost/ stolen firearms To conduct regular JointOperatlons To implement Tracing Programmes (toll free numbers, amnesty, awards, etc)

18. IDENTIFY & Establish Origin/ involvement CONTROL INFLOW of Firearms FIVE STRATEGIC AREAS PREPARE FOR COURT DETER/ PREVENT TRACE STOLEN/ LOST/ ILLEGAL Firearms IDENTIFY & Establish Origin/ involvement Strategic Area 4: Objectives: To enhance measures relating to the identification offirearms and to establish the origin of anillegal firearm and its involvement in crime. To ensure proper investigation and to enhance the evidential value of case dockets.

19. PREPARE FOR COURT CONTROL INFLOW of Firearms FIVE STRATEGIC AREAS PREPARE FOR COURT DETER/ PREVENT TRACE STOLEN/ LOST/ ILLEGAL Firearms IDENTIFY & Establish Origin/ involvement Strategic Area 5: Objectives: To improve capacitywith regard to the consolidation ofinvestigations and to prepare it for court. To ensure that a person is declared unfit to possess a firearm.