The ManicaPost
Post Reporter
INDIVIDUALS and corporates who are licenced to legally own firearms have been urged by the police to comply with the law and desist from flaunting the weapons in public places for safety reasons.
Under the Firearms Act, Chapter 10:09, licenced corporates and individuals are allowed to possess firearms.
In a Press statement, Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) national police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said: “The Zimbabwe Republic Police urges members of the public and organisations who are licensed to possess firearms in terms of provisions of the Firearms Act, Chapter 10:09 for various reasons which include cash-in-transit, crop protection and business premises security to religiously comply with the law and stop carrying or displaying such firearms in public gatherings, shopping centres, service stations and other public places.”
Assistant Commissioner Nyathi said that failure to comply will result in arrest and subsequent the withdrawal of the firearms licence.
“The police will not hesitate to enforce the withdrawal of the firearms licences besides effecting arrests on anyone who abuses the privilege of legally owning a firearm. The public is, therefore, reminded to take this warning seriously,” he said.
All licensed firearms holders should ensure that firearms are properly and safely secured at all times to curb cases where they end up in wrong hands, added Assistant Commissioner Nyathi.
