Implementation OutlineNew Firearm Control Act

Presentation

to the

Parliamentary Portfolio Committee

on

Safety and Security

Implementation Outline

• Three Dimensional Approach

AwarenessCampaign

Legislative Legislative ProcessProcess

Draft new Bill

DraftRegulations

ParliamentaryProcess

Audit of Firearms in Estates Before 1994

Audit State Owned Firearms

Amnesty

Audit Private Firearms

BPR

Training Prosp Owners

AwarenessCampaign

OperationalOperationalLegislative Legislative ProcessProcess

MinisterialPolicy

OperationalOperationalVoluntary Surrender

of Legal Firearms

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

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 Addresses Re-licensing / Admin Process

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

• Communication Government Gazette• Collection / Storage / Destruction Admin

Process

Audit State Owned Firearms

• Communication– External– Internal

• Physical Inspections • Hand-in of Redundant/Excess

Firearms• Record Keeping and Archive Process• Destruction Process

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

Business Process Re-engineering : The Process

… destruction/ exportation

From manufacturing / importation…..

• IT & Business processes

• New Act as basis

• Proj. Team consists of all role-players, including:

• SAPS

•Dept. s Justice,

• Intelligence,

• Home Affairs,

• Foreign Affairs,

• Trade and Industry,

• SANDF,

• Correctional Services,

• SARS and • NDPP.

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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.

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

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.

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.

End of Presentation

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Objectives:

1. To trace illegal/lost/stolen firearms

2. To conduct regular JointOperatlons

3. To implement Tracing Programmes

(toll free numbers, amnesty, awards, etc)

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Objectives:1. To enhance measures relating

to the identification of firearms and to establish the origin of an illegal firearm and its involvement in crime.

2. To ensure proper investigation and to enhance the evidential value of case dockets.

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Objectives:1. To improve capacity

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2. To ensure that a person is declared unfit to possess a firearm.

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