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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3. To implement Tracing Programmes
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Objectives:1. To enhance measures relating
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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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