At least 1500 guns handed over by public: SAPS
National police say ballistic tests will be done on the unwanted and illegal firearms handed over by the public.
About 1 500 weapons and more than 14 000 ammunitions have been handed over so far since the 1st of December when the firearm amnesty period started.
This includes 1 248 handguns, 75 shotguns and 142 rifles handed at various stations countrywide.
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Spokesperson Vishnu Naidoo says the weapons need to be checked if they have been used to commit crimes before being destroyed.
"We have said from the onset that people handing in illegal and unwanted firearms can do so without the fear of prosecution. However, we have emphasised that if any of those firearms are found to have been used in the commission of any crimes, then the person handing in the firearm is likely to face prosecution for such a crime."
"The only part where people will be free of prosecution is if they hand in their firearm and if we find that those firearms have not been used in the commission of a crime," he said.
