Question NW36 to the Minister of Police

Whitfield, Mr AG to ask the Minister of Police

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY FOR WRITTEN REPLY QUESTION 36 DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNSTIONAL QUESTION PAPER: 13 FEBRUARY 2020-04-17(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 1-2020) 36. Mr AG Whitfield (DA) to ask the Minister Police :(a) what number of (i) civilian firearms and (ii) civilian ammunition were reported as (aa) stolen and (bb) recovered (aaa) in each of the past 10 financial years and (bbb) since 1 April 2019 and (b) what are the relevant details, including the calibre of firearm and ammunition, in each specified case?REPLY(a)(i)(aa)(aaa) THE NUMBER OF FIREARMS REPORTED AS LOST /STOLEN : 2010/2011 TO 2018/2019 Financial Year 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016 2016/2017 2017/2018 2018/2019 Total 6 542 6 122 6 475 5 824 5 869 6 735 8 884 7 836 7 655 (a)(i)(aa)(bbb)The total number of firearms, which was reported as lost/stolen, for the period 1 April 2019 to 17 February 2020, is 6 587(a)(ii)(aa)(aaa)(bbb)This information is not readily available on any South African Police Service (SAPS) System, in order to address the request, an extensive effort, from both administrative and operational personnel will need to be utilised over a long period of time. Case files will need to be recovered from archives and manually persued to identify any case that relate to this request. This will impede on current investigations and hamper service delivery.(b) The relevant details, with regards to the lost and stolen firearms, including the type and calibre, per financial year, are reflected in the tables below: LOST/STOLEN FIREARMS: 2010/2011 FIREARM TYPE CALIBRE DESCRIPTION TOTAL COMBINATION 22 LR/.410BR 5 .303/ 12GA 1 12 BR/16 BR/9.3 MM COMBINATION 1 COMBINATION TOTAL 7 PISTOL .22 LONG/ LR (PISTOL) 114 .22 SHORT 2 .25 ACP (6.35MM BROW) 4 RECOVERED FIREARMS: 1 APRIL 2019 TO 17 FEBRUARY 202 FIREARM TYPE CALIBRE DESCRIPTION TOTAL 6.5X55MM SWED MAUS 1 6MM 2 6MM MUSGRAVE 3 7.62 MM RIFLE 1 7.62X39MM 1 7.62X51MM 4 7.9X57MM J OR JS 1 7X57MM MAUS (7MM MAUS) 1 7X64MM BRENNEKE 1 8MM RIFLE 3 9MM RIFLE 1 RIFLE TOTAL 335 S/L: PIST CAL – RIFLR/CAB 9MM PAR (9X19MM) 4 S/L: RIFLE CAL – RIFLE/CARBINE .22 LONG RIFLE (LR) 1 .223 REM 10 5.56X45MM 1 7.62X51MM 1 S/L: RIFLE CAL – RIFLE/CARBINE TOTAL 13 SHOTGUN .410 B0RE 9 12 GA 227 20 GA 1 SHOTGUN TOTAL 237 GRAND TOTAL 5 531 Reply to question 36 recommendedGENERAL NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE KJ SITOLE (SOEG)|Date: 2020/03/31Reply to question 36 approvedMINISTER OF POLICEGENERAL BH CELE (MP)|Date: 07/04/2020