Question NW117 to the Minister of Police

Terblanche, Mr OS to ask the Minister of Police

What measures have been put in place to stop the disturbing trend of the theft of and/or missing police firearms as approximately 26 025 police firearms were either stolen and/or could not be accounted for between 2005 and 2017 and 3 405 official police firearms were stolen and/or went missing in the past five financial years and (b) what has he found to be the reasons that he and his department fail to get the situation under control?