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    hi Gents
    my Norinco 9mm came to the end of its life, according myself and the gunsmith, its now a full auto and therefore illegal, and not worth to spend money to repair, so the obvious thing to do is hand into the SAPD to destroy, any tips, legal issues i need to look out for, please help,

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    I don't know much on the legal aspect, but would it not be a better option to have it de-activated and keep the firearm? Reason I say this is I'm sure no one wants it to "find" it's way on to the streets.

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    Sell for spare parts to a gunsmith. SAPS never if possible.

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    agree with you guys,if someone is interested to use it as spares let me know,but still need the licence cancelled, how now?

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    Have it dealer stocked.
    Cattle die, kindred die, every man is mortal:
    But I know one thing that never dies,
    the glory of the great dead.
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    After I retired my PD because of shot-out barrel, belled muzzle and cracked frame, I ovaled the barrel in a vice, broke off the firing pin and removed the extractor, before handing in to saps. I felt that the least I could do was hand it in in a condition that would make it almost impossible to be made servicable again.

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    Quote Originally Posted by M1 View Post
    After I retired my PD because of shot-out barrel, belled muzzle and cracked frame, I ovaled the barrel in a vice, broke off the firing pin and removed the extractor, before handing in to saps. I felt that the least I could do was hand it in in a condition that would make it almost impossible to be made servicable again.
    That wouldn't be legal, unless you are a gunsmith.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Taranis View Post
    That wouldn't be legal, unless you are a gunsmith.
    I did wonder about it at the time. Please explain as I did not provide any affadvit about it's specific condition or that it had been deactivated, exept to say that I was handing it in as it had become unserviceable. I then used the receipt as backup for my application for my G23 where part of my motivation was replacement of my PD.

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    Default Re: to destroy a handgun

    Full auto, A clip would be in order

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    Quote Originally Posted by M1 View Post
    I did wonder about it at the time. Please explain as I did not provide any affadvit about it's specific condition or that it had been deactivated, exept to say that I was handing it in as it had become unserviceable. I then used the receipt as backup for my application for my G23 where part of my motivation was replacement of my PD.
    You are not under any circumstances, allowed to render a firearm inoperable.
    It falls under deactivation.

    Deactivation of firearms
    150. (1) For purposes of this section ‘‘to deactivate’’ means to render permanently
    inoperable and ‘‘deactivation’’ has a corresponding meaning.
    (2) A firearm may only be deactivated by a gunsmith in the prescribed manner.
    (3) If a firearm is deactivated by a gunsmith—
    (a) the gunsmith must issue a certificate to that effect indicating the manner in
    which the deactivation was performed;
    (b) the holder of the licence in respect of the firearm in question must notify the
    Registrar within 14 days after such deactivation, and at the same time forward
    to the Registrar a copy of the deactivation certificate; and
    (c) the gunsmith must notify the Registrar within 14 days after any deactivation
    done by him or her, and at the same time forward to the Registrar a copy of the
    deactivation certificate.

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