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25-10-2014, 09:25 #1
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to destroy a handgun
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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25-10-2014, 09:38 #2
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Re: to destroy a handgun
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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25-10-2014, 09:39 #3
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Re: to destroy a handgun
Sell for spare parts to a gunsmith. SAPS never if possible.
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25-10-2014, 09:54 #4
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Re: to destroy a handgun
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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25-10-2014, 12:04 #5
Re: to destroy a handgun
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.
Havamal
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25-10-2014, 12:08 #6
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Re: to destroy a handgun
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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25-10-2014, 13:11 #7
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25-10-2014, 13:29 #8
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Re: to destroy a handgun
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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25-10-2014, 13:34 #9
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Re: to destroy a handgun
Full auto, A clip would be in order
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25-10-2014, 13:48 #10
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Re: to destroy a handgun
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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