The police reminded that citizens can surrender their weapons without legal consequences

The police administration reminded the citizens of the action "Respect life - return the weapon", i.e. that every citizen, in accordance with the Law on Weapons, can voluntarily surrender a firearm to the police without any legal consequences, regardless of whether the weapon is in illegal or legal ownership. and regardless of which category of firearm it is.

Citizens can surrender their weapons by calling 122, after which a police officer will collect the weapon at the place where it is located and issue the citizen a certificate of the firearm taken, according to the police statement.

From that institution, they state that citizens have voluntarily returned 2.011 firearms, 291 mine explosive devices (most often hand grenades), 1.118 weapon parts, and 35.571 bullets of various calibers since the Law on Weapons came into force.

"Hereby, we point out the provisions of the Law on Weapons, which stipulates in Article 33, that it is forbidden to carry weapons in a public place, that everyone is obliged to comply with the rules of publicly displayed prohibitions on the introduction of weapons into certain spaces or rooms, and that it is not allowed in a public place, make weapons visible to other persons, nor may they be carried in a way that disturbs them. In the same law, Article 34 stipulates that weapons and ammunition must be kept so that they are not accessible to a person who is not authorized to possess them, especially to minors, locked and separated in a metal cabinet, safe or similar storage or in another safe way. Article 36 of the mentioned law prescribes that the owner of the weapon is obliged to keep the weapon in proper condition and to handle it properly and that the use of the weapon in a public place or in another place is prohibited , where the safety of citizens can be threatened," added the police.

They invited the citizens to inform the police officers anonymously about any knowledge that other persons possess illegal weapons and violate the provisions of the law on weapons, by calling the number 122, who, as they said, will, as soon as possible and in accordance with their powers, take the measures prescribed by law and activities that will prevent further abuses and violations of the law.

Last week, Minister Zoran Miljanić said that 52.340 citizens in Montenegro have legal permits to hold weapons. "According to some research done by foreign companies, there could be between 40 and 80 thousand illegals in Montenegro," he said at the time.

The biggest problem in Montenegro, he said, is "connections and protection", that is, "that someone who is not in good health" can get a license to own a weapon.