68 weapons returned in one day

The Police Department said that citizens returned their weapons as part of the "Respect Life, Return Weapons" campaign, which the police have been conducting for several years.

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Illustration, Photo: Police Department
Illustration, Photo: Police Department
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On Friday, Montenegrin citizens voluntarily handed over 68 weapons, 1.708 pieces of ammunition, six hand grenades, detonator caps, explosive devices and firearm parts to the police.

The Police Directorate said that citizens returned their weapons as part of the "Respect Life, Return Weapons" campaign, which the police have been conducting for several years.

They emphasized that Montenegrin citizens have a significant number of firearms whose owners were their family members or relatives, who unfortunately passed away in the previous period.

"The possession of such weapons by a family, regardless of whether or not probate proceedings have been initiated before a competent court, in accordance with the Weapons Act, is punishable and constitutes an illegal weapon, until one of the legal heirs obtains a permit to possess such weapons from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MUP)," the statement said.

It is stated that for this reason, such weapons should be returned to the competent organizational unit for administrative affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, until approval is obtained for possession of the weapon in the name of one of the legal heirs or in the same manner, if the family does not wish to keep this weapon.

"In any case, the only right and unpunishable thing is not to keep such weapons in your homes," the police pointed out.

They said that on Friday in Podgorica, Danilovgrad, Tuzi and Cetinje, citizens voluntarily handed over 34 weapons to the police, including 23 pistols and 11 rifles, 761 pieces of ammunition of various types and calibers, six bombs, and 24 detonator caps.

"12 firearms were voluntarily returned to officers in Bar, Herceg Novi, and Budva, of which eight were pistols and four were rifles, 451 pieces of ammunition of various types and calibers, and ten weapon frames," the statement said.

It is stated that in the northern region of the country, in Bijelo Polje, Mojkovac, Berane, and Plav, a total of eight firearms were voluntarily surrendered, of which four pistols and four rifles, 177 rounds of ammunition, and two weapon frames.

It is added that 14 firearms were voluntarily surrendered to officers in Nikšić and Pljevlja, of which six were rifles and eight were pistols, 319 rounds of ammunition, six gun frames, and 12 packages of explosives.

As announced, since the beginning of January, a total of 1.074 firearms, 33.294 pieces of ammunition, 118 hand grenades, as well as several parts of weapons and explosive devices have been voluntarily surrendered to the Police Directorate.

The police appealed to citizens to contribute to the overall security of society and to hand over any firearms, ammunition and explosives they have, without any legal, criminal or misdemeanor liability and regardless of whether they possess the weapons illegally or legally.

"Citizens can call the police at 122, inform the police officers that they want to return the weapon, after which the police officer will take the weapon at the location where the person or weapon is located and issue a receipt for the takeover," the statement says.

It is stated that citizens should not bring their own weapons to police stations, primarily for safety reasons.

"The Police Directorate will continue to implement increased preventive and repressive activities as part of the current campaign, in order to preserve the safety, health and lives of citizens, and we hereby encourage citizens to build a safe environment for everyone through cooperation and responsible behavior," the statement said.

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