Gwangju Police Operate Voluntary Reporting Period for Illegal Weapons

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] The Gwangju Police Agency will operate a voluntary reporting period for illegal weapons in cooperation with the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of the Interior and Safety from the 1st to the 30th of next month to prevent terrorism and crimes caused by illegal weapons in advance.

The targets for voluntary reporting of illegal weapons include all illegal weapons such as firearms possessed without permission or whose possession permits have been revoked, explosives (bombs, gunpowder, live ammunition, shells, etc.), blades, spray devices, electronic shockers, crossbows, and others.

If reported during this voluntary reporting period, criminal and administrative liabilities will, in principle, be exempted, and if the individual wishes to possess the weapon, permission will be granted after a verification process for disqualifications.

The reporting method involves the individual or a proxy submitting the illegal weapons to the nearest police station (police station, district unit, police box) or a military unit where a reporting office is installed. If it is difficult to submit the illegal weapons within the reporting period due to unavoidable circumstances, prior reporting by phone or mail followed by submission of the actual items is also possible.

The Gwangju Police Agency plans to conduct intensive crackdowns on illegal weapons for the entire month of October after the voluntary reporting period ends and urged everyone to report all illegal weapons during this period.

In particular, under the Firearms and Gunpowder Act, manufacturing, selling, or possessing firearms illegally can be punished by imprisonment for 3 to 15 years or a fine ranging from 30 million to 100 million KRW, so they repeatedly emphasized not to miss this opportunity and to report without exception.

Additionally, they requested that if anyone discovers a person possessing illegal weapons nearby, they should immediately report to 112 or the nearest police station.

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