{"id":113989,"date":"2016-02-23T08:35:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-23T06:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/113989\/dont-let-your-gun-licence-expire\/"},"modified":"2016-02-24T08:35:18","modified_gmt":"2016-02-24T06:35:18","slug":"dont-let-your-gun-licence-expire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/02\/23\/dont-let-your-gun-licence-expire\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t let your gun licence expire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Primrose police are appealing to firearm owners to be responsible and renew their licenses timeously.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSection 24 of the Firearms Control Act 2000 states that firearm owners need to renew their licences a minimum of 90 days before their existing licences expire,\u201d said Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIf the owner fails to do this they will be in the possession of an unlicensed firearm, which they will have to surrender to the nearest police station until they have the correct paperwork.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maome went on to explain that an owner who fails to hand in their firearm, in the case of their licence expiring, could face criminal charges.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Other articles you may be interested:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/113297\/man-found-with-housebreaking-implements\/\" target=\"_blank\">Man found with housebreaking implements<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/113524\/police-name-smash-and-grab-hot-spot-areas\/\" target=\"_blank\">Police name smash-and-grab hot spot areas<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/113313\/new-modus-operandi-used-by-criminals-to-hijack-vehicles\/\" target=\"_blank\">New modus operandi 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