36/1/4/1/201100264
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO 579
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 11 NOVEMBER 2011
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 36- 2011)
Date reply submitted: 13 December 2011
579. Mr D A Worth (DA-FS) to ask the Minister of Police:
How many (a) new and (b) renewal applications for firearm licences have
been (i) received, (ii) granted and (iii) refused in the Free State since
2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available?
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REPLY:
(a) and (b)(i) A total of 19 482 new licence applications were received
in the Free State Province since 1 January 2009 up to 15
November 2011 and a total of 24 212 Renewal applications were
also received in the same period in the Free State Province.
(a)(ii) and (iii) A total of 11 769 new licences were granted and 7
246 licences were refused since 1 January 2009 up to the 15
November 2011 in the Free State Province.
(b)(ii) and (iii) A total of 75 174 Renewal licences were granted and
5 155 licences were refused since 1 January 2009 up to the 15
November 2011 in the Free State Province. (Please note this
figure speaks to both those received since 1 January 2009 and
the backlog of renewals that existed before 1 January 2009.)
Reply to question 579 approved by the Minister