From today, May 8, until June 8, all its citizens Serbia they will be able to hand over their illegal weapons to the police without incurring criminal consequences. Government decision after two massacres that took place last week this applies to all types of firearms, as well as military equipment such as grenades, mines, man-portable rocket launchers, etc., the interior ministry said in a statement.

“I call on citizens who own illegal weapons to seize the opportunity and hand them over, because after the expiration of the sentence, the perpetrators will be very severe,” the president of the republic said in an interview with Serbian public television. Alexander Vucic. He also stated that measures would be taken to control gun license holders, such as sudden and regular psychological and toxicological tests. Serbia, with a population of 6.8 million, has 765,000 gun licenses. However, it is estimated that approximately 2.5 million citizens own at least one firearm.

To date, all schools in Serbia have increased Security measureswith the presence of two fully armed police officers at the entrance, as well as patrolling the school buildings.

The primary school named after Vladislav Rybnikari, where last Wednesday a fourteen-year-old student killed eight classmates and a school security guard, will start work in two days. Many parents of children attending this school ask that the tragedy site be repaired before classes begin.

Source: RES-IPE

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