38 Firearms Owned By Melawi Residents Of West Kalimantan Firearms Fired By The Police

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The Melawi Police, West Kalimantan, destroyed 38 giant-type firearms and bombs from the handover of the community through the Melawi Regency DAD (Melawi Customary Council).

Melawi Police Chief AKBP Sigit Eliyanto Nurharjanto said the destruction of the homemade firearm was the result of voluntary submission of the community so that it could no longer be used.

"We are doing this destruction so that the illegal homemade firearms cannot be used again, considering that it is too risky, both to other people and the owner of the firearm," said AKBP Sigit Eliyanto, Thursday, December 8, quoted by Antara.

A total of 36 homemade firearms, namely alternate types and bombs collected from the Sayan Police, Ella Hilir Police, Nanga Pinoh Police, Kota Baru Police, and Sokan Police.

"The destruction of illegal homemade firearms aims to avoid abuse by the public," he said.

On that occasion, the Melawi Police Chief appealed to people who still have and store homemade firearms without permission to hand them over to the DAD both at the sub-district level, as well as the traditional governor or directly to the nearest police.

"Let's work together to maintain the situation of Kamtibmas which has been conducive so far," he said.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Melawi District DAD, Kluisen, expressed his gratitude to the people who had handed over their homemade firearms as a form of supporting the police in maintaining and anticipating disturbances to Kamtibmas (security and public order).

"Thank you to the people who have voluntarily handed over their homemade firearms, because they are dangerous so it is better to leave them to the police," he said.