Serbia
MUP: So far, 100.538 weapons have been handed over
Arms, ammunition and bombs can be surrendered without consequences and proof of origin until June 30, including that day
MUP
Citizens are shocked: They even hand over their trophy weapons
All weapons that are unregistered, that are in the possession of citizens, that were left by deceased family members, relatives, that they inherited, this is the moment when such weapons can be handed over to the MUP without any consequences
Serbia
MUP: Handed over 6.000 weapons
The Ministry of Internal Affairs calls on citizens to hand over unregistered weapons and explosive devices to the nearest police station by June 8 or to call police officers to come to the given address and collect them
Firearms in Serbia
New tragedies, old problems
According to the data of the world research for small arms from 2018, it is estimated that there were 2.720.000 weapons in the possession of civilians in Serbia at that time. Of these, 1.186.000 are registered and 1.533.000 are unregistered. When it comes to the number of firearms per capita (civilian), according to the website World population review 2023, Serbia ranks fifth in the world, with an index of 39,1 per hundred people. It is important to note that Serbia is the only European country in the top five rankings
Chronicle
Disarmament: More legal than illegal weapons surrendered
More than 50 percent of surrendered weapons are from legal owners. Some who illegally own it do not want to hand it over for sentimental reasons