Police designate month for voluntarily reporting illegal weapons

The National Police Agency has designated Monday to Sept. 30 as a period for voluntarily reporting illegal weapons in collaboration with the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

Police examine illegal weapons in front of the Suwon Nambu Police Station in Gwonseon District in Suwon, Gyeonggi, on Monday. The National Police Agency has designated Monday to Sept. 30 as a period for voluntarily reporting illegal weapons in collaboration with the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. Under current laws, anyone caught possessing an undeclared weapon can be imprisoned for three to 15 years or fined 30 million won (over $22,000) to 100 million won. [NEWS1]

The National Police Agency has designated Monday to Sept. 30 as a period for voluntarily reporting illegal weapons in collaboration with the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

Under the current law, anyone caught possessing an undeclared weapon can be imprisoned for three to 15 years or fined between 30 million won (over $22,000) and 100 million won.

Police examine illegal weapons in front of the Suwon Nambu Police Station in Gwonseon District in Suwon, Gyeonggi, on Monday. The National Police Agency has designated Monday to Sept. 30 as a period for voluntarily reporting illegal weapons in collaboration with the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. [NEWS1]

Police examine illegal weapons in front of the Suwon Nambu Police Station in Gwonseon District in Suwon, Gyeonggi, on Monday. The National Police Agency has designated Monday to Sept. 30 as a period for voluntarily reporting illegal weapons in collaboration with the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. [NEWS1]