Stuart Scharnick appears on gun charges again, but this time in KZN
In the Randburg Magistrate’s Court matter, suspended deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya’s ally faced charges of contravention of section 25 of the Firearms Control Act 60 of 2000 for allegedly failing to notify the Central Firearms Registry of his change of address; contravention of section 120(10)(a) of the Firearms Control Act 60 of 2000 for allegedly unlawfully giving possession of the firearm to another person by allowing that person access to the firearm safe keys; and contravention of section 120(8)(a) of the Firearms Control Act 60 of 2000 for allegedly storing a firearm in a safe that does not comply with the requirements prescribed by the Act.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said he faces charges for contravening Section 120(10)(a) of the Firearms Control Act, which relates to allegedly giving possession of a firearm to a person who is not legally permitted to possess it and contravening Section 25 of the Act, which relates to the alleged failure to notify the Registrar of Firearms of a change of address where the firearm is kept.
At his partner’s residence, where he had relocated, officers alleged they found one firearm not stored in a prescribed safe in contravention of the Firearms Control Act.
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