"Ukufa okukodwa kuningi kakhulu." - I-Surrey PCC iphendula ucingo olusha lwe-'Stanley's Law'

Amaphoyisa aseSurrey kanye noKhomishana woBugebengu uDavid Munro uphendule izingcingo ezintsha zokuthi 'uMthetho kaStanley', wokunikeza ilayisense yokusetshenziswa kwezibhamu zomoya eNgilandi naseWales.

Leli khwelo lilandela isimemezelo sokubonisana okusha kukaHulumeni mayelana nokusetshenziswa kwezibhamu zomoya eNgilandi naseWales.

Ukubuyekezwa komthetho wezibhamu zasemoyeni kwenziwa nguHulumeni ngo-2017, ngemuva kokushona ngengozi kukaBen Wragge oneminyaka engu-13 ngumngane wakhe ngawo lowo nyaka. Kwalandelwa ukushona kukaStanley Metcalf oneminyaka eyisithupha ubudala okubandakanya isibhamu somoya ngo-2018.

I-PCC yaseSurrey yathi: “Nakuba inani labantu abafa ngenxa yalezi zikhali lilincane, ukufa oyedwa kusebaningi kakhulu. Ukufa kabuhlungu kukaBen noStanley akufanele nanini kukhohlakale.

“Kodwa miningi imithelela ekunikezweni kwelayisense izibhamu zohlobo lwe-airgun, okuhlanganisa nomthwalo omkhulu ongase ube nawo emaphoyiseni ukuze ahlangabezane nezidingo.

“Ngiyakwamukela ukubonisana okusha kukaHulumeni okuhlongoza ukuthi kuqiniswe ukulawula okukhona kanye nokutholakala kwezibhamu zomoya; ikakhulukazi ukuqinisekisa ukuthi labo abaneminyaka engaphansi kwe-18 bayavinjelwa ekusebenziseni ngokungagadiwe okungase kubangele ukulimala okukhulu.”

Kusukela ngo-2005, kulinganiselwa ukuthi izibhamu zomoya zibangele ukufa kwabantu abangu-25 e-UK. Kukholakala ukuthi ezigamekweni eziyisishiyagalolunye, umuntu ophethe isibhamu somoya ubengaphansi kweminyaka engu-18.

Nakuba izikhali zasemoyeni zingenazo ilayisensi eNgilandi naseWales okwamanje, akukho emthethweni ukuphatha isibhamu somoya endaweni yomphakathi, noma ukuthi umuntu ongaphansi kweminyaka engu-14 asebenzise isibhamu somoya engagadiwe.

Umthetho wamanje uyakuvumela ukuthi abaneminyaka engaphansi kwe-18 basebenzise isibhamu somoya ngaphansi kokugadwa umuntu omdala oneminyaka engaphezu kuka-21 ubudala, kanye nengane engaphezu kweminyaka engu-14 ubudala ukuba isebenzise isibhamu sohlobo lwe-airgun ingagadiwe emagcekeni angasese, ngemvume yomnikazi womhlaba.

Izibhamu ezihlanganisa izibhamu zomoya ngaphezu kwamandla amisiwe zidinga ilayisense futhi zingaphansi kwemithetho eqinile yezibhamu.

Ukunikezwa kwelayisensi yezibhamu zomoya sekukhona kakade eNyakatho Ireland naseScotland. Amaphoyisa aseScotland abone isidingo esikhulu samalayisensi eminyakeni emithathu edlule.

Ukubonisana okusha kukaHulumeni okumenyezelwe ngoNovemba akuphakamisi ukutholwa kwamalayisensi, kodwa kusikisela ukususwa emthethweni wokusetshenziswa ngokungagadiwe kwezibhamu zomoya yilabo abaneminyaka engu-14 ubudala, kanye nokuqiniswa kwemithetho yokusetshenziswa nokugcinwa ngokuphepha kwezibhamu zomoya.

USurrey PCC uDavid Munro wanezela: “Nginxusa ukuthi imiphumela yalokhu kuxoxisana yabiwe kabanzi, futhi kube nohlelo olukhulunywa ngokucacile lokubuyekeza noma yiziphi izinguquko ezenziwe ngemva kwesikhathi esifanele.

"Sonke sinesibopho sokuvimbela isimo lapho lezi zikhali zingasetshenziswa kabi."


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