THE sale of firearms - whether real or fake - tends to generate a buzz whenever it happens here in Malaysia due to their rarity and the very strict laws around such merchandise.
It was claimed recently that a woman was nabbed by the police in Papar, Sabah for selling fake firearms. Is this true?
VERDICT:
TRUE
The police raided a shop for selling imitation firearms in the Papar district, about 40km from Kota Kinabalu.
A team from the state Criminal Investigation Department (CID) raided the shop in the town district at 2.30pm on Wednesday (March 13) and detained a 37-year-old woman there.
Sabah CID chief Senior Asst Comm Azmi Abd Rahim said his men found 12 fake weapons at the shop.
The imitation firearms seized were labelled as "M416 automatic rifle", "Airsoft Gun Combat Master", "Airsoft Gun Glock", "Airsoft Gun 731B", "M17", "C11" and "Airsoft Gun C.1".
“We also seized seven containers filled with an assortment of pellets,” he said when contacted on Thursday (March 14).
He said the woman admitted to owning the fake items but claimed she was not aware it was an offence to do so.
“She claimed she was selling the items due to high demand,” he said.
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SAC Azmi warned the public that it is an offence to be in possession of fake firearms and action can be taken against those who have them.
He added the woman is being investigated under Section 36 of the Firearms Act 1960 for possession, sale and purchase of imitation weapons.
