Serbians surrender about 3,000 weapons after mass shootings
- Amnesty was launched after a 13 year-old schoolboy with two guns allegedly killed 8 pupils and a security guard and wounded 6 other pupils and a teacher
- President Aleksandar Vucic had announced additional checks of gun owners and shooting ranges, greater police presence in schools and changes to criminal code
Serbians have surrendered more than 3,000 illegal weapons and parts in the first two days of a gun amnesty introduced after two mass shootings in which 17 people were killed, President Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday.
The amnesty was launched on Monday after a 13 year-old schoolboy with two handguns allegedly killed eight pupils and a security guard. Six other pupils and a teacher were wounded.
He is now in custody and undergoing a psychological evaluation but cannot be held criminally responsible due to his young age. Police said he had confessed to the shooting.
Last Thursday, a man brandishing an assault rifle and a pistol killed eight and wounded 14 people in two villages in central Serbia. A 21-year-old suspect is now in custody.
Vucic said people so far surrendered over 3,000 pieces of weaponry, without specifying what kind.
In previous gun amnesties launched over past two decades, people handed over banned military-grade arms, hunting weapons, handguns, and also barrels, locking mechanisms and other parts.