Importation Of Firearms and Ammunition ,Namibia

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IMPORT OF FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION
After a long discussion involving SAA, various Airport Managers, security companies yesterday, the following has been agreed upon for the transportation of firearms and ammunition.
There is a new Airports Act that requires all luggage (domestic and international)to be screened. Here various airports are finding ammunition in checked bags that is not packed correctly. Therefore the passengers are being called back to unlock bags, causing delays to the departure of the aircraft and disgruntled passengers. The ammunition is taken out and sent out to the next destination in a plastic bag. This causes problems as passengers check their bags to the final destination on departure from say Port Elizabeth and passengers find themselves with ammunition and no where to put it, when they arrive in Johannesburg.
With immediate effect all firearms must be packed and transported in an approved firearm case.
(There are still people arriving and trying to depart with firearms in their checked luggage)
Ammunition must be packed in a lockable box with key and placed in the checked luggage.
Ammo found in checked luggage in a manufacturer’s box or just thrown in will be taken out and put into a plastic bag and sent to the next destination. It is then the responsibility of the passenger to get the ammo home, which he can't do if his luggage has been checked through to his home base.
There are two options here, either the passenger adheres to having the ammo put into a locked box. OR
They check bags to their departure airport collect bags and firearms, ammo in the plastic bag and then goes and rechecks onto the flight home.
We would like to thank Kowas Adventure Safaris for this contribution, it is highly appreciated it.