Many good practices have been implemented in the campaign to recover weapons and supporting equipment.

Diverse methods

On the morning of July 15th, the Nghia Dan District Police, in coordination with the Nghia Dan Town People's Committee, organized the National Day for the surrender of weapons, explosives, supporting tools, and fireworks. The event created a strong ripple effect throughout the political system and among the entire population regarding the campaign to recover, prevent, and combat crimes and violations of the law concerning weapons, explosives, supporting tools, and fireworks.

Notably, the Nghia Dan Town Police have implemented a model of "Exchanging weapons, explosives, combat equipment, and fireworks for fire extinguishers" to encourage people to surrender weapons, explosives, combat equipment, and fireworks, aiming for 100% of households to have fire extinguishers. In addition, they organized the signing of commitments with 100% of households not to illegally produce, buy, sell, transport, or store weapons, explosives, combat equipment, and fireworks. Through this approach, the people of Nghia Dan town have voluntarily surrendered more than 30 weapons of various types, including 4 revolvers, 3 muzzle-loading guns, 1 artillery shell, various support tools, and 30 rounds of ammunition…

According to Mr. NMT, a local resident, he ordered a gun for 4 million VND through social media and assembled it himself for hunting birds. “After keeping the gun at home for a while, and after being informed by the town's police officers, I understood that possessing a gun is both dangerous and illegal, so I voluntarily surrendered it. The town police's implementation of the 'Exchange Point for Weapons, Explosives, and Firecrackers for Fire Extinguishers' model is very reasonable and has truly encouraged people, not to mention providing them with necessary equipment for fire prevention and control," Mr. NMT said.

In Chau Ly commune, a mountainous area of ​​Quy Hop district, where many ethnic groups live, the people's awareness of the law is limited. Living in a mountainous region with a tradition of hunting, people often make their own weapons to carry with them when going to the fields and farms, creating a potential risk of violating the law and disrupting public order and security. Especially nowadays, through social media, people, particularly young people, can easily find and buy weapons, explosives, combat equipment, and fireworks.

Along with propaganda and mobilization efforts, and under the direction of the district police, the Chau Ly commune police implemented the "Exchange rice for weapons" model. On July 15th, the first day of the nationwide campaign to surrender weapons, explosives, combat equipment, and fireworks, the Chau Ly commune police successfully recovered 25 homemade guns, 1 military rifle (AK), 6 electric shock devices, and 14 various types of knives and swords.

Mr. Cao Duy Thai, Chairman of the Chau Ly Commune People's Committee, stated that the illegal storage and use of weapons, explosives, combat support equipment, and fireworks always pose many risks. This not only endangers the lives and health of the people but also seriously affects social order and safety. Therefore, the campaign to encourage the surrender of weapons, explosives, combat support equipment, and fireworks, especially the implementation of the "Exchange rice for weapons" model, has received a positive response from the people, contributing to building safe and civilized residential areas and ensuring social security and order.

In Quynh Bang commune, on the morning of July 15th, the Quynh Luu District Police, in coordination with the Quynh Bang Commune People's Committee, organized the 2024 National Day for the Surrender of Weapons, Explosives, and Firecrackers. Immediately after the launching ceremony, residents of Quynh Bang commune voluntarily surrendered various types of weapons, explosives, and firecrackers, such as military firearms, iron swords, and homemade guns, to the police force. Each household that voluntarily surrendered weapons, explosives, and firecrackers also received a helmet as a gift.

Propaganda tailored to each locality and target audience.

According to a summary by the Administrative Police Department for Social Order, Provincial Police: In 2023 and the first six months of 2024 alone, the province mobilized efforts to recover more than 3,000 guns, 2,100 bullets, 1,000 rudimentary weapons, 2 kg of explosives, 33 detonators, 110 kg of firecrackers, and 2,700 firecrackers and firecracker boxes... The police force, in coordination with other agencies, detected and arrested 62 cases involving 150 individuals violating laws related to weapons, explosives, and combat support equipment, and 786 cases involving 1,011 individuals violating laws related to firecrackers.

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On July 15th alone, the first day of the "National Day for the Surrender of Weapons, Explosives, and Firecrackers" campaign in 2024, local police forces throughout the province successfully recovered 380 firearms (8 military-grade weapons, 372 homemade guns); 208 bullets; 8 grenades and various types of warheads; 0.8 kg of explosives; 6 detonators; 10 meters of slow-burning fuse; 18 kg of explosive precursors; 13 support tools; 452 rudimentary weapons; 1 component for assembling weapons; 477 firecrackers and firecracker boxes; and 9 kg of explosives.

The above results affirm the decisive and coordinated involvement of the police force and various departments, organizations, and localities in this field, with the goal of ensuring security and order in the area, for the safe and peaceful lives of the people.

These include innovative and effective models and approaches such as: "Villages and hamlets free of weapons and explosives"; the "Exchange points for weapons, explosives, support tools, and fireworks for fire extinguishers" model; and the "Exchange rice for weapons" model... In particular, the role of village elders, respected individuals, and religious leaders has been effectively utilized, demonstrating a high level of responsibility in the work of disseminating information and mobilizing people to surrender weapons and explosives.

To continue effectively implementing propaganda and mobilization efforts to recover and combat crimes and violations of laws regarding weapons, explosives, combat support equipment, and fireworks in the coming period, Colonel Tran Ngoc Tuan, Deputy Director of the Provincial Police, stated: Specifically, police forces at all levels must proactively advise local Party committees and authorities on the implementation of the Provincial Police Director's plan to launch a high-intensity campaign to effectively and practically encourage people to surrender and combat crimes and violations of laws regarding weapons, explosives, combat support equipment, and fireworks in 2024.

This includes focusing on propaganda work tailored to each locality and target group, so that people understand the nature and level of danger of manufacturing, storing, and using weapons, explosives, combat support equipment, and firecrackers, and voluntarily surrender them to the authorities. Focus on reviewing and compiling a list of individuals with criminal records or suspected of engaging in criminal activities related to weapons, explosives, combat support equipment, and firecrackers for monitoring, management, and enforcement.

In addition, it is necessary to strengthen intelligence gathering in the area to promptly detect, combat, and arrest individuals suspected of illegally producing, storing, or trading weapons, explosives, and combat support equipment.

Regarding this issue, on April 25, 2024, the Provincial People's Committee issued Official Letter No. 3313/UBND-NC on improving the effectiveness of managing and using weapons, explosives, and combat support equipment in the province. Accordingly, in addition to assigning responsibilities to departments, agencies, and localities, the provincial police must strictly handle violations related to weapons, explosives, and combat support equipment, and at the same time rectify loopholes and shortcomings to prevent criminals from exploiting them for criminal activities.

Direct and guide local police forces to strictly follow the procedures and regulations of the law regarding proposals for the liquidation and destruction of weapons, explosives, and combat support equipment surrendered by the people or confiscated. Mobilize forces and implement comprehensive professional measures to proactively combat and prevent crimes and violations of the law related to weapons, explosives, and combat support equipment...