PSP promotes action on possession and use of weapons and ammunition

The PSP will visit several districts of the country until August 31 to raise awareness among people about the rules for possession and use of weapons and ammunition, the police force announced this Sunday.

The operation “Weapons in Safety, Summer Tour 2025” also aims to promote the licensing and collection of weapons, through Mobile Service Units (UMA's) in city councils, parish councils, airports, cultural and sports associations and fairs, it explained in a statement.

Until August 31, the police will pass through several municipalities in the districts of Bragança, Coimbra, Faro, Guarda, Leiria, Portalegre, Porto, Santarém, Setúbal, Viana do Castelo and Viseu.

Last year, in what was the first edition of the “Safe Weapons, Summer Tour”, 94 actions were carried out in different districts of the country by 103 police officers from the PSP weapons and explosives services.

In this context, the PSP collected 173 firearms, most of them associated with hunting, and 1,523 rounds of ammunition and cartridges, he said.