Authorities have told citizens to give up unregistered weapons by June 8 or face prison sentences.
A police officer guards the Vladimir Ribnikar school in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, May 8, 2023. Police on Monday deployed in schools throughout Serbia in an effort to restore a shaken sense of security following two mass shootings last week - including one in a primary school in Belgrade - that left 17 people dead and 21 wounded, many of them children.
The effort to rid Serbia of excessive guns was launched after 17 people were killed in two mass shootings last week and 21 were wounded, many of them children. One of the shootings took place in a school for the first time ever in Serbia. The school shooter was a 13-year-old boy who used his father's gun to open fire on his fellow students at an elementary school in central Belgrade last Wednesday, police have said. A day later, a 20-year-old man opened fire with an automatic weapon in a rural area south of the capital city.
The two shootings have sparked calls for changes and more tolerance in Serbia's society. Thousands have marched in opposition-led protests in Belgrade and other towns, demanding resignations of populist government ministers as well as a ban on television stations that air violent content and host war criminals. More protests are planned on Friday.
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