To provide for the prevention of crime involving the illegal possession and use of firearms; to prevent the proliferation of illegally possessed firearms by providing for the removal of such firearms from society and by improving controls over the possession of legal firearms; to provide for the control of the supply, possession, transfer and use of legal firearms; to replace the Arms and Ammunition Act 1969 (Act No. 75 of 1969), in order to establish a comprehensive and effective system of firearm control and management; and to provide for matters incidental thereto.