In Firearm Rights, General Discussion
April 3, 2025 Be first to comment
On 28 March, draft amendments to the Private Security Industry Regulations were published in the Government Gazette. These proposed changes carry severe and damaging consequences for the entire private…
A few weeks ago, a friend sent me a Facebook post by a well-known firearm and self-defense personality. In this post, the gentleman shared a strong opinion about iron…
Are civilian firearm owners a source of guns for criminals? To answer this question I looked at ten years of data. I used SAPS Annual Reports from 2013 to…
Recent public remarks by Claire Taylor of Gun-Free SA pertaining civilian firearm ownership and self-defence require a brief and impactful response. According to Ms. Taylor “(e)vidence…shows that you are…
In General Discussion, Practical Advice
September 1, 2023 1 Comment
Whenever I speak out about the latest dumb thing people are chasing in the name of firearms and all-things-tactical, there is at least one guy who hits me with…
Gun control is officially dead, and it was killed in Myanmar. This may seem a highly unlikely place for a broadly-pursued government policy of legislated civilian disarmament to meet…
The proliferation of guns is what is driving the crisis of violent crime and murder in South Africa. At least this is what we are repeatedly told in nearly…
February 22, 2023 Be first to comment
South Africa is in the midst of a violent crime crisis. The latest crime statistics puts us on track for over 30 000 murders per annum, and a rate of…
February 8, 2023 Be first to comment
Over the past weekend the pro-crime victim-disarmament lobby again made the claim that licensed gun owners lose thousands of guns annually, and are criminal’s primary source of firearms. This…
I have on more than one occasion remarked that I’ve learnt more about shooting from training students than I have from attending courses. That said, I also have the…
