Another day, another new Minister of Police. A lot of people hoped that Bheki Cele would be a breath of fresh air. Instead he turned out to be more…
“All the scientific evidence shows that licensed firearms are an overall benefit in the fight against criminal violence. Yet, despite them causing a reduction in murder rates, it…
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New firearm amnesty about to be announced: ignore it
February 15, 2018 6 Comments
Parliament announced (or is about to announce) another so-called firearm amnesty. I do not actually know what they will call it once it is officially gazetted. It doesn’t really matter,…
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What did GOSA achieve by being refused by the ConCourt?
February 8, 2018 21 Comments
Yesterday was a big day for the firearm owning community. Unfortunately GOSA was denied the privilege to present their argument to the Constitutional Court. This was fortunately not a…
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Wednesday 7 February 2018 is primed to be a significant day for South African gun owners. It is the day on which the Constitutional Court will decide on the…
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By now it is common knowledge within the firearm-owning community that Gun-Free South Africa has applied to the Constitutional Court to become amicus curiae (or “friend of the court”)…