The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Policing today poured ice cold water over the SAPS’ proposal for a six-month firearm amnesty starting 1 April. The proposal is not only dead…
Last week saw the announcement to cabinet of a firearms amnesty for 2017. Despite many South Africans sitting in a legal grey area of expired firearm licence cards, they…
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Recent revelations by the Times regarding the loss of approximately 20 000 rounds of ammunition, supposedly 7.62mm NATO cartridges, from the South African Police Service’s Tactical Response Team armoury…
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It was today confirmed that the Minister of Police has withdrawn the proposed amendments (2015) to the Firearms Control Act.
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It is well known that the ongoing struggle for firearm rights in South Africa has a rather tumultuous history. What is perhaps less well known, is that twice in…
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Last week, in a breathtaking display of wilful ignorance and rampant anti-intellectualism, Australian politicians recategorized the Adler shotgun from Category A to Category D. The significance of this move…