Reader Bennet Massyn writes; I was a ranking South African Policeman for 12 years. I left the South African Police Service in 2000 (for better income) with an outstanding…
Dear Minister Nhleko, I have read your commentary regarding the tragic deaths of children at the hands of criminals and how this necessitates expanding gun control in South Africa.…
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In July this year a Witpoortjie mother and her child nearly became hijacking victims. Fortunately for her, an armed member of the public witnessed the event and decided to…
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Regarding the article in the Cape Argus “The war raging against our kids”, I find the subsequent calls by Prof. Sebastian van As for stricter gun control in light…
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In light of recent developments regarding the SAPS supplying firearms to criminals, I think it is accurate to state that gun control in South Africa has finally failed in…
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Recent reports pertaining to the arrest of several police officers implicated in a scandal where members of the SAPS were assisting criminals in fraudulently obtaining firearm licenses once again…
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South Africans live in a beautiful but dangerous country. I need not bore you with excessive quoting of the annual crime statistics to emphasise that our society is plagued…
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Oscar Pistorius and the question of firearm ownership.
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In the early morning hours of February 14th 2013 world famous paralympian Oscar Pistorius shot his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, four times through the door separating the toilet from the…
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Gun ownership in South Africa has again been thrust into the spotlight, in no small part thanks to the high profile criminal case against Oscar Pistorius gracing our television…