Critical Evaluation of the FCA Amendment Bill Social-Economic Impact Assessment (SEIA) The Civilian Secretariat of Police published proposed amendments to the Firearms Control Act of 2000 (FCA) for public…
First published by the Free Market Foundation on 30 July 2021. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Free Market Foundation regards the ability of law-abiding persons to defend themselves, their loved ones,…
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Should it pass, the proposed amendments to the Firearms Control Act (FCA) have potentially dire effects for township communities. Township residents do not have the luxury of high walls,…
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Two decades ago, the American intellectual and Thomas Sowell wrote: ‘It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those…
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The proposed amendments to the FCA of 2000 that seek to abolish firearm ownership for self-defence purposes is an unjustifiable overreach by an increasingly authoritarian state that has miserably…
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I trust that most of you are by now aware of the proposed amendments to the FCA. They are essentially a rehash of the unworkable and terrible version we…
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This is written in response to Mary Kleinenberg in the Witness – “Guns are not the answer”. (Please see Mary’s original letter at the bottom of the article). Dear…
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Fire Bheki Cele – Now is the Time for Ramaphosa to Act
March 16, 2021 5 Comments
The President must fire Bheki Cele. This publication is no friend of Minister Cele. When he first became Minister of Police in March 2018, we expressed significant doubts regarding…
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The system responsible for the tracking of all SAPS firearms is switched off. The Firearm Permit System (FPS) kept track of roughly 500 000 SAPS firearms via an electronic…
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Recently a piece on shooting incidents was doing the rounds. An experienced individual listed his observations on what is likely to really take place in a defensive shooting. Most…