Disarming Victims Won’t Fix our Violent Crime Crisis
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 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…
This article was first published in the Daily Friend on 31 May 2022. Mass casualty events where the actions of one or more violent actors result in the death…
There is no support among the South African public for stricter gun control. At least nobody bothered to register support for it, with 96% of 150 000 comments rejecting…
Police Minister Bheki Cele claims that guns are “fast becoming South African children’s greatest enemies.” This is the latest attack of foot-in-mouth disease from Cele, who wears his perversely…
October 19, 2021 Be first to comment
The Civilian Secretariat for Police invited the public to comment on the proposed Firearms Control Amendment Bill from 21 May to 4 August 2021. During this period Dear South…
September 29, 2021 2 Comments
Marco van Niekerk writes a heavy-hitting piece about the proposed FCA Amendment Bill, which recently saw a vigorous public participation process and about that runs contrary to the government’s…
The comments below were compiled by a Magistrate who wishes to remain anonymous. They submitted it to the Civilian Secretariat for Police, and very kindly made it available for…
On Saturday, 26 June the Civilian Secretariat for Police (CSP) released the so-called “Wits Report” – its full title Analysis of the Effect of the Firearms Control Act on…
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…