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…
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Proposed FCA Amendment Bill – DearSA Results Summary
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…
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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…
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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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Knife bans and gun prohibitions do not work. You cannot modify behaviour via the regulation of objects. It is an exercise doomed to complete failure. This topic came up…
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Security Industry Regulations – insured cash worth more than human life.
June 11, 2019 Be first to comment
Minister Bheki Cele’s proposed amendments to the Private Security Industry Regulations (2002) regarding firearms and uniforms used by the security industry are highly ambiguous and incompetently written. And they…
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In Firearm Rights, General Discussion
It is time to change our gun laws – licence the person
May 7, 2019 3 Comments
The Capitalist Party of South Africa’s position regarding firearm ownership rights is a fundamental issue for the party. Firearms for self-defence, and lawful firearm ownership for properly trained and…
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Draft legislation would have removed self-defence as a grounds for owning a gun. If only the police and army have the right to have guns, society would not be…
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In Firearm Rights, General Discussion
A Line in the Sand – Negotiating in Bad Faith
October 22, 2018 3 Comments
Craig’s previous article along this line ran almost a year ago. It turns out that the our views at the time were nearly prophetic. With the leak of proposed…
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Self-Defence Gun Ban – The Government Wants You Murdered
October 17, 2018 39 Comments
“To ensure restricted access to firearms by civilians to ensure public order.” – Draft amendment to the FCA, 2018 I originally considered the title for this piece as Bheki…