The proliferation of guns is what is driving the crisis of violent crime and murder in South Africa. At least this is what we are repeatedly told in nearly…
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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…
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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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FCA Amendment Bill — an easy fix that will fix nothing
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…
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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…
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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…
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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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It is by now old news that parliament approved a new six-month firearm amnesty, effective from 1 August. I harbour serious and material concerns about this. The 2010 firearm…
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Gun rights in South Africa have always been a hot topic. The right to keep and bear arms is something that cuts across racial and cultural boundaries, and is…
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Bheki Cele has finally outright admitted that he wants civilian firearm ownership banned. Speaking about amendments to the Firearms Control Act at a media briefing in Linden on 14…