My fellow South Africans, This isn’t a “I-told-you-so” post. As much fun as I can have by indulging in the limitless schadenfreude of vindication, the world-shattering scale of the…
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So it seems my social media feed is being dominated by a video of a ‘self-defence instructor’ who uses some very contentious, and indeed – from my point of…
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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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We like to throw terms around. It’s probably inherent to human nature. We love abbreviations, contractions, and other nonsense words. They are little parcels of meaning that escape the…
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Lance Sergeants Otto and James hardly ever worked together. These were the days when even a couple of full Sergeants (what the military called a Staff Sergeant) on a…
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Gender-Based Violence – Dealing With Abusive Relationships and Rapists
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Before we start, let me state that I really despise the term Gender-Based Violence. It infers that the abuse and violence is a result of the victim’s gender. And…
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Carrying a handgun for self-defence is such a wide topic of discussion, it’s quite difficult to condense into one article. There are a great many carry methods. Some are…
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So you are about to buy a new defensive handgun. This is a big deal, especially for a first timer. You want to get it right. After all, you…
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The Roni has somewhat of a Marmite Effect on people – some love it, some hate it, and a few shrug at it. I personally rubbished it for some…
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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…