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The other side of the “new evidence” coin: why disarming citizens won’t stop criminals
05 Jun 2026By conflating the law-abiding citizen who is protecting their family in a home invasion with a criminal wielding a smuggled firearm, GFSA ignores the reality...
CSSA: South Africans are being failed while government focuses on disarming the law-abiding
28 May 2026The priorities are completely upside down. Instead of focusing every available resource on tracing violent parole absconders, dismantling criminal networks and restoring consequence for violent...
CSSA: Violent crime proves South Africans cannot be disarmed and left defenceless
22 May 2026“The state cannot acknowledge that violent crime is out of control while simultaneously trying to weaken the public’s ability to protect themselves,” said Clark. “No...
Farm Attacks and murders in South Africa: A Government Failing Its Most Vulnerable Citizens
05 May 2026The above outlines, in clear and simple terms, that the government’s implementation of the Rural Safety Strategy, a policy designed to improve visibility, coordination and...
The Broken Social Contract: Why the Firearms Control Amendment Bill Deepens South Africa’s Crisis
21 Apr 2026The social contract is a simple but powerful idea and lies at the heart of any functioning democracy. Citizens surrender certain freedoms and powers to...
Civil Society South Africa welcomes prison time in Malema firearm case, reinforcing need for accountability
16 Apr 2026CSSA stresses that this case must be understood in its proper context. South Africa faces a serious and ongoing crisis of illegal firearms and violent...
Illicit firearms and state failure: How regulatory dysfunction fuels the illegal market
02 Apr 2026South Africa’s illegal firearm problem is real. But its roots lie in governance failure rather than in the existence of lawful licensing. When thousands of...
Disarming South Africans by removing self-defence as a reason for firearm ownership: A rights crisis in the making
20 Mar 2026This article examines Section 11 and 12 of the Constitution coupled with a brief analysis of the common law principle of self-defence (private defence), we...
Three pressure points threatening lawful firearm ownership in South Africa, warns Civil Society South Africa
05 Mar 2026CSSA warns that legislative changes, administrative barriers and proposed firearm taxes could steadily reduce the number of law-abiding citizens able to defend themselves.
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