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Category: Firearms Control Act
The Verwey case: A high court victory that reaffirms firearm rights despite the shadow of the Firearms Control Amendment Bill
16 Jul 2026Importantly, the judgement establishes a powerful legal precedent that protects compliant firearm owners from administrative overreach, drawing a clear line in the sand that the...
The Transparency Project: The what, the how and the why this project is important to South Africans
16 Jul 2026The Transparency Project was born out of a refusal to accept policy by decree. The Project utilises the legal mechanisms provided by PAIA to demand...
CSSA seeks answers on socio-economic impact assessment behind proposed firearm law
16 Jul 2026The latest applications shift the focus to the Socio-Economic Impact Assessment System (SEIAS), a key safeguard designed to evaluate the likely consequences of proposed legislation...
CSSA launches Transparency Project to uncover evidence behind proposed firearm law
09 Jul 2026Civil Society South Africa (CSSA) has officially launched its Transparency Project, a new initiative aimed at ensuring that major public policy decisions affecting constitutional rights...
Is self-defence a necessity in modern day South Africa? What the latest stats suggest.
20 Jun 2026Civil Society South Africa’s position is clear and firm on this matter. Disarming citizens and limiting their right to self-defence is not a crime prevention...
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...
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