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Category: Firearms Control Act
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.
Understanding the Justice Pipeline: Where it breaks down and what needs fixing
04 Mar 2026The criminal justice process operates as a pipeline. A case enters at reporting and exits at conviction and sentencing. If any stage fails, the entire...
Policy commentary: The Marksman Arms judgment and the Central Firearms Registry
02 Mar 2026Officials confused a close corporation with a company, referred to “directors” where none exist in law, and applied requirements that were not grounded in the...
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