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Category: Illegal firearms
Illegal guns cross our borders. How will removing self-defence licences stop them?
09 Oct 2026Civil Society South Africa (CSSA) challenges Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia to explain how removing self-defence as a valid reason for firearm licensing would dismantle...
CSSA challenges government to prove disarming law-abiding citizens will make South Africa safer in open letter
12 Jun 2026"If government wants to remove self-defence as a lawful motivation for firearm ownership, it must first answer a simple question: how will doing so make...
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: Military base breach exposes state as source of criminal firepower
01 May 2026Lawful firearm owners and private security companies are subjected to regulation after regulation, yet the state cannot secure its own weapons. When military bases are...
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