Proposed weapons rules ‘would disarm those fighting crime’
Police minister Senzo Mchunu’s draft weapons rules criticised as a threat to the public
06 April 2025 - 15:18
UPDATED 06 April 2025 - 23:04
In a move that could radically change how the private security industry operates, police minister Senzo Mchunu has proposed a raft of regulations on firearm use that has been described as “disarming” those trying to fight the crime scourge.
The proposed amendments, under the Private Security Industry Regulation Act, which Mchunu quietly gazetted on March 28, will bar security guards from using “prohibited weapons” such as tasers, teargas, water cannon, sponge grenades, rubber/plastic bullets “and any other weapon that may harm civilians”...
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