LETTER: What is logic behind government’s move to ban gun ownership?
Has the ANC government quantified the loss of revenue in terms of taxes and foreign exchange from overseas hunters?
The latest crime statistics, covering the first quarter of 2021, showed an alarming increase in all violent crimes in SA. With this in mind it is difficult to understand the logic behind the ANC government’s move to effectively ban private gun ownership, including apparently, sporting and hunting weapons. If we assume the majority of murders by far are committed by vicious criminals using illegal firearms, where is the logic in disarming their hapless victims?
By now it must be obvious to everyone, except possibly those whose families have the benefit of armed security 24/7 paid for by the taxpayer, that the consequences of this decision are going to be catastrophic in terms of its effect on vulnerable people...
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