Police minister Bheki Cele has recently informed South Africans that the government is proposing amendments to the Firearms Control Act. The proposed bill wants to take away self-defence as a legitimate reason for wanting a gun licence.
Are we living in the same country? It’s already a colossal struggle to get a gun licence, and self-defence is a legitimate reason. There is simply no logic to this decision. ..
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