Police minister says removing self-defence motivation for ownership will reduce domestic abuse against women
Minister of police Bheki Cele. Picture: BUSINESS DAY/FREDDY MAVUNDA
This comes amid raging debate over proposed amendments to the Firearms Control Act. Published for public comment in May, the amendments seek to remove the “self-defence” clause as a reason to lawfully own a gun, among other proposed changes. The government also acknowledges that the high level of violent crime in SA has a significant negative effect on the country’s economy and deters foreign investment.
“In this climate, where the SAPS cannot protect their own premises, never mind protecting the man in the street, and where the SAPS are in fact helping to arm criminals through their own negligence and ineffectiveness, there can be no reason to remove the right of an ordinary South African to apply to own a gun to protect themselves,” Ryder said.
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