CRACKDOWN ON LENDING GUNS

THE Safety and Security Minster Sydney Mufamadi released government plans on Thursday to curtail the widely abused lending of firearms by changing gun-lending laws in terms of the Arms and Ammunition Act. The Act allows people over 16 to borrow guns with a letter of permission from the owner. The amendments will stipulate that borrowing be restricted to people who also have firearm licences, and while they are on the property belonging to or occupied by the lender. This will allow game farmers to lend weapons to other licensed owners while on their farms.