Guns are used in 35% of the murders of women
Criminals have capitalised on the strong visual resemblance that imitation weapons bear to firearms
Differing interpretation of the Firearms Control Act resulted in the seizure of a shipment of billets bound for the DRC from Durban harbour last week
Improving firearms control legislation is clearly one such needed intervention to prevent the further diversion of legal guns into the hands of criminals
Three men made off with shotguns, R5 rifles, pistols and ammunition after pouncing on the Tsineng police station
Police have caught wind of plans for a second phase of violence after last week’s riots, apparently set to kick off with the looting of arms in KwaZulu-Natal
Proposed bill to ban private gun ownership contradicts research and impact assessment findings
Measures such as better street lighting, training the police and enforcing gun control can effect real change
