As we near the end of the series of articles touching on the historical development of firearm law, we can start to consider the real questions we need to be able to answer. The big and most controversial question of course is ‘is there a right to possess firearms’? While many of us would love […]
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This article about the state of the South African firearm community is written from the heart. It is intended to articulate the good and the bad so that we can take the initiative and create a future that we can all be proud of. In it, the author diagnoses what he sees as the root
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A document alleging to be a draft of the now long-rumoured 2025 FCA amendment draft has started circulating. While the ‘official’ nature of this document is unproven, their contents make it very clear that is an actual draft. Who else would casually sit down to write 61 pages of text in landscape orientation? It is
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As far as legislation goes, the Firearms Control Act (FCA) has a truly bizarre and probably unconstitutional track record as far as drafting goes. This starts with the final amendment to the Arms and Ammunition Act (AAA) in 1999, and continues to present day. In this article, Jonathan would like to walk the reader through
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In this article, Jonathan argues that we should always question the different parts of a law, even if it appears to have value. Using firearm safe storage rules as an example, he shows how history can obscure the initial reasons for a law and affect how it is understood in the present day. Few people
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In this article, Jonathan shares what he learned in a recent meeting with the Lwandle SAPS to learn about CPF structures (Community Policing Forum) and their challenges in the township context. From first contact and getting an introduction to CPFs, to understanding their challenges and thinking about how the FPC can get involved to create
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Jonathan argues that using terminology such as ‘illegal firearms’ directly contributes to why the fight for firearm rights is on the back foot in South Africa. Instead, he says that we need to understand the tactics of our opponents, and correct and educate others about why we need to be truthful. Building on this earlier
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