Gun Free SA calls for the South African Police Service (SAPS) Act to include a consolidated section dealing specifically with police and firearms in response to the Police Minister’s disclosure that a quarter of the police officers required to carry a firearm are not competent to do so. In a written reply to a parliamentary question, Mr Nhleko reported that by 14 July 2014, 39,333 of 155,534 SAPS members (25%) required to carry a firearm did not have the competency to do so.STATEMENT: Police act key to ensuring cops firearm fit
Gun Free South Africa (GFSA) is a South African NGO committed to reducing gun violence through public policy advocacy, education, awareness and community mobilisation.
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The Remove the Trigger campaign was established after Sasha-Lee Shah was shot dead in 2022.
https://gfsa.org.za/2024/02/18/campaign-remove-the-trigger-from-domestic-violence/