HOW TO: Make your relationship gun free
Guns and love don’t mix. Every 8 hours, a woman is killed by her intimate partner in SA, with guns escalating violence. This Valentine’s Day, commit to safer, healthier relationships.
Make your relationship gun free. Find out more here
SANTA LETTER: Protect kids not guns
SA has one of the highest murder rates in the world. Every day 33 people are shot and killed. All too often the victims are children – simply playing in the wrong place at the wrong time.
The availability of guns, which are designed to kill and which are 4 to 7 times more deadly than any other weapon, is a […]
HOW TO: Silence the Guns in Africa – Guide for Activists
The African Union Silencing the Guns in Africa Activism Guide, developed in partnership with the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom’s Mobilising Men for Feminist Peace Initiative, is a resource for activists to help silence the guns across the continent. By bridging the gap between research, activism, and policy engagement, the Guide recognises that peace across Africa cannot be […]
ELECTIONS 24: Use your vote to stop gun violence
Gun violence has reached levels last seen in the late 1990’s. Now – as then – 34 people are shot dead every day.
• Where does your party stand on gun control? • Does your party have a plan to combat the rising levels of gun violence in SA? • Does your party believe in arming citizens as a form of […]
CAMPAIGN: Remove the trigger from domestic violence
Gun Free South Africa, in partnership with MOSAIC and the National Shelter Movement of South Africa, is working to strengthen the rights and safety of victims from gun-related domestic violence.
The remove the trigger from domestic violence campaign aims to:
- Investigate gun use in domestic violence. While we hear of cases in which a gun is used to injure […]
Hold the police accountable
The police are supposed to protect the public from crime and violence, but some officers engage in unlawful behaviour such as corruption, brutality and torture. Holding police officers accountable for wrongdoing is therefore essential.
