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2906, 2022

NEWSLETTER: June 2022 – Human rights, self-defence and public safety

29 June 2022|In the News|

Welcome to GFSA’s June 2022 newsletter, contents include:

  • Guns and human rights: in conversation with Jeremy Vearey
  • Changing pattern of gun violence: more multiple shootings, more multiple shots, more women killed in public spaces
  • The burden of gun violence on SA’s health system
  • Protecting our youth
  • New SA research highlights risk of guns for self-defence
  • Gun violence is preventable

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2410, 2019

Gun control and violence in SA over 25 years

24 October 2019|In the News|

To mark global disarmament week (24-30 October) Gun Free South Africa has published a comprehensive report, which documents the history and impact of gun control in South Africa since Apartheid.

In summary, it tracks gun violence and gun control in South Africa over 25 years, showing that gun control saves lives, but that poor enforcement kills.

 

REPORT: Gun control […]

3011, 2018

Bronkhortspruit father wants justice for son’s killing

30 November 2018|In the News|

Follow Khumbulani Dube’s struggle to get justice after his son was killed by a 12 year old neighbour with his grandfather’s unsecured gun.

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