STATEMENT: Welcome think-tank call for gun control
An Institute for Security Studies report Strengthening the SAPS for a safer South Africa: Recommendations for police reform calls on SA’s new government to prioritise gun control to reduce violent crime nationally. According to Gareth Newham, Head of the ISS’ Justice and Violence Prevention Programme, “we have to get on top of our murder rate” which is […]
PROPOSAL: World’s first Bulletproof Park in Mitchells Plain
In April 2024 GFSA put forward a proposal to develop the world’s first Bulletproof Park in Mitchells Plain on the Cape Flats as one way to protect children from being shot and injured or killed in crossfire.
Crafted by architects, community stakeholders and safety experts, the planned park would be entirely enveloped in bulletproof glass, with secure entrances and panic buttons, […]
STATEMENT: Response Q2 crime stats – The weapon matters: Guns leading cause of murder in SA
The latest quarterly crime stats show that gun violence has again increased, with 34 people shot dead every day between 1 July and 30 September, up from an average of 31 people shot and killed a day in previous quarters. While SA’s violence bloodbath is fed largely by men arguing with and then killing other men, this is most often […]
STATEMENT Underperformance and corruption at Central Firearms Registry fuels gun violence epidemic in SA
Cape Town, 11 July 2023: Against the backdrop of a protracted policing crisis around effectiveness and leadership, allegations of underperformance and corruption have for years dogged the Central Firearms Registry (CFR), the police unit responsible for firearms management, including firearm-related recordkeeping. Globally accurate and efficient recordkeeping, which tracks firearms from cradle to grave, is recognised as a cornerstone to effectively […]
STATEMENT: Crime stats – Deeply concerned by increase in gun-related crime, lack of attention to gun violence epidemic
The latest crime stats presented by SAPS to parliament show that gun-related crime has significantly increased e.g. gun-related murders have increased a staggering 35% from 23 people shot and killed a day in 2021-22 to 31 people a day in 2022-2023. GFSA was present during the presentation and deliberation by parliament and is deeply concerned by the lack of engagement […]
STATEMENT: GFSA institutes class action against police for deaths and injuries allegedly resulting from corrupt, negligent firearms management
GFSA has given notice to the Minister of Police of class action proceedings in which damages will be sought from the Minister arising from deaths and injuries due to the actions of senior SAPS member Christiaan Prinsloo and David Naidoo who coordinated the sale of guns to gangs.
Says Adèle Kirsten, GFSA’s Director “As the virus of gun violence spreads, it’s […]
