World Mental Health Day: Five things you need to know about guns and suicide
Guns are the most lethal suicide method. The World Health Organisation (WHO) reports that 17% of all suicides are committed using a firearm, these types of suicide attempts are almost always fatal and also the most preventable. STATEMENT: World Mental Health Day – Five things you need to know about guns and suicide
Welcome ruling upholding gun licence renewals, urges state enforcement and public compliance with gun law to stop gun violence
Gun Free SA welcomes today’s North Gauteng High Court’s ruling which recognises that regular gun licence renewals are an integral part of an effective gun control system while stipulating that South Africa’s gun law needs to be properly enforced. STATEMENT: Welcome ruling upholding gun licence renewals, urges state enforcement and public compliance with gun law to stop […]
Anniversary of Senzo Meyiwa’s murder falls within International Disarmament Week: Take action to stop gun violence
In the 12 months since Senzo Meyiwa was shot dead, 6,500 other South Africans have been shot and killed, the majority of whom are young men like Meyiwa; yet no concrete steps have been taken to prevent gun violence despite unprecedented calls for government action. STATEMENT: Anniversary of Senzo Meyiwa’s murder falls within International Disarmament Week: Take action […]
Corruption in firearms industry makes us all a target: Fraudulent issuing of firearms proficiency certificates underscores the risk of a gun in the home as legal gun owners may not have the necessary knowledge and skills to responsibly own a firearm
As part of the #GunFreeValentine campaign; Gun Free SA and Sonke Gender Justice call for an immediate investigation into the firearms industry after the latest media exposé filmed the Secretary of the South African Professional Firearms Trainers Council selling a fraudulent firearms proficiency certificate to a journalist. STATEMENT: Corruption in firearms industry makes us all a target
If your partner owns a gun, you could be the next target
Gun Free SA, the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) and Sonke Gender Justice today launched the #GunFreeValentine campaign to highlight that women in South Africa are more likely to be killed by an intimate partner than by a stranger, with firearms in the home posing a specific risk. STATEMENT: If your partner owns a gun, you could be […]
Stop police using R-5 massacre rifles
As the South African Police Service celebrates its 20th anniversary in Kabokweni, Mpumalanga today, social justice activist organisation Amandla.Mobi and Gun Free SA have partnered on a campaign to ban R-5 rifles in public order policing.STATEMENT: Stop police using R5 massacre rifles
