STATEMENT: Latest SA femicide study highlights gun control integral to saving women’s lives
8 March 2022: The third national femicide study released by the SA Medical Research Council (MRC) to mark International Women’s Day shows the importance of gun control in protecting women and girls aged 14+.
Says Adèle Kirsten, Director of GFSA, “The latest MRC study is good news. It shows we have halved femicide in South Africa over the past 18 years. […]
STATEMENT: Delaying Firearms Control Amendment Bill is right thing to do
GFSA welcomes the decision by the parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Police to delay tabling amendments to the Firearms Control Act.
STATEMENT: Response to video of armed man shot in head by cop at hotel
Easy access to guns puts everyone at risk for injury or death
During the recent public debate on proposed amendments to the Firearms Control Act, a common theme was how effective guns are for self-defence. Despite the evidence that guns are not the solution, and rather pose a risk for injury and death, the myth persisted through anecdotal evidence. This terrible […]
