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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
BRIEFING 2 of 2023: Functional Central Firearms Registry key to dealing with illegal guns in SA
South Africa’s Central Firearms Registry (CFR) has the potential to be a powerful crime-fighting tool: If effectively managed – in line with SA’s legal and political obligations – it would help stop legal guns leaking into criminal hands.
However, SAPS sees the CFR as an administrative function, and has repeatedly squandered opportunities to address historic, systemic and persistent dysfunction.
Should the CFR […]
NEWSLETTER: Sept 2023 – More women murdered
Read GFSA’s September 2023 newsletter, which looks at warning signs a woman is in danger of being murdered and what you can do to protect a woman from gun violence.
To find out more, download September 2023 newsletter
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 […]
