You have the power to make a difference
Take action to save yourself and those you care about
Hand in a legal gun to be destroyed
If you have a firearm that you want to get rid of you can either sell it or have it destroyed – you are not allowed to destroy it yourself.
Remove a gun in a case of domestic violence
Any woman who lives in fear of a gun in her home can ask the magistrates court or the police to remove the gun immediately.
Help stop a gun-related suicide
Reducing access to lethal means is an effective way to increase the odds that a suicide attempt will end in care, not in death.
Make your space a Gun Free Zone
You can take action against gun violence by declaring your space – your home, your place of work, worship or study, even your car – a Gun Free Zone (GFZ).
Survive an incident of gun violence
If you've been shot or threatened by a gun, witnessed gun violence, or know someone who’s been killed, injured or threatened by a gun, you're a survivor of gun violence.
Deal with firearms in a deceased estate
If the owner of a firearm has died, the Firearms Control Act (2000) prescribes how the firearm must be dealt with by the heir.
Hold the police accountable
The police are supposed to protect the public from crime and violence, but some officers engage in unlawful behaviour such as corruption, brutality and torture. Holding police officers accountable for wrongdoing is therefore essential.
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 or even […]
ELECTIONS 24: Use your vote to stop gun violence
Gun violence has reached levels last seen in the late 1990’s. Now – as then – 34 people are shot dead every day.
• Where does your party stand on gun control? • Does your party have a plan to combat the rising levels of gun violence in SA? • Does your party believe in arming citizens as a form of self-defence? • […]
HOW TO: Silence the Guns in Africa – Guide for Activists
The African Union Silencing the Guns in Africa Activism Guide, developed in partnership with the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom’s Mobilising Men for Feminist Peace Initiative, is a resource for activists to help silence the guns across the continent. By bridging the gap between research, activism, and policy engagement, the Guide recognises that peace across Africa cannot be achieved through […]
SANTA LETTER: Protect kids not guns
SA has one of the highest murder rates in the world. Every day 33 people are shot and killed. All too often the victims are children – simply playing in the wrong place at the wrong time.
The availability of guns, which are designed to kill and which are 4 to 7 times more deadly than any other weapon, is a major contributing […]
