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 from 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.
Build sustainable partnerships for change
GFSA is committed to working in partnership to create a safer South Africa. To help us – and you – build and sustain collaborations for meaningful change, our youth team developed a Partner Toolkit with support from the DG Murray Trust.
If you want to go fast, go alone, if you want to go far, go together.
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 […]
Make your relationship gun free
Guns and love don’t mix. Every 8 hours, a woman is killed by her intimate partner in SA, with guns escalating violence. This Valentine’s Day, commit to safer, healthier relationships.
Make your relationship gun free. Find out more here
Keep children safe from guns
An 11-year-old boy shot and killed a farm worker while hunting guinea fowl with his father’s gun; an 8-year-old boy shot and killed his 7-year-old cousin while playing with his father’s licensed gun; a 5-year-old boy was shot and killed by his minor brother who was playing with a gun while seated in a car.
Children and guns are a lethal combination and […]
Shooting ranges: Your rights and how to take action
Living or working near a shooting range can be deeply distressing. The constant noise of gunfire disrupts daily life, disturbs sleep, affects children’s schoolwork, and creates ongoing anxiety. For those who have experienced gun violence, the sound can be retraumatising.
You have the right to live peacefully without excessive noise disturbance. South African law requires all shooting ranges to meet strict standards for […]
HOW TO: Remove the trigger from domestic violence
Our new research shows that guns don’t need to be fired to terrorise families. Their presence alone is enough to threaten, control and silence—putting everyone, especially women and girls, in the home at risk. Find out more, including what you can do to help remove the trigger from domestic violence HERE
