24-25 March 2015: GOSA, along with a number of pro-gun sporting and other bodies, will be attending the Firearms Summit in Parliament. Unfortunately it seems that we will be granted "observer" status only. The list of speakers should make it clear that they are out to get our guns (again). What does Danny Jordaan know about firearms, except that Senzo Meyiwa was murdered (hint: this is already illegal) by a yet-to-be-apprehended (see how well the law works?) criminal using a gun (again, already illegal). This is not about firearms, it's about control. [More]I'd comment further, but I've been told by the antis that I'm not qualified because I "clearly haven't been raped."
And GOSA would comment further, except they've been told by the antis in charge of the forum they won't be allowed to. Say, this monopoly of power business is all right! You can tell people what to do and when they can speak and everything...
From a GOSA press release, just in:
Firearm owners will be demonstrating outside Parliament at 13h30 today (Wednesday 25 March) in support of their representatives taking part in the Firearms Summit at Parliament.
According to Jeff Radebe “the main objective is to ensure that we reduce the ownership of arms in South Africa.”
The latest figures released by Statistics South Africa, clearly illustrate that firearms are used in only 1,7% of assault related deaths. This calculates to about 0,1734% of non-natural deaths, and roughly 0,01734% of all deaths nationally.
Of even greater interest is that of these assault related deaths, the top cause at 85,1% is ‘Sharp Object related’.
A ‘firearm control system’ initially costing R42 million, has turned into around R412 million. With possibly billions more tax payer Rands being squandered on a law that clearly has done nothing to curb crime, but which has rather disarmed law abiding citizens, one would think that the Civilian Secretariat for Police should conduct an audit of the Firearms Control Act immediately.
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