Government Revives the Firearms Bill South Africans Rejected

There has been a revival of previously proposed amendments to the Firearms Control Act. Chris Hattingh speaks to Gideon Joubert, a trustee of the SA Gunowners Association, to unpack the proposed amendments and its implications on lawful gunowners. Mr Joubert notes that it is the same version of a 2021 amendment bill that was withdrawn under heavy public pressure. He further unpacks how the legislation contradicts government-commissioned research on the effectiveness of the Firearms Control Act.