Published originally in Gun Africa (edition 27). http://www.gunafrica.com/item/258-what-are-your-firearm-rights What rights do a firearm owner have in terms of South African law and, more importantly, the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Act 108 of 1996? The right to own a firearm is not entrenched in our Constitution, unlike the Constitution of the …
Published originally in Gun Africa (edition 27). http://www.gunafrica.com/item/257-the-occasional-sport-shooting-or-hunting-licences One of the easier types of licences to obtain is the occasional sport shooting or occasional hunting licence in terms of Section 15 of the Firearms Control Act, 60 of 2000 (FCA). Although the FCA appears to have few stipulations for such a licence, my experience …
Published originally in Gun Africa edition 26 (September 2016). http://www.gunafrica.com/item/221-update-late-renewal-situation UPDATE: Late renewal situation We take a look at the latest developments with regard to the late renewal of licences – that is, persons who have submitted their licence renewal application either within 90 days of the expiry of the licence, but more often …
Late Renewal of Firearm Licences – What is the situation? Read More
Published originally in Gun Africa edition 26 (September). http://www.gunafrica.com/item/228-ensuring-a-bulletproof-licence-application-motivation Part One: The Section 13 Self-Defence licence application Here we highlight what constitutes a good, proper and detailed motivation for various licence applications. These articles are not the final word, and are only meant to serve as a guide to ensuring that your licence application …
Ensuring a “BULLETPROOF” licence application motivation – Part One Read More
