The scenario is as follows: You carry your self-defence firearm on you at all times. While travelling on a public road, you see a SAPS-controlled road block ahead. You come to a stop and a SAPS official waves you over to the side of the road. He requests your driver’s licence, and also asks if …
Road Block Blues – What do you do when stopped at a road block by the police? Read More
Can I use my dedicated sport shooting/hunting firearm (Section 16 licence) and/or occasional sport shooting/ hunting firearm (Section 15 licence) for self-defence? In terms of the Firearms Control Act 60 of 2000 (FCA), it is clear that Section 13 makes provision for a firearm licence granted specifically to a natural person for self-defence. However, in …
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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 …
