Sakeliga welcomes new standing instruction on lapsed firearm licenses
Sakeliga welcomes the new standing instructions to the South African Police Service (SAPS) on how firearms, of which the licenses have expired, are to be dealt with. According to the instructions such firearms no longer need to be destroyed, new license applications for them must be accepted, and owners of such firearms should not be […]
Protect gun owners’ property rights amid firearm destruction
FIDELITY CASE Support Similar Cases IMPACT OF THIS CASE Prior to this case, the Police had interpreted the Firearms Control Act in such a way that those who voluntarily handed in firearms to the police due to previous failure to renew the licenses in a timely manner could not bring new license applications in respect […]