In 2021, tens of thousands of South Africans overwhelmingly rejected the draft Firearms Control Amendment Bill. Yet today, that same rejected version is quietly resurfacing behind closed government doors — with no meaningful public consultation, no revisions, and no transparency.
Despite receiving over 118 000 public submissions, government officials are pushing the same flawed bill forward through NEDLAC and the Civilian Secretariat for Police Service (CSPS), bypassing genuine public engagement.
We must act now to stop recycled legislation that fails to address real issues like gun violence from illegal firearms, corruption in firearm registries, and the failure to hold officials accountable.
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