99% of murders in South Africa are committed with illegal firearms

99% of murders in South Africa are committed with illegal firearms

New data from the acting Minister of Police, Firoz Cachalia, showed that 99% of murders in South Africa were committed with illegal firearms.

 

[bwana]

If I was going to murder someone it wouldn't be with my own [registered] firearm.

 

[Hemi300c]

Gun Free SA will hate this.

It takes all their unfounded arguments away.

 

[HermeticAnarchist]

I wonder how many were "stolen" cop firearms

 

[Creag]

I wonder how many were "stolen" cop firearms

99% of that number

 

[Gordon_R]

What about those that were committed with knives? Do those not count?

 

[Mirai]

Gun Free SA will hate this.

It takes all their unfounded arguments away.

They don't care.

 

[Jam Sandwich]

They don't care.

Absolutely...so long as they keep getting funding, they will keep up their crap.

 

[bwana]

Ban illegal firearms!

 

[gregmcc]

You mean off those murdered with firearms, 99% of those were illegal firearms.

Not 99% of murders in SA are with illegal firearms!

 

[PlanesTrainsAutomobiles]

99% of murders in South Africa are committed with illegal firearms

New data from the acting Minister of Police, Firoz Cachalia, showed that 99% of murders in South Africa were committed with illegal firearms.

newsday.co.za

 

[PlanesTrainsAutomobiles]

This is extremely shocking to me, considering the high murder rate.

 

[Binary_Bark]

No surprise there. Want a firearm without a license? Just stop by your local friendly police station

 

[PlanesTrainsAutomobiles]

No surprise there. Want a firearm without a license? Just stop by your local friendly police station

Eish. I have indeed heard that a lot of stolen (and/or illegally sold, I assume!) SAPS firearms are used in crime.

 

[bwana]

So less than 1% of all murders were committed using objects other than firearms? Stabbings? Bludgeoning? Strangulations?

 

[PlanesTrainsAutomobiles]

So less than 1% of all murders were committed using objects other than firearms? Stabbings? Bludgeoning? Strangulations?

Seems to be phrased that way ...

 

[SykomantiS]

So less than 1% of all murders were committed using objects other than firearms? Stabbings? Bludgeoning? Strangulations?

Though not explicitly stated, it is likely they only looked at murders committed with a firearm, that's my guess anyway.

Anywhoo, it's not like the likes of GFSA will take any notice at all. Truth is just an inconvenience.

 

[ToxicBunny]

99% of murders in South Africa are committed with illegal firearms

New data from the acting Minister of Police, Firoz Cachalia, showed that 99% of murders in South Africa were committed with illegal firearms.

newsday.co.za

Make it harder to get a licensed firearm then, cos that is clearly working if only 1% of murders (assuming only those committed with a firearm) use a legal firearm. /s

 

[wbot]

Though not explicitly stated, it is likely they only looked at murders committed with a firearm, that's my guess anyway.

Yup. Google says 40% guns, 30-40% knives/axes etc, the rest blunt objects.

 

[Sideshow Bob]

What nonsense. ANC's genocide squad is perfectly legal under 173 racist laws.