Tag: firearms
Thousands of firearms destroyed in SA
Police Deputy Minister Cassel Mathale and National Police Commissioner, General Khehla Sitole, witnessed destruction of over 23 000 firearms either confiscated or surrendered to...
Gun with a chip: U.S. Army contracts may lead to a...
A carbine that can call in an airstrike. A computer-aided scope on a machine gun that can turn just about anyone into a marksman....
Cele to request firearm amnesty period
Police Minister Bheki Cele says to deal with the proliferation of illegal firearms - which are a major contributor to crime levels – the...
SA must relook at access to firearms: Cele
South Africa would be better off if only its armed forces and not private citizens had access to firearms, Police Minister Bheki Cele said...
Americans own nearly half world’s guns in civilian hands
Americans make up 4 percent of the world's population but owned about 46 percent of the estimated 857 million weapons in civilian...
Gunmaker Remington gets approval for loan to carry it through
U.S. gunmaker Remington Outdoor Co Inc won court approval on Tuesday to borrow an interim $75 million to sustain its business during...
US gunmaker Remington files for bankruptcy
Remington Outdoor Co Inc, one of the largest U.S. makers of firearms, filed for bankruptcy protection on Sunday to carry out a...
Thousands of police not competent to carry firearms
No less than 3 500 policemen and women are uncertified to carry firearms and a "startling" 11 000 do not have competency...
Stolen or lost police weapons
Police have either lost or had more than 2 500 firearms stolen over the past three financial years.
Democratic Alliance shadow police minister...
Trump administration prepares to ease export rules for U.S. guns
The Trump administration is preparing to make it easier for American gun makers to sell small arms, including assault rifles and ammunition, to foreign...
Presidential pep talk on Armed Forces Day
President Cyril Ramaphosa had his Commander-in-Chief cap on when he addressed the country’s airmen, military medics, sailors and soldiers in Polokwane last Friday.
Sadly, he...
