South Africa, like Mexico, is one of those countries with incredibly restrictive gun laws and sky-high rates of violent crime. Now the South African government wants to make it even tougher to own a firearm by removing or severely limiting”self-defense” as a valid reason to obtain a gun license.
The Firearms Control Amendment Bill has been floating around in various forms since 2021, but according to Firearms License Pro SA, the Civilian Secretariat for Police is aiming to officially introduce the bill in Parliament before March 2027, and potentially before the end of 2026.
