The scenario is as follows: You carry your self-defence firearm on you at all times. While travelling on a public road, you see a SAPS-controlled road block ahead. You come to a stop and a SAPS official waves you over to the side of the road. He requests your driver’s licence, and also asks if …
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Can I use my dedicated sport shooting/hunting firearm (Section 16 licence) and/or occasional sport shooting/ hunting firearm (Section 15 licence) for self-defence? In terms of the Firearms Control Act 60 of 2000 (FCA), it is clear that Section 13 makes provision for a firearm licence granted specifically to a natural person for self-defence. However, in …
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It is no secret that the application process for firearms licenses has become rather strenuous and lengthy in South Africa. To help ease the process FormFactory asked 10 firearm licence experts, including Damian Enslin, for their tips on writing a good firearm licence motivation letter. To check out Damian’s advice for drafting section 13, 15 and …
Recently there have been a number of spurious rejections by the Central Firearm Registry (CFR), what I call ‘machine gun’ refusals. Firstly, a client’s alleged application for a ‘machine gun’ was refused late last year. I deemed this to be a once-off error by the CFR, as the client had applied for a semi-automatic …
Late Renewal Update – By Damian Enslin On Thursday 24 November 2016, an application brought by the South African Arms and Ammunitions Dealers (SAAADA) against the South African Police Service (SAPS) was heard in the North Gauteng High Court before Judge Raulinga. However, Judge Raulinga declined to grant any relief, and directed further that the …
Dedicated Licences: Part 1 Process of becoming Dedicated – By Damian Enslin Here we deal with dedicated sports shooting and hunting licence applications in terms of Section 16 of the Firearm Control Act 60 of 2000 (FCA). It states: “16 licence to possess firearm for dedicated hunting and dedicated sports-shooting” A firearm in …
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