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Is the plan to ban gun sales for self-defence illegal? 5 questions with a public law expert

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Is the plan to ban the sale of firearms for self-defence legal?

Is the plan to ban the sale of firearms for self-defence legal?

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Freedom Front Plus and Afriforum have both declared that they will fight a legislative move to ban granting of gun licences for self-defence purposes.

Business Insider South Africa on Saturday reported that that the Civilian Secretariat for Police Service (CSP) intends to seek an update to a law that would mean "no firearm licenses may be issued for self-defence purposes",

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