Cape Crime Crisis Coalition calls on govt to create plan to rid SA of guns
The coalition said 177 people were shot dead in Western Cape in the last three months.
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CAPE TOWN - The Cape Crime Crisis Coalition is calling on the government to create a plan to rid the country of guns.
The coalition said 177 people were shot dead in Western Cape in the last three months.
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The latest quarterly crime statistics show gangsterism has contributed 17% to the province's murder rate.
Cape Crime Crisis Coalition chairperson Llewellyn MacMaster said the gang violence can be compared to a low-intensity civil war.
"We are therefore at one with the Cape Flats Safety Forum, Gun Free SA, Balls Not Guns, and community members and organisations who have called for a comprehensive and sustainable plan to remove firearms from society."
MacMaster said the coalition will be formulating a provincial safety plan, led by citizens and civil society, in the coming year.