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Buffalo Police on scene at a Tops Friendly Market on May 14, 2022 in Buffalo, New York. According to reports, at least 10 people were killed after a mass shooting at the store with the shooter in police custody.  Picture: John Normile/Getty Images/AFP

Firearms

US gun violence: 17,000 killed in the last five months alone

By AFP

Only five months into 2022, more than 17,000 people, including 650 children, have been shot and killed in the United States.

  • FILE: Overall, the 100 top weapons firms saw their profits rise by 1.3 percent on 2019 to a record $531 billion, despite the global economy contracting by more than three percent. Picture: SAPS

    Governments help arms firms avoid COVID slump: report

    Governments around the world have continued to buy arms during the pandemic and some also passed measures to help their big weapons firms, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

    201 days ago
  • Protest organisers outside Parliament in Cape Town on Saturday 19 June 2021 say the draft Firearm Control Bill is unconstitutional, and it removes the right of citizens to protect themselves. Picture: Eyewitness News/Lizell Persens

    Lobby groups march against Firearms Control Amendment Bill in Cape Town today

    The SA Gunowners' Association's Damian Enslin said the implications of having this Bill passed are far-reaching and that the economy will suffer a major blow.

    371 days ago
  • Picture: @CityofCT/Twitter

    14 suspects arrested in Khayelitsha after SAPS seize firearms, ammunition

    A task team aimed at rooting out extortion in the township conducted patrols on Friday night when they spotted a group of men outside a tavern in Site B.

    391 days ago
  • On Sunday, 14 March 2021, police searched a house in Sasolburg, in the Free State, and confiscated 51 firearms - which includes handguns, assault rifles, hunting firearms - and thousands of ammunition as well as explosives.  Picture: Supplied.

    Police seize 51 firearms at a house in Sasolburg, suspect arrested

    At the weekend, Western Cape crime intelligence received a tip-off about a premises storing firearms.

    467 days ago
  • Confiscated mandrax tablets. Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter

    WC police round up at least 30 suspects for a range of crimes

    Drugs with a street value of around R4 million were also confiscated during a police operation in Elsies River on Friday night.

    651 days ago
  • One of the weapons seized during an intelligence driven operation against crime in Cape Town. Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter

    3 arrested in Khayelitsha and Gugulethu; firearms seized

    They were nabbed during an intelligence driven operation at the start of the weekend during which officers searched identified houses in the two communities.

    671 days ago
  • A SA Police pistol. Picture: EWN

    Use of imitation weapons can still lead to charges, warns City of CT

    Between July and November, officers seized 53 firearms, of which 28 were imitation weapons.

    922 days ago
  • A police service pistol. Picture: Cindy Archillies/EWN

    [LISTEN] Proposed legislation will make it harder to own a gun

    702's Bongani Bingwa interviewed Gideon Joubert, the deputy chairperson of Gun Owners of South Africa.

    1346 days ago
  • Picture: Freeimages

    Cops urge gun owners to be careful after father accidentally shoots son in EC

    Earlier this week, a one year old child was accidentally shot by her foster father on a farm in Paterson, while he was getting ready for shooting practice.

    1456 days ago
  • Picture: stock.xchng

    Kids who see guns in movies may be more apt to play with firearms

    Children in just 14 of the pairs gave the gun to a research assistant or told them about it when they found it.

    1733 days ago
  • FILE: Deputy Police Minister Bongani Mkongi. Picture: SAPS

    Mkongi: Cops colluding with gangs facing tough action

    Deputy Police Minister Bongani Mkongi said that the battle against gangsterism can be won, but communities need to play a greater role in assisting police.

    1751 days ago
  • Picture: Freeimages.com.

    Man arrested in Bishop Lavis for possession of firearms, explosives

    The police's Andre Traut says the suspect is due to appear in the Bishop Lavis Magistrate's Court tomorrow.

    1770 days ago
  • Picture: freeimages.com

    CT man to appear in court over unlicensed firearm, ammunition

    The man tried to flee when police officers approached his vehicle on Thursday, but he was apprehended shortly thereafter.

    2045 days ago
  • Nearly 23 000 confiscated and retired firearms were destroyed by Saps at SCAW Metal in Germiston. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN

    [WATCH] Police destroy 23,000 firearms

    Police melted down 23,000 illegal confiscated and retired SAPS firearms at a smelting plant in Germiston.

    2073 days ago
  • Picture: SAPS

    WC duo in court for theft of military weapons

    They were arrested in Kuils River earlier this week during an intelligence-driven operation.

    2136 days ago
  • Picture: EWN.

    Simon’s Town naval base security bypassed with bolt cutter

    Three men face several charges related to the theft of firearms, ammunition and explosives.

    2147 days ago
  • The Hawks will take delivery of 80 of these. Picture: Barry Bateman/EWN

    Father & son arrested for alleged homemade firearms

    The Hawks are investigating a father and son believed to be illegal manufacturers of homemade firearms.

    2401 days ago
  • FILE: 47 people are killed in the country every day compared to 45 in the 2012/13 financial year. Picture: Masego Rahlaga/EWN.

    SA's murder rate at an all-time high

    47 people are killed in the country every day compared to 45 in the 2012/13 financial year.

    2649 days ago
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