This article was posted on October 8th, 2009 by a news reporter in South Africa. The article discusses the overpopulation of guns (most with proper documentation) in South Africa and the need for more strict laws regarding gun ownership. President Zuma of South Africa commented on the need for new laws including a "shoot-to-kill" law with the power to kill violent criminals. Many people attended this speech given by Zuma, and were proud to hear that gun control had not been forgotten by Zuma and the government. At the end of the article, an organization called Gun Free South Africa was mentioned. This organization was created in 1994 in order to decrease the amount of violence and making South Africa a safe place.
I have added a website for GFSA with more information regarding the organization. I think that it is amazing how much gun violence there is in South Africa. Here in Waterloo alone, we are worried about the shootings going on recently and are terrified. These people witness these things every day of their lives, and most of them come to expect it. It is sad that the people are worried that they will live in fear and have to call their country unsafe. Hopefully President Zuma can pass a few laws regarding the gun chaos.
Also, I would like to add that I met someone who lived in South Africa. He is 20 years old and moved to the US when he was around 10 years old. I spoke to him about my plans to travel to Africa someday. I told him that I am interested in going on a mission trip as well as traveling on a safari! The first thing that he said to me was, "I would make sure you get alot of information before you go and make sure that you stay safe." When I asked him what he meant, he told me that in some places in Africa, people will kill you just because they can. He said that it isn't far from a "good area" to a "bad" one. He moved to the US because life was hard in South Africa. When I read this article, I automatically thought of the conversation I had with my friend.
Reference: http://www.africanews.com/site/Zuma_Too_many_guns_in_SA/list_messages/27356
I have added a website for GFSA with more information regarding the organization. I think that it is amazing how much gun violence there is in South Africa. Here in Waterloo alone, we are worried about the shootings going on recently and are terrified. These people witness these things every day of their lives, and most of them come to expect it. It is sad that the people are worried that they will live in fear and have to call their country unsafe. Hopefully President Zuma can pass a few laws regarding the gun chaos.
Also, I would like to add that I met someone who lived in South Africa. He is 20 years old and moved to the US when he was around 10 years old. I spoke to him about my plans to travel to Africa someday. I told him that I am interested in going on a mission trip as well as traveling on a safari! The first thing that he said to me was, "I would make sure you get alot of information before you go and make sure that you stay safe." When I asked him what he meant, he told me that in some places in Africa, people will kill you just because they can. He said that it isn't far from a "good area" to a "bad" one. He moved to the US because life was hard in South Africa. When I read this article, I automatically thought of the conversation I had with my friend.
Reference: http://www.africanews.com/site/Zuma_Too_many_guns_in_SA/list_messages/27356
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