Shots fired: Hawks off target as illegal firearms imported, sold online unchecked

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Authorities have been shooting blanks in controlling the import of big-bore air rifles, designed for hunting large game, as they already wobble under the weight of controlling the bullets and bloodshed caused by illegal guns.

And as the offences caused by"mainstream" firearms keep the country in a never-ending cycle of violent crime, law enforcement appears to simply not have the capacity to police its gas-propelled counterpart.

Businessman Peter Rademan, considered one of the biggest importers of this type of weapon, had a shipment of his firearms seized in a Johannesburg industrial suburb in October 2020. A week later, the Hawks landed at his business premises and confiscated more illegal air rifles.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.

 

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