The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition has gazetted new draft proposals to ban the import of “blank” guns in South Africa, as they have become common features in criminal activity.

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AS CONCERNS rise over the growing use of blank guns in criminal activity, the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition has published draft regulations proposing a ban on their import into South ...

In South Africa, blank guns were originally intended for legitimate uses such as training by the SAPS and the SA National Defence Force (SANDF), signalling in sports events, and as props in the film ...

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Blank guns under fire by the state after being linked to crime SA weighs ban on imports of blank guns originally intended for legitimate uses in training and as movie props B L Premium 21 May 2025 ...

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