Firearms Control Act Knowledge case studies
Firearms Control Act Knowledge · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Firearms Control Act Knowledge assessment tests whether a candidate understands the South African legal framework governing firearm ownership, possession, use and storage, together with the practical knowledge needed to handle a firearm safely and lawfully. It is typically written by people applying for a competency certificate or a firearm licence, and by hunters, sport shooters, security personnel, collectors and dealers who need to demonstrate that they can be trusted with a firearm. The Firearms Control Act Knowledge case studies are 5 cases and about 4,849 words.
1The Late Renewal and the Bedside Drawer
Thabo, 63, recently retired and moved from Pretoria to a small Eastern Cape town. He holds a section 13 licence for a 9 mm pistol (valid until 30 September) and a section 15 licence for a .308 rifle (valid until 2029).
898 words, about 4 min2Three Shots at the Boundary Wall
Nomsa, 34, holds a section 13 licence for a 9 mm pistol kept in a speed-safe bolted to her bedroom wall. At 22:40 she hears glass breaking.
984 words, about 5 min3The Flat Pop and the Open Powder Tin
Pieter holds section 16 dedicated sports-shooter status. At a club shoot he fires his own 9 mm reloads through his pistol.
944 words, about 5 min4Karoo Arms: The Register Doesn't Balance
Karoo Arms is a licensed dealer in a small town. In one week: (1) a client brings in a .30-06 bolt-action for a re-barrel to .308 Win; (2) a farmer leaves a 12-gauge shotgun 'for safekeeping, maybe a year, maybe longer' with no paperwork; (3) an executor delivers six firearms from a deceased estate and asks the dealer to 'hold them until the family decides'; (4) a man collects a repaired pistol 14 months after booking it in, presenting a licence card that expired two months earlier; (5) the monthly stock-take shows a 9 mm pistol on the shelf that the register says was collected eight months ago.
992 words, about 5 min5The Roadblock near Polokwane
Sipho holds a section 13 licence for a 9 mm pistol and a section 15 licence for a .375 rifle. He drives 600 km from Johannesburg to a farm in Limpopo.
1,031 words, about 5 min