Citation(s) from the GunPolicy.org literature library
Lamb, Guy. 2008 ‘Section 2: Civilian Firearm Diversion (Loss and Theft).’ 'Under the Gun': An Assessment of Firearm Crime and Violence in South Africa, pp. 6-7. Pretoria: Institute for Security Studies, Arms Management Programme. 1 March
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By 2003, the number of total licensed firearms had fallen from 4.5 million in 1999 to 3.7 million.
By the end of 2007, SAPS informally indicated that there were between 2.5-3 million licensed civilian firearms in South Africa, a 44 per cent reduction since 1999…
[SAPS = South African Police Service]