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AP Photo/Lisa Marie Pane Just a few weeks ago, the South African government led by President Cyril Ramaphosa unveiled a sweeping new gun control bill that would prevent residents from legally owning guns for the purpose of self-defense. The controversial measure was immediately criticized by gun owners, but that alone probably wasn’t going to be enough to derail the legislation.
After a week of riots, looting, and violence that have left more than 100 people dead, however, I’d say that the push to ban guns for self-defense has largely gone up in smoke . The Durban township of Phoenix was bloody and it was deadly. Elsewhere everything has been broken, stolen or burnt during several days of widespread looting and criminality that erupted in the wake of former president Jacob Zuma’s jailing for contempt of court last weekend. It seemed hopeless until communities took it upon themselves to protect their shopping centres, the jobs that go with them, and their homes. They became the human shields guarding businesses. Taxis were parked across a mall entrance in Johannesburg while manned barricades mushroomed around Durban to manage perimeter access in and out of neighborhoods. With police stretched to the breaking point and little help from the government, citizens are protecting their communities with everything from baseball bats to rifles. On Friday, Ramaphosa said that federal troops will soon restore order , but many parts of the country are still seeing sporadic outbreaks of physical violence and property destruction. More than 2,200 people have been arrested for theft and vandalism and 117 people have died, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, acting minister in the presidency, said Thursday. Many were trampled to death when shops were looted, according to police. The army rollout in KwaZulu-Natal is expected to restore order in the coastal province within a few days. An uneasy calm has been secured in Gauteng province, which includes Johannesburg, South Africa’s largest city and industrial hub. In a sign of a return to stability, a strategic highway linking Durban and Johannesburg reopened Friday after being closed for a week, officials announced. South Africa’s unrest first flared […]
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