1. South African Hunters and Game Conservation Association
17 May 2016
Presentation to Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Safety and Security
Fred Camphor
CEO

2. SA Hunters and SAPS:Firearms Control Act Act 60 0f 2000 as Amended
Background 1
2006 Act implemented with Transitional Arrangements
2006 – 2009 Relicensing period – total chaos
June 2009 – Regulation – All “Old Licenses” will lapse and be cancelled
June 2009 – S A Hunters bring Court Applications
Main Application – Challenge constitutionality of some transitional arrangements and parts of the Act
Urgent Application – Deem all “Old Licenses” valid until decision given in Main Application
24 June 2009 – Decision in Urgent Application – Granted request of SA Hunters
Main Application – Not heard yet
SAPS never responded to founding Affidavit
Interest of members of SA Hunters protected by decision in Urgent Application
11 Jan 2010 – Minister announces Amnesty Period
Act 60 of 2000 as Amended

3. SA Hunters and SAPS:Firearms Control Act
Background 2
25 Jan 2010 – Request from Govt Attorney – Possible settlement discussions
29 March 2010 – By agreement between SA Hunters and SAPS – Validity of Decision in Urgent Application extended and hearing of Main Application deferred “sine die”
June 2010 – Minister appoints Task team to investigate problems experienced with implementation of Act and licensing process – Report never published publicly
2011 – Amendment Act – Limited changes
2011 to 2013 – Some improvement in licensing process
2013 – Indications of Fraud and Bribery
Feb 2014 – File with clear proof of Fraud and Bribery to Secretary of Police
2014 – Fraud in CFR – Large number of staff disciplined
2014 – Acting Commander of CFR appointed on monthly rotation – massive deterioration of service levels
Act 60 of 2000 as Amended

4. SA Hunters and SAPS:Firearms Control Act
Background 3
Feb 2015 – Brig Mabule appointed as Commander CFR
March 2015 – Firearms Forum presented by Portfolio Committee
Hereafter – “Stakeholder Forums” created by SAPS – Focus on 2 Task Teams
Stakeholder Communication Strategy
Matters for Immediate Attention
Massive conflict – no progress – terminated about Oct 2015
SAPS / Hunters Consultative Forum
Created 2004
Met regularly (3 X per annum) and attended to implementation problems
Good success record over time of solving practical problems
Since 2014 not attended by Commander of CFR
No method of Communication with CFR on problems experienced
First meeting with Brig Mabule July 2016 – No results
Meeting with Mr Irvin Kinnes 10 Feb 2016
Meeting with Brig Mabule and Gen Mamotheti on 3 March 2016
Meeting with Mr Beukman with other role players on 8 March 2016
Act 60 of 2000 as Amended

5. SA Hunters and SAPS:Firearms Control Act
Practical Problems Experienced
Refusal of License Applications for inappropriate reasons such as
Refused
Lack of motivation
Not convinced of need
No Endorsement
No Competency Certificate
Already own sufficient firearms
Poor Service delivery
Firearms sold not removed from name of person
License cards not printed or printed long after approval or cards lost
SA Hunters applied for Accreditation as Professional Hunters Association on 4 September 2015 – no response received yet
Renewal of Competence
Complete mess – Inconsistency between DFO’s on what is required and when to be done
Feb 2016 – Directive contrary to requirements of Act
Section 10A (1) of Act specifically states Renewal of Competence to be handed in with application for renewal of relevant license
Act 60 of 2000 as Amended

6. SA Hunters and SAPS:Firearms Control Act
Practical Problems Experienced 2
Renewal of Licenses that Lapsed
First Licenses Lapsed in 2011
Since then all applications received, processed and new licenses issued
SA Hunters and Hunters Forum identified this as problem area since 2011
Complete inconsistency in way this is done in SAPS between Provinces and even DFO’s
In 2015 extensive discussions with SAPS – Meetings and Correspondence at level of Deputy Commissioner of SAPS
Feb 2016 – Directive issued by Gen Phahlane – Contrary to requirements of Act
Barrel Replacements
Takes at least 2 years to process license
System cannot deal with the process
Pressure test still required yet no organisation does this in RSA any more
Pressure Test not required for Importers or Manufacturers of new rifles
Variance Between Calibre of Rifle and Head Stamp on Bullet
SAPS does not know how to deal with this at all – Lack of Training
Act 60 of 2000 as Amended

7. SA Hunters and SAPS:Firearms Control Act
Practical Problems Experienced 3
Delay in Processing Permits
Temporary Import and Export Permits
Issued at CFR days - or Port of Entry or Exit - Immediately
Import permits of Dealers
Capturing of data from Dealers Permits
Data provided on CFR Website
Completely outdated and contain wrong information
CFR requested update on info from Associations in April
On 11 May no changes made yet in data available on website
Act 60 of 2000 as Amended

8. SA Hunters and SAPS:Firearms Control Act
Present Situation
SA Hunters brought Court Application in Gauteng North High Court
Founding Affidavit filed on 16 March 2016
SAPS issued notice – Application will be opposed
Prior to SA Hunters Application served I personally informed
Mr Irvin Kinnes with request to please inform Mr Beukman
Gen Mamotheti
On 3 May State Attorney requested extension of time for response to end May and suggested discussions to attempt to find “common ground”
SA Hunters is completely prepared to enter into discussion with SAPS with the objective to
Address the problems experienced
Have changes made to the Act where required
Avoid Court Action if possible
Act 60 of 2000 as Amended