AfriForum blames the government for failures in firearms control [SOUND]

# AfriForum says the firearms control crisis is the responsibility of the government and not law-abiding citizens. The organisation argues the focus should be on poor management of state-owned weapons instead of stricter laws on legal gun owners. AfriForum’s Jacques Broodryk says public safety will remain at risk unless the government improves how it stores and manages its weapons. Broodryk calls for tighter security of state weapons to prevent firearms from reaching criminal networks: