Pretoria North homeowner shoots at villains entering property
A man from Pretoria North was outnumbered three to one when he was ambushed by robbers when he visited a friend in Pretoria North. Very shortly after the victim parked and before he could get out of his vehicle, three males quickly alighted from a sedan that unlawfully entered the property and stopped right behind […]
Ten “common sense” safety tips to avoid hunting accidents
Hunting is a very popular sport in South Africa and for many it is a way of life. However the presence of firearms means there is always a chance of accidents that can end in disaster and legal trouble. Firearms Guardian is aware of the dangers associated with hunting and provides hunters with the following […]
Illegal miners intimidate Free State farmer with reverse arrest scam
Firearms Guardian today issued another warning to all firearm owners to beware of an increasing number of reverse arrest scams – a trump card commonly used by criminals, trespassers and illegal miners, especially on farms. According to former Regional Court magistrate, adv. Henk Nolte, the scam entails that the perpetrators of a crime lays a […]
You have the right to arrest!
The Free State farming community was deeply shaken when two female farmers were arrested and harassed by police after they lawfully arrested two stock thieves in early August, in a typical case of a reverse arrest scam that has become more and more popular among criminals. According to reports, Janné and Lize-Mari Smith spotted a […]
Police bullies farming community
The South African police service demonstrated that they have no respect or regard for the farming community in what was a blatant act of orchestrated bullying and browbeating in the first week of August 2023. The story of the two sisters who were jailed after executing a citizen’s arrest went viral. According to what we […]
Man faces murder charge after shooting intruder
A homeowner from Phoenix in Durban faces a murder charge after he shot an alleged robbery suspect who stabbed him in his yard. Timeslive reported on this story earlier in 2023. According to the SAPS a 60-year-old man allegedly found an unknown suspect at his premises with copper pipes whereafter he approached the suspect who […]
Durban man faces murder charge after shooting and killing suspected hijacker
A 44-year-old man from Durban is facing murder charges after he shot and killed asuspected hijacker around 2am on 21 June 2023 in Zazi Road, Ntuzuma. The driver was dropping off his girlfriend when they were approached by three armed men.The driver fired several shots, killing one of the hijackers while the others fled on foot. […]
Confusion in hunting trip nearly ends friendship in tragedy
In an instant, chaos erupted. The sound of gunshots echoed through the forest, startling birds into flight and sending animals scattering in all directions. Morné, who had just taken aim at his actual target, felt an intense pain in his leg as the bullet pierced his flesh. His shot went off. Christiaan, startled by the noise and sensing danger, dove behind a fallen tree trunk, narrowly avoiding Morné’s bullet.
Hunter fatally shoots man he mistook for a boar
What if you were to accidentally discharge your firearm and someone is wounded? Or worse, killed someone while aiming at an animal when visibility is not optimal?
Braai time is crime time: Springbok recalls getting shot repeatedly after tackling four armed assailants while protecting family and friends
Former Springbok and Free State Rugby coach, Naka Drotské, credits his instinct to charge and tackle, as what saved his friends and family during a brutal attack in November 2018, but it is also what almost cost him his life.