Berg Self Defense Discussions
30 Apr 2016 17:27 - 02 May 2016 09:07 #68116
by mayake
Replied by mayake on topic Berg Self Defense Discussions
Is that easy to buy a handgun in SA and is that allowed to wear one ? 
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02 May 2016 14:29 #68132
by AdrianT
Yes it's not that difficult. Fill out a host of forms, pay something like R200 or so, write out a decent motivation then you wait. I think it took me around 4 months, I don't remember. And yes you can carry on your person as long as it is in a suitable holster. One firearm for self defence though. If you shoot a target, send it this some place and register with a club etc. you can apply under the guise of "dedicated sportshooter" (same as hunting) and then get many handguns, and also then you are allowed to keep many rounds. A normal license you may only keep 200 at any point in time. I have a friend with 38 firearms. Whether you get the license or not depends on your motivation, and also sometimes luck according to some people.
Replied by AdrianT on topic Berg Self Defense Discussions
mayake wrote: Is that easy to buy a handgun in SA and is that allowed to wear one ?
Yes it's not that difficult. Fill out a host of forms, pay something like R200 or so, write out a decent motivation then you wait. I think it took me around 4 months, I don't remember. And yes you can carry on your person as long as it is in a suitable holster. One firearm for self defence though. If you shoot a target, send it this some place and register with a club etc. you can apply under the guise of "dedicated sportshooter" (same as hunting) and then get many handguns, and also then you are allowed to keep many rounds. A normal license you may only keep 200 at any point in time. I have a friend with 38 firearms. Whether you get the license or not depends on your motivation, and also sometimes luck according to some people.
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