Magister Legum - LLM / South Africa‟s definition of a firearm is quite broad, yet it excludes various devices that
have the same lethal effects as a firearm. This is informed by the various principles that
have been developed by the courts in interpreting the said definition. It is argued that a
good definition informs the extent to which other aspects like licensing and usage may
be instructive. The central research question as regards the context of the definition of a
firearm, leads to an examination of three interrelated questions. These include the
definition of a firearm in South Africa, the relevance of experiences from other
jurisdictions and the need for a new definition of a firearm.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uwc/oai:etd.uwc.ac.za:11394/8123 |
| Date | January 2020 |
| Creators | Jacobus, Charmain Estelle |
| Contributors | Nanima, RD |
| Publisher | University of the Western Cape |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | University of the Western Cape |
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