About 25 people die every day through gun violence in South Africa.

The BBC has reported that South Africa is the third most dangerous country in the world. Guns have become a symbol of our failure to build a safe and secure society. Gun Free South Africa (GFSA) is committed to reducing the number of guns / firearms in circulation and to promoting a culture of non-violence.

Our programmes include:

• Advocacy and lobbying. We are recognised for our contribution for legislative change, particularly the Firearms Control Act.

• We facilitate projects and campaigns within communities to reduce gun-related crime.

• We have branches in Cape Town, Kwa Zulu Natal and Gauteng. In 2007 we will be working to create Gun Free Zones in Malawi, Namibia and Lesotho. Read more about our projects.

Our funders include Oxfam, the Southern Africa Trust, the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust and HorizonT3000. Read about us.

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." Dwight Eisenhower 1953