South Africans Fighting Their Government to Keep Guns, as Violence Continues to Soar

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : Kirsten said she'd provided the government with "tons" of research showing that limiting legal gun ownership "will lower levels of gun violence and can only do good."
33% : Law enforcement agencies faced extreme public backlash for their initial slow reaction to the violence, with citizens forced to form vigilante militias to defend their families and property.

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