Relevant testimony of Sean Rens
N: You were in charge of the training and/or assessment the accused had to undergo?
R: I was in charge of the assessment .
N: And the assessment would also include the completion of the unit standard questionnaire?
R: Correct.
N: When the accused arrived at your place did you establish if he had competency before?
R: I definitely did My Lady.
N: What did he say?
R: He produced his competency cards and licence cards that were State issued as proof thereof.
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R: These are certificates that we issue on completion of a unit standard My Lady.
N: So the accused completed unit standards and you issued the certificates?
R: He completed but I never issued the certificates.
N: Why did you not issue a certificate?
R: We normally do the whole matter we complete the whole matter at the end and the matter was never completed.
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R: Its another certificate for another unit standard My Lady.
N: And that deals with knowledge of the Firearms Control Act?
R: Thats correct My Lady.
Competency Certificates, Licenses, Permits, Authorizations, and Accreditations
Significantly, the person must possess the relevant competency certificate, which is issued, among other things, only after the successful completion of training and a test on the efficient and safe handling of a firearm by an accredited training provider or the Safety and Security Training Authority.
Competency Certificate
The FCA requires that an application to possess a firearm
be submitted to a Firearms Officer for the area where the applicant currently maintains or will in the future maintain his or her residence or business. A first-time application for a competency certificate may be granted only if the applicant
is at least twenty-one years old;
is a citizen or a permanent resident;
is a fit and proper person for the license he or she is seeking;
is stable and does not have a proclivity for violence;
does not have a substance-abuse problem;
has no conviction within the five years immediately preceding the application for certain crimes related to violence, dishonesty, recklessness, or instability;
has not become or been declared unfit to possess a firearm under the FCA or the 1969 AAA within the five years preceding the application; and
has completed all the required tests on his understanding of the FCA, the training and test for the safe and effective use of a firearm, and all other applicable training and tests for the specific license he or she is seeking.
Upon receiving an application for a competency certificate, the Registrar may launch an investigation for the purpose of determining whether the applicant is a fit and proper person,
is in stable mental condition, or has a tendency for violence or a substance-abuse problem. An investigation would be launched if in the five years preceding the application the applicant, among other things,
has been served with a protection order or
accused of domestic violence, necessitating a police visit to his or her residence;
has been denied a license, permit, or authorization for a firearm;
has attempted suicide, suffered major depression or
emotional problems, or had a substance-abuse problem;
has been diagnosed or treated for
depression, substance abuse, or behavioral or emotional problems;
has been reported to the police or social services
for threatening or attempting violence or other conflict anywhere;
or if in the two years preceding the application the applicant
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In the course of investigating an applicant for a competency certificate, the Registrar may require the applicant to submit a
doctors certificate regarding the applicants dependence on intoxicating or narcotic
substances and/or a report compiled by a psychiatrist or psychologist on the applicants mental condition or propensity for violence.
Licenses to Possess Firearms
The FCA requires that the Registrar issue a separate license in respect of each of the following firearms: firearms for self-defense; restricted firearms for self-defense; firearms for occasional hunting and sport shooting; firearms for dedicated hunting and dedicated sport shooting; firearms for private collection; firearms for public collection; firearms for business purposes; firearms for temporary possession.
License to Posses a Firearm for Self-Defense
In this category, the Registrar may issue a license for any shotgun that is not fully or semiautomatic or for a handgun that is not fully automatic. While any natural person is eligible to apply,
a license is issued only if the applicant needs a firearm for self-defense and cannot reasonably satisfy the need by means other than the possession of a firearm. A person is permitted to hold only one license of this kind. A license in this category is issued for a five-year term and may be renewed provided that the licensee continues to comply with all the applicable requirements".
http://www.loc.gov/law/help/firearms-control/southafrica.php
Clearly, looking at the above and with the benefit of hindsight, Oscar is the most inappropriate person imaginable to ever have been issued a gun licence.
:hilarious: :floorlaugh:
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