Give us more guns : how South Africa's gangs were armed /
Mark Shaw.
- 256 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"The assassination of police investigator Charl Kinnear in Cape Town in 2020 was yet one more in a spate of murders related to the so-called 'guns to gangs' saga, in which state weapons are sold to South Africa's criminal underworld. The assassination of police investigator Charl Kinnear in Cape Town in 2020 was yet one more in a spate of murders related to the so-called 'guns to gangs' saga, in which state weapons are sold to South Africa's criminal underworld. Give us more Guns, based on hundreds of interviews with police, experts and the gangsters themselves, tells the story of this callous crime for the first time. Mark Shaw explores how the guns get into the hands of South Africa's crime bosses and describes the bloodshed that ensues. He also uncovers accounts of rampant corruption within the police and in the state's gun-licensing system, probing the government failure that has been instrumental in arming the country's gangsters." --Back cover.
9781868428786 (paperback)
Aggressiveness in youth--South Africa. Young men--South Africa. Youth and violence--South Africa. Youth--Social conditions.--South Africa Gangsters--South Africa.