Personal safety in South Africa is a serious problem. Many people carry guns for self-protection, but guns are also easily available to criminals. Sometimes the possession of a gun actually increases one's chances of being shot. Not surprisingly, then, there is a raging debate in South Africa over gun control.
由於南非的治安問題頗為嚴重，許多人都會備有槍枝防身，但同樣的，歹徒取得非法槍枝也十分容易，而有時有槍反而更危險，所以社會上贊成槍枝自由買賣和反對的兩派意見相持不下，引起很大爭議。