SON OF A GUN

JP Smith: Illegal weapons are our biggest headache

- MARSHA DEAN

CAPE Town Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security Alderman JP Smith said that there are significant challenges to the control gang-related gun violence.

Communities such as Lavender Hill, Mitchells Plain and Hanover Park, to name a few have been at the forefront of these bloodbaths, with residents pleading for extra deployment of law enforcement personnel and the South African National Defence Force.

But Smith says targeting guns and ammunition could help stem the tide.

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