Post Date: 14 October 2021
GOVERNMENT TO REMOVE THE MANDATE FROM THE PFTC FOR FIREARM COMPETENCY TRAINING CERTIFICATION
11 October 2021
Government via the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) has informed the South African Professional Firearm Trainers Council (“the PFTC”) that its mandate to accredit and deal with the certification of firearm training academies and firearm training has been terminated and that the SASSETA shall take this over.
A decision has been made by the QCTO that they will no longer work with the PFTC nor any other professional body.
Therefore, they have decided to cancel the mandate of the PFTC and revert back to SASSETA who had previously held this mandate.
“SAGA finds it ludicrous that where there is an efficient private system in place, such as the PFTC, that government wants to replace this body. The PFTC was established in order take over from the previous SASSETA, as it was mismanaged and in utter shambles.
This is an obvious attack by government against the firearm industry and the rights of law-abiding citizens who choose to own firearms for lawful purposes, and SAGA suspects that this illegal decision has been made due to the backlash that government suffered in the FCA Bill debacle.
The entire process is flawed and without proper consultation, and government is once more not acting within the constitution. We call on all citizens to oppose this action on the part of government.” said Damian Enslin, SAGA Chairperson, on Friday 8th October 2021.
SAGA has every intention of supporting the PFTC in this matter – we cannot afford to go back to the shambles that was SASSETA.
An urgent application has been served and the matter will be heard in the Gauteng High Court on 26 October 2021.
Help oppose this action by keeping your membership of SAGA up to date and encourage other firearm owners and interested parties to join SAGA. Members will be updated on the situation in due course.
Issued by: The SAGA Trust
South African Gunowners’ Association (SAGA)
Office Tel: 031-562-9724 Fax: 086-553-9615
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