VIOLENT CRIME
South Africans Fight to Keep Guns As violent crime continues to soar, residents petition their government to keep self-defense rights BY DARREN TAYLOR
A group of armed private security officers position their rifles during clashes at the Wolhuter Men’s Hostel in Jeppestown, Johannesburg, South Africa, on July 12, 2021. PHOTO BY MARCO LONGARI/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
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