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Legal Constraints when buying Firearm PartsDefined by FCA, Act 60 of 2000 |
Please note:
| 1. | Any barrel, frame or receiver we sell is a firearm, as defined in the Firearms Control Act, Act 60 of 2000 as amended (FCA), and must follow the normal licensing procedures and Shooting Stuff’s process for selling firearms. | |
| a. | You will find any of these items we have available under the firearms section of our website. | |
| 2. | Parts like magazines, grips, stocks, sights, springs, suppressors, etc. are unregulated parts and may be freely procured, with or without a firearm license, in any quantity. | |
| 3. | Take note of Section 94 of the FCA, copied below. We will require your firearm license details when you buy any slide, bolt or breech-block from Shooting Suff. | |
| a. | You can send a copy to us via e-mail or WhatsApp. | |
| b. | We’ll shortly provide the opportunity to upload this information to your secure Shooting Stuff account. | |
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We draw your attention to the following definition(s) and section(s) in the Firearms Control Act, Act 60 of 2000 as amended. Our emphasis has been added. “firearm” means any - |
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| (a) | device manufactured or designed to propel a bullet or projectile through a barrel or cylinder by means of burning propellant, at a muzzle energy exceeding 8 joules (6 ft-lbs); | |
| (b) | device manufactured or designed to discharge rim-fire, centre-fire or pin-fire ammunition; | |
| (c) | device which is not at the time capable of discharging any bullet or projectile, but which can be readily altered to be a firearm within the meaning of paragraph (a) or (b); | |
| (d) | device manufactured to discharge a bullet or any other projectile of a calibre of 5.6 mm (.22 calibre) or higher at a muzzle energy of more than 8 joules (6 ft-lbs), by means of compressed gas and not by means of burning propellant; or | |
| (e) | barrel, frame or receiver of a device referred to in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) or (d), but does not include a muzzle loading firearm or any device contemplated in section 5; | |
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94. Prohibition of possession of firearm parts |
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| 1. | For purposes of this section, 'firearm part' means a slide, bolt or breech-block of a firearm | |
| 2. | No person may possess any firearm part unless he or she - | |
| a. | holds a licence in respect of a firearm capable of bearing that firearm part; | |
| b. | holds a dealer's licence, manufacturer's licence, gunsmith's licence, import, export or in-transit permit or transporter's permit issued in terms of this Act; or | |
| c. | is otherwise authorised to do so. | |