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Ammunition
Who may have it, how much, and storing it. Lesson 8 of 8 · about 8 minutes to watch.
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Ammunition
Firearms Act, lesson 8 of 8: who may have it, how much, and storing it
The last lesson: the third outcome of the unit standard, ammunition.
You may only have ammunition your firearm can fire
- A licence for a firearm that can fire it
- Or a permit to possess ammunition
- Or a dealer's, gunsmith's or similar licence
- Unlawful possession: up to 15 years
Section 90. You may possess ammunition only if you hold a licence for a firearm capable of firing it, a permit to possess ammunition, a dealer's, manufacturer's or gunsmith's licence or similar permit, or are otherwise authorised. A box of a calibre you aren't licensed for is unlawful, even if you're licensed for other firearms.
200 cartridges per licensed firearm
Section 91(1): no more than two hundred cartridges for each licensed firearm. Marike, with one rifle, may have two hundred rounds for it. If Johan has two shotguns, four hundred in total. Exceeding it carries up to ten years.
Who is exempt from the limit
Section 91(2) lists the exemptions: dedicated hunters, dedicated sports persons and professional hunters; anyone the Registrar authorises on good cause; and ammunition bought and fired at an accredited shooting range. That's one reason Thandi is working towards dedicated status: her competitions use a lot of ammunition.
Loading your own ammunition
- Allowed for your own licensed firearm
- Up to 2,400 primers per licensed firearm
- Never load prohibited ammunition
- Never give home-loaded ammunition to anyone else
Section 93 lets a licence holder load ammunition for their own licensed firearm without a manufacturer's licence. The limit is 2,400 primers per licensed firearm, with the same exemptions as before. You may never load prohibited ammunition, and regulation 101 says home-loaded ammunition may not be supplied to anyone else.
Ammunition goes in the safe too
- Whenever it isn't under your direct control
- In the same SABS 953 safe or strongroom
There's no separate ammunition safe rule. Regulation 86(1) says the firearm and its ammunition must be stored in the safe or strongroom when they aren't under your direct control.
Ten things to remember
Here's the whole course on one slide, the ten things Anel wants every delegate to carry out of the room. Read them aloud, and for each one, say the reason in your own words.
Your turn
Before the final quiz
- Do the exercise: Allowed or not?
- Answer four quick questions on this lesson
- Count the ammunition you hold against your limit
Before the final quiz, sort eight situations into allowed or not, and answer four questions. Then check the ammunition you hold against your limit. Next: the final quiz, ten questions; you need seven to pass.
Do: Allowed or not?
Is each of these allowed under the Act?
Check
Four quick questions. The reason shows as soon as you answer.
Apply
Where this shows up in your own life.
Count the ammunition you hold (or plan to) and check it against your limit.
Ridgeview Firearms Academy and its people are fictional. This is study material written from the Firearms Control Act and the SAQA unit standards. It isn't an accredited course or legal advice; your accredited training provider runs the official tests.