Commuting between provinces and your self protection

**wynand.dewinnaar** · 25-01-2020, 15:29

Hi all. I am contemplating a move out of Joburg with the family. I would need to fly into Joburg almost every week for work. My worry is that I would prefer to have a 9mm wherever I rest my head.
My two options as I see are: that I can either fly around with my 9mm when I commute. I have not done this before.
Option 2 is to have a safe and a pistols in each city. My name is on a property in Joburg that I will keep and stay in when in Joburg.
At this stage I have a section 16 license and one 9mm.
Any advice from you guys who are doing this already or understand the implications would be much appreciated!

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**pdh** · 25-01-2020, 16:29

Flying with your pistol will become very expensive, especially with the current new costs SAA have put on.

Another option would be to store at a dealer and use when you are in the area.

**M43** · 25-01-2020, 20:34

If you have access to a safe at each address where you stay you can keep a gun in the safe for when you there. I did this for almost 3 years when working in KZN. One gun in safe where I stayed and worked in Durban, and the rest at my home in Pretoria.

I know people who keep certain guns at their home in town where they live in the week, and their rifles are in the safe on the "naweek plaas". Its a non-issue.