Firearms Summit, 24-25 March 2015

[FrankH]

Portfolio Committee on Police in Partnership with the Civilian Secretariat for Police

Firearms Summit, 24-25 March 2015

Draft programme:

DAY ONE

Time	Activity	Responsibility
08h30 – 08h55	Registration	All
08h55 - 09h00	Opening and Welcome	Chairperson: PC on Police
09h00 - 09h25	Keynote Address: Implementing the NDP through Firearm reduction strategies	Minister of Police Mr. Nkosinathi Nhleko
09h25 - 09h45	The comparative Fire-arms Regulation regime in the SADC countries	Guy Lamb (SAVI)
09h45 – 10h30	Situational Analysis: The use of legal and illegal firearms in the commission of crime in South Africa	Civilian Secretariat for Police Ms Reneva Fourie
10h30 - 11h15	Questions and Comments	All
11h15 - 11h30	Tea / Coffee break	All
11h30 – 13h00	Panel Discussion (1) Impact of gun culture on society	Prof. Sebastian Van As: Red Cross Children’s Hospital Dr. Graeme Bloch:Education expert Dr. Lane Benjamin: Psychologist
Panel discussion (2) Strategies for reducing illegal firearmsin society	Adele Kirsten: Gun Free SA Martin Hood: SASIA Dr. Danny Jordaan: SAFA (TBC)
13h00 -13h45	Lunch	All
13h45 – 15h30	Commissions	To be facilitated by Civilian Secretariat Staff
15H30 – 16H15	Emerging Agreements	Secretary of Police
16H15 – 16H30	Closure	Chairperson

DAY TWO

Time	Activity	Responsibility
08h30 – 08h40	Opening and Roadmap	All
08h40 - 09h00	A view from the PC on Police	Chairperson
09h00 - 09h30	SAPS: Implementing the Firearms Act	National Commissioner
09h30 - 10h00	IPID: Dealing with Police Firearms	Executive Director
10h00 – 10h30	PSIRA: Managing private security company firearms	Chief Executive Officer
10h30 - 11h00	Civilian Secretariat for Police: Policy Gaps in the legislation	Secretary for Police
11h00 - 11h15	Tea/Coffee Break
11h30 – 13h00	Discussion in Plenary	All
13h00 -13h45	Lunch
13h45 – 15h30	Key Agreements	All
15H30 – 15H45	Closure and Thanks	Chairperson
16H00	Press Conference	Chairperson and Minister of Police

[RAGE]

Interesting, All the best to Martin for this one!

[camouflage762]

They want to talk about us.....without us.

[Wanderin' Zero]

Looks a leftist cabal having a conversation with themselves.

[Slaaibak]

How do we put our weight behind our representatives?

[RAGE]

Hang on... Why the F## does the SAFA have a say pertaining to anything firearm related?

[RAGE]

Looks a leftist cabal having a conversation with themselves.

Has Martin switched sides now? Or am I missing something?

[volstruis]

How do we put our weight behind our representatives?

+1000

[Ds J]

Sounds like a few meetings I have been to. The notes of this meeting have probably already been written.

I wish I can help our representatives.

[TRG]

Prof. Sebastian Van As: Red Cross Children’s Hospital
Outspoken anti gun.