how South Africa's gangs were armed Shaw, Mark creator author. text sa 2021 monographic eng lis h

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256 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. "The assassination of police investigator Charl Kinnear in Cape Town in 2020 was yet one more in a spate of murders related to the so-called 'guns to gangs' saga, in which state weapons are sold to South Africa's criminal underworld. The assassination of police investigator Charl Kinnear in Cape Town in 2020 was yet one more in a spate of murders related to the so-called 'guns to gangs' saga, in which state weapons are sold to South Africa's criminal underworld. Give us more Guns, based on hundreds of interviews with police, experts and the gangsters themselves, tells the story of this callous crime for the first time. Mark Shaw explores how the guns get into the hands of South Africa's crime bosses and describes the bloodshed that ensues. He also uncovers accounts of rampant corruption within the police and in the state's gun-licensing system, probing the government failure that has been instrumental in arming the country's gangsters." --Back cover. Mark Shaw. Includes bibliographical references and index. Aggressiveness in youth South Africa Young men South Africa Youth and violence South Africa Youth South Africa Social conditions Gangsters South Africa 364.1066 SHAW 9781868428786 (paperback) MPL 210511 20250919122501.0