Gun Free South Africa (GFSA) was formed in 1994 with the aim of helping to building a safe and secure South Africa, free from fear, by reducing the number of firearms in society.  To achieve this goal, we are involved in a number of activities, including:
•   Campaigning for strict gun control laws;
•   Training people to use the Firearms Control Act;
•   Promoting firearm-free and gun- free zones; and 
•   Conducting research on relevant issues.

VISION
A GUN FREE SOUTH AFRICA. 

MISSION
We are committed to reducing and preventing gun violence in South Africa.  To build a safe and secure nation in which:
1. no civilians carry guns
2. there is tight control on the use of firearms by security personnel
3. illegal guns are removed from society

OBJECTIVES
The objectives of GFSA are to
1. Promote a nation wide public awareness campaign
2. Defend the Firearms Control Act and monitor its implementation
3. Promote the establishment of Gun Free  and Firearm free Zones
4. Provide research and analysis of the causes, consequences and effects  of gun violence
5. Support community based initiatives dealing with gender based violence and vulnerable youth and gang violence.

ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK
All objectives to impact on at least one of the following areas of focus
1. those affected by gun violence
2. the perpetrators of gun violence
3. the production, sale and movement of firearms
4. the environment that enables and /or protects against gun violence

STRATEGIC ACTIVITIES
1. Communication and monitoring of 2010 Gun Amnesty
2. To reconnect with our community based supporters
3. To engage in litigation to defend the FCA
4. To engage with media on our own terms
5. To raise a sustainable funding support for the work
6. To communicate a clear anti toy gun message
7. To participate in the revision process of the Domestic Violence Act through strategic partnerships with GBV organisations
8. To establish strategic partners (e.g. SAPS, AVP, SAFFI, WCRLF etc)
9. To collect case studies and ‘parables’ that inform the cause
10. To produce position papers on priority research areas (Hunters &farmers’ use of firearms etc)

Where we work?

We have branches in the Western Cape, Kwa Zulu Natal and Gauteng. Since 2007 we have been working to create Gun Free Zones in Malawi, Namibia and Lesotho.