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CHASA RAADSVERGADERING SEPTEMBER 2021 TE CULLINAN Fotos deur : Ariska Schoombee
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ie CHASA se kwartaallikse Raadsvergadering is op die naweek van 4 September 2021 gehou te Cullinan, die bekende diamantmyn-dorp in Gauteng. Die vergadering is bygewoon deur verteenwoordigers van die 23 verenigings wat CHASA opmaak. Die opening is behartig deur Riaan Meintjies die Voorsitter van Chasa. Hy het die 40ste bestaanjaar van Chasa as ‘n werklike mylpaal bestempel, iets om voorwaar op trots te wees. Seker een van die belangrikste besprekingspunte vir die raadsvergadering was die nuwe vuurwapen wetsontwerp wat ‘n groot impak op al Chasa se lede sal hê indien dit in die voorgestelde formaat as wet aanvaar word. Martin Hood wat dien as Chasa se regsverteenwoordiger het die Raad
toegespreek. Uitreksel uit Notule: LEGAL OPINION DRAFT FIREARMS AMENDMENT ACT (MARTIN HOOD) The Chairman welcomes Nicky Bernhard, owner of Bernhard Agencies (Glock Agents for SA) and Vice Chairman of SAAADA. The Chairman thanked Martin Hood for his presence at the meeting. CHASA was formed to address challenges to hunting and challenges for firearm ownership. Members must be made aware that they will have to pay to hold on to their firearms as we have the most serious fight on our hands that has ever been faced in the last 25 years. The proposal to the firearms Bill was far more radical than what was anticipated. We need to think clearly on how to raise capital and our spending to enable us to keep our firearms.
These proposals are purposeful and deliberate. SAAADA, Nicky and some of their other individual members has been involved with litigation to get the CFR functioning. The action that CHASA and SAAADA took against SAPS resulted in us being recognised as serious stakeholders. CHASA is very strongly and uniquely situated and combined with SAAADA, as well as individually, to be recognised and be part of, and to drive the processes which are going to take place. To maintain a presence – the CEO must represent CHASA in parliament yearly which has cost implications legal opinions with a cost implication of R320 000.00 - to be split between CHASA and SAAADA. The Legal opinion has given us a road map to deal with the amendments.
C H A SA B EST U U RS L E D E: ST E P H E N PA LO S C EO, M A R I U S H A A R H O F F S E K R E TA R I S, W I L L I A M S M A L E O N D E RVO O RS I T T E R, D ES I R É T H YS S E B EST U U R D E R, R I A A N M E I N TJ ES VO O RS I T T E R
