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Record levels of crime are driving more and more people to buy firearms to protect themselves.

"If I didn't live in South Africa, I wouldn't even consider getting a gun," she says. For Mr Mlotshwa owning a gun in South Africa is a no-brainer. He fondly refers to his firearms as his "monsters" who will always be there to protect his family.

Women's Month may be over, but the fight against gender-based violence continues as women gather for self-defence training.

Women learning how to use a gun helps them feel they don’t need to stand in shadow of anyone, says founder.

Bianca Bell, owner of Kalahari Arms, a firearm dealer based in Randburg, Johannesburg, says her store has seen firearm purchases by women triple over the past few years."There has been an as...