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Carjacking:
the new leader of South African crime
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| If the police force isn't the answer to the problem of car-jacking, Adele Kirsten, director of Gun Free South Africa, says stricter gun control laws could be. There are 5 million licensed gun owners in thecountry,and anywhere from 1 to 4million unlicensed |
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owners. People carry guns for security, she says, but often end up
being threatened or killed with their own weapons. She says hijackers
are often motivated by more that just stealing a car. "Invariably
they know there's a weapon in it," she says.
And whether or not there is a weapon in the car that is hijacked, a sudden move to innocently, frantically unbuckle a seat belt could get you killed, according to Instructor Brussow. With a series of slides, demonstrations, and a real hijacking exercise at the end, he impresses upon his audience the need to stay calm. His tips are common sense: don't panic, use your left hand to remove the seat belt and open the door, keep your right hand in the air, get out of the car quickly and don't resist. "Learn to surrender your car," he says, "and not your life." |