I have spent quite some time in South Africa and traveled extensively through many parts of the Country , whilst I was in the Capetown area I hardly heard of serious crime at all ,and as far as I am aware no one carried or had guns in their homes , compare that to Jo'bourg were gun murders and robbery with violence was a daily occurrence , I had the pleasure of meeting some really nice people at their homes ,every single home was like a prison with all the security systems and every single Adult had a handgun , what I am pointing out is it all depends were you live as to whether you need a gun to protect yourself and your family cos every area is different .