Oscar Pistorius's father blames South Africa's gun culture on ANC
Henke Pistorius said he and other members of his family owned guns because they could not rely on the police to protect them against criminals.
He laid the blame for South Africa's violent crime rates, which are among the highest in the world with 15,000 people murdered last year, on the ANC government.
He also singled out crime against white South Africans. Many Afrikaners living in the rural areas fear they are being targeted because of an estimated 1,600 murders of white farmers since 1990.
His comments came after it was revealed that Mr Pistorius' father, grandfather and uncles own 55 guns between them.
Oscar Pistorius had himself recently begun collecting guns. As well as the 9mm gun he used to shoot girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, he had applied for licenses for an additional six firearms.
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Well, the rest of the family is trying to distance themselves and Oscar from these comments. That's a little hard to do when it's his father.
He has pissed off the government among other groups and people.
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