Topic: Sharpshooter

2 chapters across the catalog

Errol Musk recounts a 1998 incident where he had to defend his six-year-old daughter from seven or eight armed intruders at a house near Johannesburg. A former national champion sharpshooter, Musk "took out" three of the attackers with a revolver. He uses the story to illustrate the lack of law and order in South Africa and the necessity of being well-armed for personal protection.

Musk describes the "weird beliefs" and ritual violence, such as "mooty," that persist in parts of Africa. He notes that the police told him his daughter would have been used for "medicine" had he not successfully defended her. He also touches on his military career in electronic warfare and his pride in his Dutch heritage, suggesting that South African farmers would "prosper in Russia" given the current climate.