POLICE Inspector General Sebastian Ndeitunga has admitted that it has become “too easy to own” a firearm in the country and that there is an urgent need to amend the Arms and Ammunition Act of 1996 in order to address its shortcomings.
The Namibian on Friday reported that police issued close to 15 000 licenses for guns to civilians in the past two years - just over 7 100 license applications in 2011 and about 7 600 licenses were issued in 2012.
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