A FEW metres down the lane from the legendary 'Clock Tower' roundabout, along Sokoine Road, there is a special store which stocks arms and ammunition. The shop mostly serves as a reminder or monument indicating that people here are free to buy and own fire arms like pistols and guns, as long as their acquisitions are done in accordance with the law .
During the boom of Tanzanite mining in the 90s, many people who were in one way or another involved with Mirerani Hills, especially miners and gemstone dealers, rushed for the guns.
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