Tanzania: Yes, Gun Ownership Should Be Verified

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The State plans a comprehensive nationwide inspection of all licensed firearms in a quest to curb the proliferation of illicit small arms and light weapons, some which are now being used in armed robberies and poaching in national wildlife sanctuaries.

The government says that this noble initiative will include a clear-cut order for all illegal owners of unlicensed weapons to surrender them to the Police Force willingly. The goal, the government says, is to identify all holders of firearms in the country. In the past few years the Police Force announced that it had succeeded in outsmarting robbers and that the canker would soon go into the annals of history.

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