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Illegal Guns Among Civilians, Rising Gun Crime Worry Ugandan Officials
26 April 2009
New Vision (Kampala)
KAMPALA — The resident district commissioner of Buliisa, Florence Beyunga, has expressed concern over the rampant illegal acquisition of firearms in the district.
She said the guns could fuel ethnic clashes between the indigenous Bagungu and immigrant pastoralists. Addressing officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs at Buliisa community hall on Wednesday, Beyunga said: "Many people have acquired illegal guns in this area and this is worrying us."
She blamed... (GunPolicy.org)