Gun Policy News
Fear, Male Identity Cause Price of Assault Weapons to Soar in Lebanon
24 April 2008
Washington Post
BEIRUT — Abu Omar, a money changer and father of 11 who lives in Beirut, has bought at least 10 firearms since the beginning of last year. "Everything I can put my hands on and I can afford, I buy. I never sell," he said. "Now is a time for buying arms."
Many Lebanese, increasingly worried about the country's political paralysis devolving into violence, are preparing themselves in the same way. One measure of their anxiety is the price of small arms: An AK-47 that... (GunPolicy.org)