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Georgetown, Guyana Has 'Over 150,000 Illegal Guns,' Says Local YWCA
11 May 2010
Stabroek News (Guyana)
There are at least 150,000 persons in possession of illegal guns in Georgetown, General Secretary of the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) Glynis Beaton said yesterday, while pointing out that the local "arms race" has created levels of armed violence at epidemic proportions.
"We are concerned about the increase in the levels and lethality of violence within our society, one within which our young people are learning the harsh realities of life and death... (GunPolicy.org)