Gun Policy News
Muslim Region of Mindanao, Philippines: Governor to Purge Illegal Firearms
2 January 2012
Philippine Star
COTABATO CITY, Philippines – After declaring war on illegal loggers, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) officer-in-charge Mujiv Hataman vowed to address the proliferation of firearms in his region, home to warlords and clans that maintain arsenals as symbol to perpetuate power.
Hataman, who is an ethnic Yakan from Basilan, said he will initiate measures to account loose firearms cautiously due to the strong centuries-old tradition of Southern Moro... (GunPolicy.org)