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Philippines

11 April 2013

France 24

Bespectacled and clean shaven, 37-year-old Jomari Paraas could pass for a typical office employee in the Philippines, except he has six guns in his backpack that he will soon sell. The father-of-two is a prolific player in the country's enormous and lucrative weapons black market, which has been under scrutiny following a spate of high-profile massacres and shoot-outs this year. "Why do I trade guns? Because there is a demand for it. And it's extra income," said... (GunPolicy.org)

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