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Indonesian Rights Groups Call For Total Ban On Civilian Gun Ownership
16 August 2013
Jakarta Post
Human rights activists have called for a total ban on handgun possession for civilians and a review on the use of guns by the police and the military amid concerns of rising gun violence.
The activists said that allowing civilians to own firearms for safety reasons, particularly among businessmen, could create fear among the general public, especially in resource-rich areas such as the country's easternmost province of Papua.
"There is no need for civilians to... (GunPolicy.org)