Expert warns of looming armed conflict

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• Komla Agbeshie ( Ho ) 11 years ago

  Blame JJ Rawlings for distributing AK47 to his one time peoples militia.

  Blame JJ Rawlings for distributing AK47 to his one time peoples militia.

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• PRINCE KWASI ADADE 11 years ago

  GHANA HAS BEEN RAPED BY NDC IDIOTS. WE DO NOT NEED ANY NATIONAL ECONOMIC FORUM, WE NEED A NATIONAL COURT OF JURISDICTION TO PUT MAHAMA AND HIS CABINET ON TRIAL. GHANA'S HOPELESS ECONOMIC SITUATION, TODAY, IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTA ...
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  GHANA HAS BEEN RAPED BY NDC IDIOTS. WE DO NOT NEED ANY NATIONAL ECONOMIC FORUM, WE NEED A NATIONAL COURT OF JURISDICTION TO PUT MAHAMA AND HIS CABINET ON TRIAL. GHANA'S HOPELESS ECONOMIC SITUATION, TODAY, IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. NDC HAS OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS PRESIDED OVER THE BIGGEST RESOURCES IN OUR HISTORY INCLUDING CRUDE OIL & STEALTH TAXES. THEY HAVE ALSO CONTRACTED THE BIGGEST LOANS IN OUR HISTORY. IF THEY HAVE NOTHING TO SHOW FOR THIS AND THE ECONOMY IS IN SHAMBLES, THEN,THEY MUST BE PROSECUTED. THEY MUST GIVE THE MONEYS BACK TO THE TREASURY. WE DO NOT NEED ANY ECONOMIC FORUM. SET UP A COURT IMMEDIATELY. IT HAPPENED IN THAILAND RECENTLY, PRIME MINISTER YINGLUCK SHINAWATRA WAS REMOVED BY THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT FOR ABUSING POWER. LOOK AT GHANA, EMBRAER PLANE SCANDAL, STX KOREA, SUBAH, GYEEDA, WOYOMI, ISOFOTON, WATERVILLE, AFRICA AUTOMOBILE, CP, SADA, FORTIZ/MERCHANT BANK, AKONFEM AND A HOST OF OTHER DODGY JUDGEMENT DEBT PAYMENTS. BUYING VOTES WITH CASH, LAND CRUISERS & LAPTOPS JUST TO WIN ELECTIONS. WHY NDC?????? WHY??? OUR SUPREME COURT COULD NOT HELP BUT DESCRIBED IT AS "ALLIANCE TO CREATE, LOOT AND SHARE" WHAT A SHAME? ?? AND YOU CALLING GHANAIANS TO A WASTEFUL ECONOMIC FORUM. NDC, THE MONEY IS WITH YOU, GIVE IT BACK TO GHANA. NPP, I SALUTE YOUR COURAGE FOR NOT ATTENDING. NPP REMAIN SMART AND VIGILANT!!!!!!

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• TEE 11 years ago

  IN REAL DEMOCRACY MAHAMA WILL NOT BE IN POWER UPTILL DATE PERIOD

  IN REAL DEMOCRACY MAHAMA WILL NOT BE IN POWER UPTILL DATE PERIOD

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• CONTRIBUTION AGAIN 11 years ago

  JOHN 5:37 TO 45:
  
  We search the scriptures with the hope of finding eternal life, but all that the scriptures says is about (the Lord Jesus Christ who died on the cross of Calvary, barried for three days and then came back ...
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  JOHN 5:37 TO 45:
  
  We search the scriptures with the hope of finding eternal life, but all that the scriptures says is about (the Lord Jesus Christ who died on the cross of Calvary, barried for three days and then came back to life for his SALVATION PLAN for human beings, then ascended to heaven to come back again as he left with wounds in his hands),yet human beast and anti-christ beast don't want to hear him.
  
  They talk about Moses Moses and other prophets. These men would deny them, especially Moses who ten commandments cannot be fulfill completely by any human standards except the yoke of the Lord, that purifies by his blood alone.hence no denial by the Lord.
  
  If they really believe on Moses,they should believe on Christ Jesus, because, all that Moses (torah or the penterteuck) is saying is about Jesus Christ(yahweh,Jehovah, I AM) PLAN SALVATION to rescue,deliver,free,redeem human from ourselves and the old beast of serpent, which with it cunning and deceptions attach itself to bible and dilute, twist and distort to gain minds and hearts of the ignorants, naivetes, worldly wise but foolish indeed to control and monitor our activities which is not giving by heaven. They curve their own power to their fate(dirty faith) at long run.

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• insight to the bone 11 years ago

  arm yourselves as this abomination of justice and travesty of democracy can only end up in an uprising or bloody revolution . the political elite is nothing but a tribalism saturated corrupt criminal mafia and as history has ...
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  arm yourselves as this abomination of justice and travesty of democracy can only end up in an uprising or bloody revolution . the political elite is nothing but a tribalism saturated corrupt criminal mafia and as history has taught us this will be swept away in a bloody conflict sooner or later as they will never step down or go away peacefully

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• NO NONSENSE TAKER 11 years ago

  Just a period of time or a particular time period that pepeni born ayedge could understand about their own down coming.Let the truth bring them back to Togo and Bukinabe that, these signs have long been here and we are fully ...
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  Just a period of time or a particular time period that pepeni born ayedge could understand about their own down coming.Let the truth bring them back to Togo and Bukinabe that, these signs have long been here and we are fully prepared against all the enemies of the state by war or by any means necessary. Enough to the pepeni born ayedge who can not rule

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• MAD COBRA 11 years ago

  PEACE

  PEACE

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• Huhudious 11 years ago

  What the fuck are you talking about? Why cant you stick to the subject matter? What does 'barried' 'ignorants', 'naivetes' mean? What does 'at long run' mean?
  
  If God gave you a brain and you are not intelligent enough to ...
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  What the fuck are you talking about? Why cant you stick to the subject matter? What does 'barried' 'ignorants', 'naivetes' mean? What does 'at long run' mean?
  
  If God gave you a brain and you are not intelligent enough to use it to write a simple meaningful presentation in English after studying and using that language for over 20 years of your life, what makes you think that you are qualified and therefore capable to be a Christian evangelist?
  
  Crawl back to your little dark hole and take a nap.

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• mayor 11 years ago

  did you read the article before you comment?

  did you read the article before you comment?

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• GBEVU 11 years ago

  SINCE SECURITY IN THE COUNTRY IS SOO POROUS AND PPL WAKE UP ONLY TO REALISE THAT THEIR CARS HAVE BEEN TAMPERED WITH, PPL WILL PROTECT THEMSELVES. SO FAR AS LAND-GUARDS CONTINUE TO DESCEND ON RESIDENTS AND THE POLICE ARE NOWHE ...
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  SINCE SECURITY IN THE COUNTRY IS SOO POROUS AND PPL WAKE UP ONLY TO REALISE THAT THEIR CARS HAVE BEEN TAMPERED WITH, PPL WILL PROTECT THEMSELVES. SO FAR AS LAND-GUARDS CONTINUE TO DESCEND ON RESIDENTS AND THE POLICE ARE NOWHERE TO BE FOUND PPL WILL PROTECT THEMSELVES.

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• TEE 11 years ago

  MAHAMA HAS DESTROYED OUR COUNTRY VEY BAD PERIOD

  MAHAMA HAS DESTROYED OUR COUNTRY VEY BAD PERIOD

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• FAMA NYAME 11 years ago

  AS LONG AS THIS IDIOTIC GOVERNMENT THINKS IT CAN RAPE THE NATION AND BUY UP PEOPLE TO MAINTAIN ITS CHOKE HOLD ON POWER, ARMS CONFLICT IS INEVITABLE. MARK IT ON THE WALL.
  
  AND IF THEY THINK THEY CAN CONTROL THE PEOPLE WITH A ...
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  AS LONG AS THIS IDIOTIC GOVERNMENT THINKS IT CAN RAPE THE NATION AND BUY UP PEOPLE TO MAINTAIN ITS CHOKE HOLD ON POWER, ARMS CONFLICT IS INEVITABLE. MARK IT ON THE WALL.
  
  AND IF THEY THINK THEY CAN CONTROL THE PEOPLE WITH A 50,000 SECURITY FORCE MANY OF WHICH DON'T EVEN CARRY A GUN,THEY HAVE ANOTHER THINK COMING

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• TEE 11 years ago

  WHY HAS GHANA CHANGED JUST IN A SHORT TIME 5 YEARS WHY

  WHY HAS GHANA CHANGED JUST IN A SHORT TIME 5 YEARS WHY

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• Abeeku Mensah 11 years ago

  Advances in human thinking and action for good and bad cannot be stifled any longer; government must be smart and stay ahead of the curve instead of being timid and cowardly.
  In an ideal Ghana, the government could mandate t ...
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  Advances in human thinking and action for good and bad cannot be stifled any longer; government must be smart and stay ahead of the curve instead of being timid and cowardly.
  In an ideal Ghana, the government could mandate the registration, the display of current license at every blacksmith shop with shops properly housed and with demographic and location address that can be identified.. A well regulated blacksmith industry would ensure government control and unique identification of all arms manufactured by each blacksmith shop. Which means the government will provide a stamping tool which will be sequenced based on year and region but unique to each blacksmith shop while the government, through the bureau of firearms, help blacksmith shops with triplicate receipt books for logging every transaction at their respective shop. These simple actions could help government create a database of all small arms manufactured by blacksmith shops, by region and by ownership if this oversight process is not allowed to fall victim to tribal foolishness (loyalty to tribe than the national government) and the bribery and corruption of agents of government. It would also help government collect taxes by indirectly knowing the owners of those firearms.
  A government of wise people need not be afraid of growth and or of people with criminal minds but be willing to find solutions to eminent threats.

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• MMB 11 years ago

  I hope someone in Government reads your intelligent and thought-provoking contribution. I think they should hire you to help design a policy to address this issue before it gets out of hand. Bravo.

  I hope someone in Government reads your intelligent and thought-provoking contribution. I think they should hire you to help design a policy to address this issue before it gets out of hand. Bravo.

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• MENSAH. 11 years ago

  Thanks for your deep concern and knowledge on what this naive ignorant government should be embarking on,to salvage the security issues in GHANA,WITH RESPECT TO ARM CONTROL RULES.
  If these guys are wise,they have to study y ...
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  Thanks for your deep concern and knowledge on what this naive ignorant government should be embarking on,to salvage the security issues in GHANA,WITH RESPECT TO ARM CONTROL RULES.
  If these guys are wise,they have to study your ideas and implement them.
  Thanks for your insight,and hopefully,a wise person in authority,will consider reading and salvaging Ghana's security issues.
  GHANA IS RULED BY WRONG,IGNORANT,NAIVE PEOPLE WHO ARE ALSO UNPATRIOTIC.
  Hence,the bad situation GHANA HAS BEEN WRONGLY PLUNGED INTO.
  
  GHANA HAS A PROBLEM.

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• KB 11 years ago

  This is one of the most brilliant comments I have ever read on Ghanaweb!Brains like yours are what we need in this country at this time.Wow.there is hope for Ghana yet!Nuff RESPEC',Abeeku.

  This is one of the most brilliant comments I have ever read on Ghanaweb!Brains like yours are what we need in this country at this time.Wow.there is hope for Ghana yet!Nuff RESPEC',Abeeku.

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• Shabi 11 years ago

  There is hope for Ghana? Because of this silly presentation by some nonentity of a person who calls himself a small arms expert? Who made him an expert in the first place?
  
  Mark my words, these so-called experts in all fiel ...
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  There is hope for Ghana? Because of this silly presentation by some nonentity of a person who calls himself a small arms expert? Who made him an expert in the first place?
  
  Mark my words, these so-called experts in all fields of endeavor in Ghana just simply dont get it. They are out of sync with the groundswell of public disenchantment.
  
  The problem is not about small arms circulating in the public domain. The problem is about the growing and increasing levels of poverty and damnable deprivation. This is made worse by the increasing levels of corruption by particularly the political elite and their henchmen in the corporate sector and NGOs who flaunt their dubious and ill-acquired wealth in the face of the deprived.
  
  It is inevitable that this kind of chemistry can only produce high levels of crime and ultimately a civil revolt.
  
  Nobody in his/her right senses needs some befuddled expert to come and spew out some kind of balderdash that only aims to defend and at best distract the attention of the public from the real culprits who have in essence created this problem.

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• Agya 11 years ago

  Do you have anything to say about the daylight robbery by individuals in govt? looting of the nations resources? probably not...ok

  Do you have anything to say about the daylight robbery by individuals in govt? looting of the nations resources? probably not...ok

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• Paa Kofi Sam 11 years ago

  Our country is on the verge of chaos because our elected leaders care more about stealing than ensuring peace! Ownership of guns must be banned outright and culprits must be jailed long term to deter this danger creeping into ...
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  Our country is on the verge of chaos because our elected leaders care more about stealing than ensuring peace! Ownership of guns must be banned outright and culprits must be jailed long term to deter this danger creeping into our society. No one except law enforcement should be found with a gun. If the government cannot make laws to ban ownership of guns, then every one should have a gun and lets see if anyone would like that! Wake up Ghana and stop this cancer!!!

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• busumru 11 years ago

  Is ghana going downhill? God help us. As we blame our leaders lets look at ourselves. patriotism test- if a politician approaches you with GHS 10,000 CASH and asked you to persuade your family members to vote for his/her par ...
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  Is ghana going downhill? God help us. As we blame our leaders lets look at ourselves. patriotism test- if a politician approaches you with GHS 10,000 CASH and asked you to persuade your family members to vote for his/her party, will you turn him away in the interest of mother Ghana? i bet most ghanaians will quietly take this money.

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• Akomadan Adjei Nkansah Belgium 11 years ago

  JJ,MAHAMA,BOAKYE GYAN ARE CRIMINALS,SHAME UNTU THEM,FOOOLS

  JJ,MAHAMA,BOAKYE GYAN ARE CRIMINALS,SHAME UNTU THEM,FOOOLS

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• Beth 11 years ago

  God will preverve Ghana in the Name of Christ

  God will preverve Ghana in the Name of Christ

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• BBC NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 11 years ago

  Omanhene kobina asante is sitting at ASEMPA ekose sen now and allowing akando to say that nana smokes cocain. Npp take note

  Omanhene kobina asante is sitting at ASEMPA ekose sen now and allowing akando to say that nana smokes cocain. Npp take note

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• Owen,New York. 11 years ago

  It all started with the formation of the so called peoples militia by J.J.Rawlings and his cohort. Guns were freely distributed to Ghanaians who were ready to join the devilish Peoples Militia. These young guys were used to t ...
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  It all started with the formation of the so called peoples militia by J.J.Rawlings and his cohort. Guns were freely distributed to Ghanaians who were ready to join the devilish Peoples Militia. These young guys were used to terrorize innocent Ghanaians.I wonder why our elite can not point Ex.President Rawlings atrocities to him.Only Kwaku Baako Jr and Clifford Hayford challenged him when he recently started his booms in Senchi economic forum. Rawlings knows no shame because people like Kofi Adams will always come to his defense. Bad old-man,who will use the tax-payers money to educate his kids in Europe and later called other leaders thieves ,forgetting that he is more corrupt than the word corrupt.

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• GURUNDA 11 years ago

  It is Mr. JJ Rawlings who started the arming of civilians in the country. That's why there is a lot of guns in the hands of wrong people.

  It is Mr. JJ Rawlings who started the arming of civilians in the country. That's why there is a lot of guns in the hands of wrong people.

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• GURUNDA 11 years ago

  RAWLINGS is bad example for Ghana. He killed entrepreneurship and fanned tribalism.

  RAWLINGS is bad example for Ghana. He killed entrepreneurship and fanned tribalism.

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• kretz - d 11 years ago

  Blame part of the illegal gun possession to JJ Jato Rawlings. He gave guns to his cadres and CDR thugs in Ghana when he was the leader of AFRC/PNDC/NDC. More than half of Ghana's armed robbers are products of Rawling boys fro ...
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  Blame part of the illegal gun possession to JJ Jato Rawlings. He gave guns to his cadres and CDR thugs in Ghana when he was the leader of AFRC/PNDC/NDC. More than half of Ghana's armed robbers are products of Rawling boys from the Revolution. These guys are illiterate thugs and have become menace to our society.

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• kb 11 years ago

  This is not a matter of insult etc,we must think of it and take it serious. From land guards,illigal gold miners, arm robbers,fulaniherds men,all this groups can oneday trigger a conflict that can lead to a civil war.A seriou ...
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  This is not a matter of insult etc,we must think of it and take it serious. From land guards,illigal gold miners, arm robbers,fulaniherds men,all this groups can oneday trigger a conflict that can lead to a civil war.A serious step must taken immediately to stop importation of arm to the country.

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• Big Joe --- Moscow /Kharkov 11 years ago

  Well done and well said but what action is the Ministry of Interior
  and Ministry of Defense taken ?
  This is a serious issue to address
  for no one ever thought two brotherly nations like Russia and Ukraine will rise ...
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  Well done and well said but what action is the Ministry of Interior
  and Ministry of Defense taken ?
  This is a serious issue to address
  for no one ever thought two brotherly nations like Russia and Ukraine will rise up against each other.. ukarine and russia never thought of war and today its happened
  And what is the Minister of Interior
  and Co-ordinator for National Security
  taken ..All nations are vulnetrable

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• ASEM BEBA DABI 11 years ago

  ALL CONCERN-MINISTRY, WORK TODAY AND PRODUCE AMNESTY FOR FREE SURRENDER INTO SECURED AND HEAVILY BUILT CONTAINERS AND OR DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION (LAW MUST BE EXPLAINED IN/ON ALL MEDIA). MANUFACTURERS MUST REGISTER WITH MINI ...
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  ALL CONCERN-MINISTRY, WORK TODAY AND PRODUCE AMNESTY FOR FREE SURRENDER INTO SECURED AND HEAVILY BUILT CONTAINERS AND OR DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION (LAW MUST BE EXPLAINED IN/ON ALL MEDIA). MANUFACTURERS MUST REGISTER WITH MINISTRY CONCERN, THEN REGISTER SO THAT THEIR PRODUCTS COULD BE TRACKED BACK TO THEM IN FUTURE. WHEN I WAS A CHILD, ALL GOLDSMITHS HAD TO BE LICENCED OR THEY COULD NOT EVEN MAKE AN EARRING, WHERE ARE WE NOW? LAXATION AND CHOPCHOP SMALL HAS COME TO KILL US, NATIONALISM IS ABSENT; BELLY FIRST! SAD INDEED,

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• Anson 11 years ago

  Ghanaians can talk. What has this got to do with JJ?. You are lucky to ae Kwesi Anin and his team researching ad updating ghanains about such issues. Most Deeloping countries don't have such opportunities. Instead of taking ...
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  Ghanaians can talk. What has this got to do with JJ?. You are lucky to ae Kwesi Anin and his team researching ad updating ghanains about such issues. Most Deeloping countries don't have such opportunities. Instead of taking issues serious and thank the institutions Ghanaians are talking too much.

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• 0266 880 889 11 years ago

  DO NOT FIGHT BUY A HOUSE FROM ME AND HAVE A PEACE OF MIND.

  DO NOT FIGHT BUY A HOUSE FROM ME AND HAVE A PEACE OF MIND.

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• ray 11 years ago

  you akans are now afraid

  you akans are now afraid

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• Mohammed Ibrahim 11 years ago

  NDC Government Should announce Amnesty to any body in possesion of illegal Gun to go to the Police Station and hand over the Gun to the Police.The government should give Three month Deadline to surrender the illegal Guns,afte ...
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  NDC Government Should announce Amnesty to any body in possesion of illegal Gun to go to the Police Station and hand over the Gun to the Police.The government should give Three month Deadline to surrender the illegal Guns,after the Deadline elapsed anybody caught by police in possesion of illegal Gun must be jail.

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