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NewsWhore
07-30-2007, 04:30 PM
The Ministry of the Interior and Police announcement that it would carry out a national inventory of the weapons at all the country's arms dealerships has certainly caused a wave of reactions. Father Luis Rosario accused the government of being an accomplice in the business. But the gun dealers say that most crimes are committed with unregistered weapons. Jenny de la Rocha, a spokesperson for the gun dealers, told El Caribe reporters that it would be good to know whether a weapon used in a crime is legal or not. Minister of the Interior and Police Franklin Almeyda assures the public that the black market in guns has been reduced, but there are no figures to back up his claims. There are 54 authorized gun stores in the country.

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