Munyonyo, Kampala, Uganda – President Yoweri Museveni torched 3,500 illegal guns on Monday at the start of the East African Peace and Security Conference. Uganda suffers from the proliferation of illegal guns.
The Uganda government has been active in reducing the amount of illegal guns in the country. In 2006, 57,000 guns were smelted in Jinja, and 3,000 guns were destroyed in Kampala in 2005.
Many arms traffickers manage to import illegal arms, especially the AK-47 (a.k.a. Kalashnikov), into Africa’s conflict zones. “The AK-47 remains the dreaded symbol of instability, insecurity, violence and death across the region.” Daily Monitor
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Do more to reduce illicit guns in society
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