Unverified document suggests those above 18 with a need for security reasons, may soon be allowed arms. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Military-ruled Myanmar is set to allow civilians “loyal to the state” to apply for licences to carry firearms, according to media reports and an unverified government document.
Experts worry that allowing civilians to carry guns would empower pro-junta groups and only serve to escalate the violence and near-daily clashes between the military and armed resistance forces that have raged nationwide. Reuters could not immediately verify the 15-page document, and it was unclear when such a law would take effect. Telephone calls to a military spokesperson to seek comment went unanswered.
It added that the military government would have the right to import and sell firearms and ammunition licensed by the defence ministry.after five years of tense power-sharing under a quasi-civilian political system created by the military.
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