DinarCowboy12 Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 BAGHDAD -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's government has presented a bill to parliament banning the possession of weapons by anyone except military and state security personnel, RFE/RL's Radio Free Iraq (RFI) reports. Abbas al-Bayati, the deputy chairman of the parliament's Security and Defense Committee, told RFI today that the first and second reading of the bill have been completed and the deputies are expected to make a final vote on the bill next week. He said the bill lays down strict requirements for licensing the possession of arms to ensure that the state and its respective security organs have a monopoly on the use of weapons. Bayati added that the bill also provides for severe penalties against those guilty of arms smuggling into and out of Iraq or involvement in illicit arms trafficking. He underlined that the message of the legislation is "no return to sectarian violence and no return to paramilitary outfits with harsh punishment for those who take the law into their own hands." Bayati said the army, police, and security agencies alone will be responsible for protecting the people, whose sole duty is to cooperate with those forces and report any suspicious activity to the authorities. But political analyst Ibrahim al-Sumaidaie told RFI that "acts of violence and assassinations are often perpetrated by individuals employed as bodyguards of state officials or planted in the security and military establishment by hostile groups." Sumaidaie cited the Interior Ministry's internal affairs department saying its achievements against terrorist groups have been undermined by a serious infiltration of its ranks by insurgents. Major General Muhammad al-Askari, a media adviser to the defense minister, told RFI that existing controls will be tightened to stop and punish any abuses by members of the armed forces and security agencies. Askari said there is a general inspectorate at each ministry as well as other instruments like the Internal Affairs Department that serve as a deterrent against the unlawful use of arms by government or security service personnel. Sources told RFI that there were an estimated 7 million weapons held illegally in Iraq at the height of the sectarian violence in the country in 2007. Link - http://www.rferl.org/content/iraq_gun_control/24394344.html 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenape Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 Now this is good.... plus for you, thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinaG Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 As long as it's not in America! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastarnie Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 They have been listening to Hillarious too much. Wonder what Sadr has to say about this. Ha Ha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reveldog Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 NEVER HAPPEN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagdaddy Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 It is impossible to have an Iraqi wedding without celebratory gun fire. Gun control- HA! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USASHABIBI Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 (edited) ahhhhhh....we in iraq carri gun under towel on top of head Edited November 17, 2011 by USASHABIBI 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billbill Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 Just guns...don't they like to use bombs more than guns over in that part of the world? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastarnie Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 Just guns...don't they like to use bombs more than guns over in that part of the world? That made me laugh. No doubt about it. I would give you +10 if I could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkelly Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 How would you like to be the guy told to confiscate the guns from some of those insurgents?? Not me, Buddy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy17 Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 It is impossible to have an Iraqi wedding without celebratory gun fire. Gun control- HA! This is like telling willie nelson to quit smoking weed ( It'all never happen) How would you like to be the guy told to confiscate the guns from some of those insurgents?? Not me, Buddy. Now thats funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trigger the old biker Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 Lot of sense that makes, can't you just see the insurgents just giving up and going home because it's illegal to own a gun? That really hits the nail on the head. They are certainly off to a bad start with this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenape Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 I did not mean it like that. I just mean if they can have some control. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G Duncan Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 Bwahahaha! And this law will change things how? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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