Lawmakers in Rwanda have passed a new legislation ongun acquisition.

The new law will allow individuals to apply for licenses to possess guns and for traders to also sell same.

The government hasdefended the move in part, stating that it was keeping with the times and that the sector was going to be tightly regulated.

The legislation is set to replace a 2009 law that restricted arms possession and sale.



The New Times portal quoted the State Minister for Constitutional and Legal Affairs, Evode Uwizeyimana, as saying: “Even if it’s allowed to possess arms, we aren’t going to distribute them like voting cards,” he said.

“We are a country that is fast developing and instead of limiting different things we should move to regulate them,” he added.



Details about the law:



1. Arms are defined as firearms and their ammunition, grenade and other explosives used as arms as well as nuclear, biological, chemical or toxic weapons.

2. The law allows civilians to possess firearms for hunting, sports, or for self-defence purposes if they meet the conditions described in the law.

3. The law specifies that the Rwanda National Police authorities, who will be responsible for issuing gun possession licences, may refuse to grant firearm possession and carriage licence at their own discretion.

4. For a person to be authorised to sell arms, the bill stipulates, they shall submit a request letter to the Minister in charge of the Rwanda National Police and attach copies of their identity card or passport, shall be people of integrity, and be at least 21 years old.

6. Those wishing to sell arms will not have been sentenced to a term of imprisonment equal to or exceeding six months, shall show a safe place where to keep the arms, shall produce a legal commercial registration, and shall commit to not collaborate with terrorist organisations or individual terrorists.

6. The Cabinet will also have to authorise individuals before they can start selling arms in the country.





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Lalasticlala, Mynd44

This is total madness.
We already have more than enough problems to tackle in Africa, even the list of them is yet to be solved and here we(Rwanda) are, legalizing the possession of firearms and explosives..
WTF!

self defense........... here dem go use amnesty collect all including catapult hand it over to some terrorist who would use it against you.

American is seriously battling gun control and Rwanda is doing the opposite.. Chai..

I don't want to here genocide again o o o o o I don't want to here genocide again o o o o o

It's too early for Rwanda to have this law passes.

Cutehector:
American is seriously battling gun control and Kenya is doing the opposite.. Chai..

Egbon it's Rwanda and not Kenya!

They better not try this sh!t in Nigeria here

even US with a central data base are struggling to tackle gun control,Rwanda that does not have atall is trying to do what they are doing..they must be mad!!!!

Some people are on a revenge mission.

Another genocide looming in Rwanda

NRA come new customers are here. Unfortunately these ones are poor and can't afford assault and semi automatic rifles.



Who do Africa this thing. What has been thoroughly regulated here. America is still grasping at straws with him control and these people with underfunded security are giving individuals guns

Make that happen for Nigeria, plenty SARS go die

Hmmm...another toosie and huutus brewing sometime in April. Whew!

Another Huti and Tutsi loading...

I am not in support of this new law. Africans are not ripe for that

Tutsi make 14 % of the population and took over 90% of government jobs. Hopefully they will not be the only ones being allowed to buy guns.

panafrican:
Tutsi make 14 % of the population and took over 90% of government jobs. Hopefully they will not be the only ones being allowed to buy guns.

Tell the Hutus to start running them. Payback is coming!

It's a good development, but they should know that

Guns don't kill people...


People kill people

Bantino:
Guns don't kill people...

People kill people

With Gun!

when gun don tire us to carry.

dhebo:
even US with a central data base are struggling to tackle gun control,Rwanda that does not have atall is trying to do what they are doing..they must be mad!!!!

Sir, they actually do. If you see the way Rwanda is organised, you will almost disown Nigeria. Trust me, I've been here for almost a year