And it’s worse if it stems from a licensed firearm holder, who ought to know gun laws like the back of their hand. The Firearms Licensing Board was to verify the authenticity of their certificates and the DCI to run ballistic analysis. TerrorismAlleged corruption, errors of omission and commission in firearm licensing fuelled terrorism, robbery with violence, carjacking, poaching and cattle rustling, among others, a school of thought firmly believed. As at the time of the Christchurch shootings, gun ownership levels were at a high with at least one for every three people. The decision not to register 96 per cent of civilian firearms as at the shooting was nothing short of a grave oversight.

Source: Daily Nation August 25, 2020 21:07 UTC