PLITVICE LAKES, Oct 19 (Hina) - Interior Minister Sime Lucin appealed to citizens on Sunday to report anyone illegally possessing firearms to the police.
PLITVICE LAKES, Oct 19 (Hina) - Interior Minister Sime Lucin
appealed to citizens on Sunday to report anyone illegally
possessing firearms to the police. #L#
The appeal, issued from a symposium at the Plitvice Lakes, was
prompted by the recent killing of two persons, including a 12-year-
old boy, in the eastern city of Osijek, which Lucin said was "the
last straw".
Lucin said that citizens still possessed large quantities of
unlicensed firearms despite a police campaign launched several
years ago, dubbed "Farewell to Arms".
The minister said that more severe penalties should be imposed on
those possessing firearms illegally and additional legal
provisions should be introduced to restrict the conditions for the
possession of firearms.
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