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Police vow tighter gun control in Kingdom
Thu, 28 January 2021
The National Police have vowed to tighten gun control and crack down on illegal weapon trafficking in order to maintain security, safety and social order as officials and civil society organisations are worried about increasing rates of gun violence.
Shootings in Cambodia are rare compared to some countries but they do take place every year. Many of the cases stem from interpersonal conflicts like spousal jealousy, arguments following vehicle accidents and disputes over land. Whatever the motive behind it, the violence leaves people injured and sometimes even killed.
Theam Bun Seng, director of the Ministry of Interior’s weapon control department, said guns in the Kingdom are governed by the Law on Weapons, Explosives and Ammunition Management consisting of six chapters with 26 articles.