Saudi Arabia to legalize handguns, license private gun shops

derby378

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Sat Oct-17-09 04:21 PM
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Saudi Arabia to legalize handguns, license private gun shops

Saudis will be able to buy handguns and other personal firearms openly for the first time after the interior ministry said on Saturday it will licence privately owned gun shops.

Anyone over 25 with no criminal record could apply to open a gun store, the ministry said, according to the official SPA news agency.

An official said the move is aimed in part at reining in the widespread illegal ownership of handguns and assault weapons.

Hunting and sport shooting weapons are currently sold in specialty stores, and all weapons are supposed to be licensed.

http://business.maktoob.com/20090000384550/Saudi_to_licence_private_gun_shops/Article.htm

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tblue

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Sat Oct-17-09 04:25 PM
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1. With their disgruntled populace? Really? I thought the House of Saud was

really threatened by the Saudi people and that's why there's such oppression. Would they arm the people who might jeopardize their power?

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imdjh

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Sat Oct-17-09 04:32 PM
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2. If the citizens rise up anyway, at least if they have guns you won't have killed unarmed citizens.

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Sat Oct-17-09 04:49 PM
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3. Bingo! Ya got it right!

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Ozymanithrax

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Sat Oct-17-09 06:29 PM
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4. Oh well, there goes the neighborhood.

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gratuitous

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Sat Oct-17-09 06:36 PM
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5. Perfect

Now when the knuckleheads go off about their guns and their God, I can refer them to Saudi Arabia.

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Canuckistanian

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Sat Oct-17-09 06:47 PM
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6. Good

Let the citizens decide which officials shouldn't be in power.

And when the "Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice" guys come around... they might be a tad more respectful.

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Jkid

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Sat Oct-17-09 06:50 PM
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7. I don't like the sound of this.

Why there is widespread illegal ownership of handguns and assault weapons in the country anyway?

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dusmcj

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Sat Oct-17-09 10:49 PM
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8. because they're a tribal society with the corruption that always produces ?

just guessing

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