You too can own a gun
Did you know that any mature and responsible person can acquire and own a private/civilian firearm?
By John Kamya
Did you know that any mature and responsible person can acquire and own a private/civilian firearm?
According to Section 4 of the Firearms Act, any person who is of and above the age of 25 years, and of sound mind can obtain a civilian firearm after obtaining a valid licence. The person must also have a good reason why he wants to own the firearms. The reasons include personal security, hunting, farming, sports, among others. One must also demonstrate that he will take all proper steps to ensure safe custody of the firearm in respect of which an application is made and that he will install all minimum safety to the satisfaction of the police officer in charge of the area in which he or she resides.
The process of acquiring a civilian firearm starts with the filling Police Form 98, obtainable from the Police, after payment of of 3,000. The applicant than takes the forms to his LC1 chairperson who, after endorsement forwards them to the chairperson of the LC3 security committee. This committee assesses the character and conduct of the applicants and their ability to have safe custody of the firearm.
The forms will then be forwarded to the district police commander who will cause the vetting of the applicant by the Police CID and Special Branch. The forms shall then be forwarded to the chairperson of the District Security Committee (the RDC) for further vetting. If the committee is satisfied, it will forward them to the Inspector General of Police, then to the minister of Internal Affairs to issue a permit and then back to the Police to issue the licence.
After going through the above process, you can now be a proud owner of a revolver or any other type of pistol. However, do not expect to get any automatic rifle such as a sub-machine gun.
The guns can be acquired from private arms dealers such as Saracen, Ultimate Security, among others or an individual who wants to sell his.
A firearms licence must be renewed
After acquiring the gun, however, one must never use it to commit an offence such as threatening other people with violence, displaying the firearm in public places in a manner that can cause alarm, discharging it in a public place and using it to resist lawful arrest.
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Did you know that any mature and responsible person can acquire and own a private/civilian firearm?
According to Section 4 of the Firearms Act, any person who is of and above the age of 25 years, and of sound mind can obtain a civilian firearm after obtaining a valid licence. The person must also have a good reason why he wants to own the firearms. The reasons include personal security, hunting, farming, sports, among others. One must also demonstrate that he will take all proper steps to ensure safe custody of the firearm in respect of which an application is made and that he will install all minimum safety to the satisfaction of the police officer in charge of the area in which he or she resides.
The process of acquiring a civilian firearm starts with the filling Police Form 98, obtainable from the Police, after payment of of 3,000. The applicant than takes the forms to his LC1 chairperson who, after endorsement forwards them to the chairperson of the LC3 security committee. This committee assesses the character and conduct of the applicants and their ability to have safe custody of the firearm.
The forms will then be forwarded to the district police commander who will cause the vetting of the applicant by the Police CID and Special Branch. The forms shall then be forwarded to the chairperson of the District Security Committee (the RDC) for further vetting. If the committee is satisfied, it will forward them to the Inspector General of Police, then to the minister of Internal Affairs to issue a permit and then back to the Police to issue the licence.
After going through the above process, you can now be a proud owner of a revolver or any other type of pistol. However, do not expect to get any automatic rifle such as a sub-machine gun.
The guns can be acquired from private arms dealers such as Saracen, Ultimate Security, among others or an individual who wants to sell his.
A firearms licence must be renewed
After acquiring the gun, however, one must never use it to commit an offence such as threatening other people with violence, displaying the firearm in public places in a manner that can cause alarm, discharging it in a public place and using it to resist lawful arrest.
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