Most illegal firearms brought into the country do not come from Haiti, contrary to common perception. In fact, they come from the United States, Europe and South America, coming in on ships and airplanes, says Minister of Interior and Police Jose Ramon (Monchy) Fadul in an interview in Diario Libre. Many are sent from overseas and sometimes they are sent as part of a business deal.
The anomaly is discovered when the owners go to the Ministry of Interior and Police to register their firearms and find that the authorities cannot give them a permit because their weapons were brought into the country illegally. According to Minister Fadul, this is why some people are suggesting that the decree that prohibits the import of firearms for commercial purposes should be revoked, as some armories have gone bankrupt. In response to concerns about this illegal situation, the administration is engaged in talks with some countries with the aim of increasing controls on these weapons.
Taking part in Dialogo Libre, sponsored by the Omnimedia Group and hosted by Adriano Miguel Tejada, the minister said he believed that the right to own weapons should begin to be restricted and that there should be some sort of procedure for assessing whether an individual should be able to possess weapons according to their jobs or assignments. “I do not agree with the elimination of possession, but carry permits have to be regulated. But this point is not part of the new Public Safety Plan, this is a personal opinion,” he said. Bearing guns and entering into places where alcoholic drinks are served with visible weapons, seen in this context, are situations that influence the violence affecting the country. In response to this situation, says Fadul, the Interior and Police Ministry has seized hundreds of weapons in operations.
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