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Re: Security and gun ownership
From: Drsolly <drsollyp () drsolly com>
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 17:36:14 +0100 (BST)
Well, according to the theories held by some people, that should make the security situation in Gaza just peachy. On Tue, 19 Jun 2007, Richard M. Smith wrote:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118221915332739990.html?mod=todays_us_page_o ne As Guns Flood Gaza Strip, Palestinian Citizens Stock Up Fears Rise, Prices Fall And Dealers Proliferate; The Tunnels of Rafah By CAM SIMPSON June 19, 2007 GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- For the first time in his 44 years, almost everyone Mustafa Ibrahim knows -- neighbors, shopkeepers, even family members -- owns a firearm. "Guns are like cellphones here now," says Mr. Ibrahim, a field worker for a Gaza human-rights group. In January alone, his organization tallied 69 Gaza gun deaths, more than double the total for all of 2004. "If you can afford a mobile, you can probably afford a Kalashnikov," he says. Cheap weapons have flooded the territory in the past two years, bought not only by militia fighters but also by merchants, schoolteachers and other civilians. Last week, some of this arsenal was put to deadly use as fighters from the Islamist group Hamas wrested control of Gaza from forces loyal to the largely secular Fatah movement. The clashes in densely populated residential streets left an estimated 116 dead and more than 500 wounded. A combustive mix of factors feeds the demand for firearms. Internecine fighting and fear of a security vacuum have heightened anxiety among ordinary Palestinians. In a territory where 80% of the population relies on food aid, economic desperation has created a burgeoning group of arms dealers. A porous border between Gaza and Egypt provides a conduit for more weapons, fueling further insecurity and demand. The recent arms flow dramatically outstrips anything seen here since the 1967 Arab-Israeli war, Israeli officials say. Shin Bet, Israel's state security agency, says about 25,000 assault rifles poured into the strip during 2005 and 2006 alone. The influx is equivalent, per capita, to 135,000 assault rifles entering New York City. Gaza's 1.5 million Palestinians crowd into an area about the size of Wichita, Kan. ...
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