{"id":101826,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/101826/?format=json","text_counter":314,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Ojode","speaker_title":"The Assistant Minister, Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security","speaker":{"id":197,"legal_name":"Joshua Orwa Ojode","slug":"joshua-ojode"},"content":"Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are proposing an amendment in this Bill to have a new Clause 26 which says that:- “The Firearms Act is amended by inserting the following new section immediately after Section 4 of the Firearms Act. 4(a) 1: Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4, any person who (a) is licensed under this Act to possess any of the firearms specified under Sub-section 2 and hires or otherwise allows another person to posses or use that firearm or is otherwise found to be in possession without a license of any of the firearms specified under Sub- section 2 shall be liable to imprisonment for life.” Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, what are we trying to do here? We are trying to avoid the misuse of firearms by those who have acquired them through a licence or otherwise. If this Bill is passed and we implement this new clause together with the other clauses which we have introduced, I am telling you the criminal activities will reduce by 70 per cent. Why? It is because if the firearm holder does not have money in his pocket and he has a firearm--- The firearms we are talking of are the G3, AK-47 and the MG-5 or in wholesome, the automatic rifles, so to speak."}