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    "id": 594590,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/594590/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Maanzo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2197,
        "legal_name": "Daniel Kitonga Maanzo",
        "slug": "daniel-kitonga-maanzo"
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me an opportunity to support this Motion. Tracking of firearms is very important and it is going to help this country know which guns have been stolen, which ones are licensed and which ones are not. Ordinarily, most of the guns used in crimes have been stolen from people who are licensed to carry guns or people who have been killed by thugs who then run away with the firearms. Tracking will reduce the stealing of firearms. When firearms are used for legal purposes, it is easier to track them if this is done. Tracking firearms will also reduce crime and stop theft of guns. People will know that once you steal a gun, you are likely to be found because it can be tracked using GPS or other electronic systems. I support this Motion because it is important. Many guns which have been used to commit crime have been borrowed from licensed people such as members of the disciplined forces. If we track guns, officers will be aware that if they give out their gun, they will be traced. I support this Motion which is very important, but it needs to be converted into a Bill so that we can amend substantively the Firearms Act. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker."
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