Ban firearm ownership

Ban firearm ownership

From Koran Tempo

A criminologist at the University of Indonesia, Adrianus Meliala, has warned that the use of firearms, now becoming all too common, can become a social time bomb in Indonesia (Tempo Interaktif, Sept. 2).

In my opinion, the use or ownership of firearms should be banned entirely because it is not beneficial and will only cause public anxiety.

Latest developments in the country have shown that the mentality of firearm users is still immature. I would like to appeal to the government to issue a prohibition before more people are victimized.

ANDRE INDRAWAN Bogor, West Java