Gun control at hunting pasture

Gun control at hunting pasture

MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The government and a private
company which oversees the Moyo Island hunting resort have still
not yet resolved who has the right to control the types of
weapons permitted on the island.

At present, all types of weapons are being used at the popular
hunting island and it is felt that some order must be enforced,
the Antara news agency quoted Yakub Koswara, the Sumbawa Regent,
as saying. The island is under the regent's jurisdiction.

The government insists that it has the right to control the
types of weapons used, but the operator of the resort is also
seeking to retain some control. The operator plans to rent out
the guns, Yakub said.

The 6,000 hectare hunting zone, which is surrounded by a
marine garden, boasts deer, wild ox, boars and various game
birds. (emb)