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)