Homemade guns cause headache

Homemade guns cause headache

BANDAR LAMPUNG: The police are investigating reports that guns
often used by criminals are homemade and produced locally.

Chief of the local branch of the internal security agency,
Col. A Sanusi, said the authorities believe southern Sumatra is a
major illicit producer of the guns.

Police in the northern Lampung subdistrict of Mesuji seized
the rudimentary firearms from local residents who used them for
hunting.

On July 27, police arrested eight people and seized two
homemade guns, 12 bullets and a bottle of explosive powder in
Mesuji, Sanusi said as reported by Antara.

Sanusi called on the locals to report on the production of the
guns to the authorities, who have so far been unsuccessful
in tracking the makers down. (pan)