Gun ownership in Eqypt

[DBoon]

from : http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/region/egypt

Number of Privately Owned Firearms
The estimated total number of guns held by civilians in Egypt is 1.9 million1

The rate of private gun ownership in Egypt is 3.52 firearms per 100 people

In a comparison of the number of privately owned guns in 178 countries, Egypt ranks at No. 371

In a comparison of the rate of private gun ownership in 179 countries, Egypt ranks at No. 1152

Firearm Regulation - Guiding Policy:
The regulation of guns in Egypt is categorised as restrictive13

Guns in Egypt are regulated by the Ministry of the Interior7

In Egypt, civilians are not allowed to possess long guns7

In Egypt, private possession of handguns (pistols and revolvers) is permitted7

In Egypt, only licensed gun owners7 may lawfully possess firearms and ammunition

Applicants for a gun owner’s licence in Egypt are required to prove genuine reason to possess a firearm, for example, hunting, target shooting, personal protection, security7

An applicant for a firearm licence in Egypt must pass background checks which consider criminal, mental and domestic violence7 records

Where a past history, or apprehended likelihood of family violence exists, the law in Egypt stipulates7 that a gun licence should be denied or revoked

In Egypt, the law requires7 that any possession, sale or transfer of a firearm be recorded and retained in a centralised, official register

Just interesting to see what the laws are in a country now in open revolt

[xchrom]

1. and people are still taking control or their country

without them.

the egyptians are a courageous people.

[shadowrider]

7. Except you're wrong. Excerpt from the article linked:

Some of the most serious violence Friday was in Suez, where protesters seized weapons stored in a police station and asked the policemen inside to leave the building before they burned it down. They also set ablaze about 20 police trucks parked nearby. Demonstrators exchanged fire with policemen trying to stop them from storming another police station and one protester was killed in the gun battle.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/01/28/violent-clashes-police-break-cairo/

Their weapons, along with those stolen from police, ARE coming out.

[xchrom]

9. except by and large this an uprising of the people without guns.

now i know in this forum that's hard to conceive.

[shadowrider]

10. I acknowledge that. I also acknowledge the guns are starting to come out

Will you do the same?

[xchrom]

11. state police and riot police are not on the street now.

the army -- which may very well be on the side of the people are in the street.

the kind of gun violence you are envisioning may never come to pass.

[shadowrider]

12. I didn't say I envision anything. I said guns were starting to come out

nothing more, nothing less.

[shadowrider]

2. Is there7 some reason7 all those 7's appear in the article7? n/t

[DBoon]

4. footnotes from the original

html did not survive the cut-and-paste

[shadowrider]

8. Thanks7 :) n/t

[petronius]

5. They're citations - links to a list of references

They're superscript at the original, which is why they look odd in the cut-and-paste.

Citation #7 is "United Nations. 1999. ‘Analysis of Country Responses.’ United Nations International Study on Firearm Regulation. Vienna: UN Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Division"

[rfranklin]

3. Posted better at this link...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=118&topic_id=369326&mesg_id=369326

[spin]

6. Isn't it strange how we promote democracy but support dictators?

If the citizens of Egypt were as well armed as the citizens of the United States, they would have overthrown their government years ago.

On the other hand if the citizens in Egypt were as well armed as Americans, the government may have been more responsive to the wishes of the people and this revolt may have never occurred.

The United States has the longest lasting written constitution in the world. That may be the result of the First and Second Amendments.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

13. I'm so conflicted by this

The "second-amendment solutions" comment in Nevada made my skin crawl.

But would the police and army be even half as bold if the Egyptians were as well armed as Americans?

I admit it, I'm a pacifist, but I recently heeard the expression, "One sword keeps the other in its sheath."

That's peace, right? And justice too.

[lawodevolution]

14. At that rate of gun ownership citizens can take on the government

At that rate civilian guns outnumber military and police guns. But it's a closer competition than what it would be here.

[ileus]

15. Glad I don't live in Egypt

[Eagle_Eye]

16. Lack of gun ownership by private citizens leads to prolonged government oppression.

The citizens of Egypt endured oppression by their government as long as they could, now they are fighting back with or without guns.

Guns can make the difference between the Government fearing the citizens or the citizens fearing the Government.