Iraq expands weapons registration under state-control drive
Iraq is expanding a nationwide network of offices for registering and licensing firearms as part of a government drive to bring weapons under state control, a senior security official has said.
Lieutenant General Saad Maan, head of Iraq’s Security Media Cell, told the Iraqi News Agency that a security committee affiliated with the Interior Ministry was continuing to open registration offices across the country.
The program aims to place organized armed activity under official security and military institutions, regulate civilian firearm ownership, collect unlicensed weapons and combat illegal arms trafficking, Maan said.
He said the measures would improve public safety and strengthen confidence in the country’s security institutions.
