http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2007/10/07/gun-control-in-burma/ Firearms not Politics Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:27:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2007/10/07/gun-control-in-burma/#comment-147 Burma » Blog Archives » Gun Control in Burma Sun, 07 Oct 2007 12:26:54 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2007/10/07/gun-control-in-burma/#comment-147 [...] Gun Control in Burma An interesting although unsurprising article about gun law in Burma (Myanmar): A 1951 law bans possession of automatic weapons, grenades, and explosives with the intent to commit high treason. A rather narrowly-tailored law, at first glance. However, the law states that the President can by decree add any other arms or ammunition to the banned list. And any person with a banned weapon is presumed guilty of intending to commit high treason, and required to prove his innocence [...] [...] Gun Control in Burma An interesting although unsurprising article about gun law in Burma (Myanmar): A 1951 law bans possession of automatic weapons, grenades, and explosives with the intent to commit high treason. A rather narrowly-tailored law, at first glance. However, the law states that the President can by decree add any other arms or ammunition to the banned list. And any person with a banned weapon is presumed guilty of intending to commit high treason, and required to prove his innocence [...]

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