This comes straight from the I-never-thought-I-would-ever-blog-this department. Press TV reports:
> Saudis will be able to buy handguns and other personal firearms openly for the first time, the country’s interior ministry has anounced.
> …
> The move is aimed at reining in the widespread illegal ownership of handguns and assault weapons, a Saudi official said.
Hat Tip damien @ The High Road.us