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Liberal presidential hopeful and former Chief Prosecutor Alfonso Gómez Mendez told El Tiempo that if elected President, he would impose general disarmament in the country. Although he is only a minor candidate and not the favorite of the party, his strong position on the issue is still noteworthy.
This is an approximate translation of his speech to El Tiempo: Not a day goes by without us hearing on the radio, seeing on television or reading in the newspapers that citizens, innocent citizens, are victims of what we have come to call the stray bullets. This is a result of the fact that many people own arms in this country. If I become president, I will implement a policy of general disarmament. The only people who can use weapons are members of the police, the army and State security forces, but citizens have no reason to be armed. I will regain the States monopoly of the use of arms. We citizens must trust them and cease to bear arms.
Video by El Tiempo, http://www.eltiempo.com/elecciones2010/desarme-general-hara-gomez-mendez-si-llega-a-la-presidencia-_5510689-1, posted by 2009 AP Fellow Rebecca Gerome, Partner: IANSA/Colectivo Dignidad Humana, Location: Colombia |
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