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Local June 30, 2014 | 9:45 am

Top general opposes gun ban, but warns against showing them

Santo Domingo.- Defense minister Sigfrido Pared affirmed Sunday that Dominican Republic’s ban on guns has done more harm than good, with the murders and injuries committed with illegal weapons as high as 98%.

He said the objectives sought with the ban on firearms imports have failed, because criminals manage to get guns anyway.

Speaking on Telesistema Channel 11, Pared cited as an... Read more

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