An increasing number of farmers longing for fire arms

Although no formal figures have been revealed, mostly due to security concerns, Thierry Rakotonarivo, the ministy’s secretary general, conceded that those figures are rising. “Requests for fire arm licenses stem from various social classes, still, a remarkable application growth has been noticed among rural farmers” declared the secretary general. Whoever already possesses a weapon happens to be compelled by the law to fill a formal declaration up and cash related taxes, and provide heaps of official documents like the weapon’s owner’s civil status and criminal record every year.Tedious paperwork does not seem to deter those longing for self defense fire arms in anything though. The application must be delivered to the provincial administration office. Security has become an increasingly critical issue in Madagascar as a matter of fact. Hold ups and armed robberies affected cities more and more often, whereas raids for cattle got enhanced in logistics and armament in the countryside.  The “Dahalo” lead their onslaughts by the hundreds, armed with AK-47 assault rifles, establishing their rule of terror over the southern and southwestern rural villages nearly unopposed. For downtown just as in the outback, security forces often happen to be unable to cope with looming troubles