Re: The right to bear arms
I think the public has the right to carry gun for self defense . But the mental capacity and attitude of the gun owner should be considered too.
In pashtoon area Naabigh is talking about there were not any robberies but murders on petty differences were rampant and still are.
Not to say that all pashtoons are psychos , point is that if you have easy access to a weapon and have no control over your emotions this is a very dangerous mix. Travon Martin case is good example for today.
How to take care of it ? May be a psychological evaluation and profile should be mandatory for gun owners on regular basis. And if they want to maintain that right they should pay for that evaluation.
That might not be true Mr. Mirch, the street crime rate in FATA , before annihilation of old tribal jarga system, was less in comparison with any major city of Pakistan.