State television ‘RTCG’ reported that Montenegro is the sixth country in the world in the number of illegal weapons per capita.
A high-level meeting in Montenegro begins looking at ways to stop the crisis illegal weapons After a gunman was shot will kill 12 people It was the second such tragedy in the small Balkan country in less than three years.
Montenegro’s National Security Council is expected to hold an emergency session to call for a new gun law and measures to confiscate weapons believed to be in abundance illegal weapons in possession 620,000 citizens from Montenegro. State television ‘RTCG’ reported that Montenegro is the sixth country in the world in the number of illegal weapons per capita.
The gunman who killed a dozen people in a shootout in the western city of Cetinje on Wednesday did so with a gun. illegal weapon 9 millimeters. Police announced that they found 37 empty cartridges and more than 80 additional ammunition in the hands of the attacker at the shooting areas.
HE 45 year old manThe person, identified as Aco Martinović, committed suicide by shooting himself in the head and died a short time later. It is believed He went crazy after the fight in the bar and went home to retrieve his gun before going on a bloody rampage in several locations late Wednesday afternoon.
among the victims Martinović had seven men and three women among them. his sister– you two children. 4 other people were seriously injured and their treatment continues in hospital. Police Commissioner Lazar Šćepanović described the shooting as follows: “One of the greatest tragedies in the history of Montenegro.”
The debate over violence and guns in a divided society
This massacre increased concerns about the level of cases. violence In Montenegrin society, politically divided. It also raised questions about whether state institutions are prepared to address the problems. possession of weapons.
Hundreds of people across Montenegro silently lit candles in memory of the victims on Thursday night and called for answers to the causes of the attack. Many were angry at authorities for not doing more to prevent such tragedies.
nails 200 people protested In front of the Government headquarters in Podgorica on Friday, resignation senior security officials for tragedy and hymns “murderers.” Mira Skorić, a retiree from Podgorica, said: “I can’t believe we have failed so much as a society. We have also failed as people.” he said.
Cetinje massacre in 2022
Inside another massacre In the incident, which occurred in August 2022, an attacker killed 10 people, including two children, before being killed by a passerby. CetinceIt is the historical capital of Montenegro and is located approximately 30 kilometers northwest of the capital Podgorica.
Loess shots The Human Rights Action and Women’s Rights Center groups said in a statement that “we demand a serious review of the responsibility and preparedness of the security system.” “What has changed in the Cetinje security system since 2022?” they add.
The police said this actions de Martinović was not planned and although it had been condemned in the past, it was impossible to foresee and prevent. violent behavior you illegal possession of weapons and had taken psychiatric treatment.
Cetinje resident Vesna Pejović, who lost her daughter and two grandchildren in the armed attack in 2022, stated that after the first murder, the police should try harder to protect citizens and said, “What kind of system and system is this in a state that kills children? Are we at war?” he asked. “Where were the police?”
