"This is going to piss people off in this province," said Noel, 30, of Nashville, Tenn. "If you take away people’s ability to defend themselves, it’s going to put everyone on edge."Ah, "democracy" and "community policing" in action I see. Not that the situation wouldn't be reversed were the balance of power different.
Under Iraqi law, each household has the right to have an AK-47 rifle and one magazine of ammunition.
American officials believe the security tactic may be part of a ploy to remove weapons from Sunnis in a province run by a Shiite-led government.
At least Maj. Gen. Abdul al-Kareem Khaleef candidly admits the obvious, that "only Iraqi security forces and government security guards will be allowed to possess the weapons."
You know, "Only Ones"...
And war is hell.
[Via Jay H]