After attending the Home Ministry's monthly assembly on Monday (Feb 10), Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail told the media that firearm ownership remains strictly regulated in Malaysia.
He was responding to questions on the Feb 8 shooting incident at the Setia City Mall in Shah Alam.
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He was responding to questions on the Feb 8 shooting incident at the Setia City Mall in Shah Alam.
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00:00The incident involved the use of weapons.
00:04I understand that the public has the right to feel anxious and worried.
00:10In terms of the system of possession of weapons,
00:13our control mechanism is that we license it.
00:18There are no Malaysians who can own a weapon
00:24other than through a license.
00:27Owning a weapon without a license is a serious crime.
00:32The process of obtaining a weapon license is very tedious.
00:38On the other hand, I received a reply,
00:40why does it have to wait for so long?
00:42One year, two years.
00:44That explains how the layers are very tight.
00:50One is made by Bukit Aman,
00:52the other is made by KTN.
00:55I have been in this position since May 2012.
01:05In 2022,
01:08every 100 people who filed a complaint against me,
01:12the complaint was after the police rejected it.
01:15The police had waited for more than a year.
01:17They tried everything.
01:20The law states that if the police rejects a complaint,
01:24the complaint will go to KTN.
01:26For me, every 100 people,
01:29there are only 3 people.
01:30For every 100 people,
01:31I will not forget,
01:32I will only look at the number of complaints.
01:353 is the most.
01:36Sometimes it's more than 4 or 5.
01:39Based on the justification,
01:40for example,
01:41they take care of their orchards.
01:42Their fruit orchards.
01:43There,
01:44the padang terap.
01:46The source of income is the fruit season.
01:49But if there is a problem with the crop,
01:52it is very much needed.
01:53If it is rejected,
01:54it will go to Bukit Aman.
01:56If it is considered,
01:57it will go to KSK.
01:58We have a basis.
01:59If we want to prove that there is a problem,
02:02we have to count the trees.
02:03How many padang trees,
02:05how many cempedak trees,
02:06how many rambutan trees.
02:08That is the condition.
02:10There must be a number of trees.
02:12It's like that.
02:13So,
02:14the point that I want to express is
02:17the process to get a license for firearms
02:21is very strict.
02:23Owning a firearm without a license
02:25is a very serious crime
02:28in the law.
02:29Okay?
02:31It will not be released.
02:33If we look at the incident
02:35of a man
02:37from the people of Israel
02:39who entered using the passport of another country,
02:42we can see that he is now being accused.
02:45The case is ongoing.
02:46What is the accusation?
02:47Owning a firearm without a license?
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