PROCLAMATION No.1177-2020
A PROCLAMATION TO PROVIDE FOR FIREARM ADMINISTRATION
AND CONTROL OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA
RECOGNIZING, that firearm control is
necessary to maintain peace and security of the country and the public and is
necessary to ensure rights and security of citizens and people;
WHEREAS, it has been found necessary to
make firearms in the hands of individuals could be utilized to maintain the
peace and security of the community;
WHERE As, it has become necessary to
determine in a detailed legislation gaps not covered by existing laws and practices
and create consistent system;
WHERE AS, it has been found necessary, to
enforce international agreements concerning illicit firearm control ratified by
our country and to lay down system in order to conduct international
cooperation;
WHERE AS, recognizing that, under Article
51(21) of the Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, it
is stipulated that the federal government enacts law on the possession and
bearing of arms;
NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with Article 55(2)(h)
of the Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, it is
hereby proclaimed as follows:
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