Sale of toy guns banned in Peshawar

[Devil Soul]

Sale of toy guns banned in Peshawar
By Iftikhar Firdous
Published: July 7, 2015

PHOTO: AFP

PESHAWAR: The district administration of Peshawar on Tuesday banned sale of toy guns for a period of one month in an apparent attempt to curb sky rocketing sales of the toy during Eid.

The orders were given by Deputy Commissioner Riaz Khan Mehsud in keeping with Section 144.

“Police will be given the authority to arrest anyone violating the ban under Section 188 of Pakistan Penal Code,” public relations officer to Riaz Mehsud, Feroz Shah, added.


Every year sales of toy guns increase during the time of Eid. Police said children use rubber-ball ammunition in their guns and injure each other.

On June 10, a 12-year-old boy was accidentally shot dead by a teacher on the outskirts of Mingora. Majid Khan, a teacher at Sangota Public School Swat was cleaning his pistol in the staff room when he accidentally pulled the trigger. The bullet hit Maaz Khan, a student of class five who was passing through the corridor, killing him on the spot.


Earlier this year, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government had given firearms training to teachers and permitted them to take guns into classrooms after the barbaric attack on Army Public School in the provincial capital. However, the move attracted widespread criticism.

 

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Good move.Guns bring negativity whether real or fake.

 

[Viny]

On June 10, a 12-year-old boy was accidentally shot dead by a teacher on the outskirts of Mingora. Majid Khan, a teacher at Sangota Public School Swat was cleaning his pistol in the staff room when he accidentally pulled the trigger. The bullet hit Maaz Khan, a student of class five who was passing through the corridor, killing him on the spot.


Earlier this year, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government had given firearms training to teachers and permitted them to take guns into classrooms after the barbaric attack on Army Public School in the provincial capital. However, the move attracted widespread criticism.

Seriously guns in classes, what next carry guns to places or worship too?
What are you trying to teach to students? And then you expect kids to have to progressive mentality.

Who so ever gave that orders should be removed from his post. Its your job to ensure security, otherwise whats the need of govt, if everyone has to carry the gun and take law in hand and has to defend himself.

If kids are going to see common handling of guns, they will demand for similar toys as that make them feel the power.

Curb the gun culture, it is not good, teach importance of life and how to make best out of it in constructive way.

 

[GURU DUTT]

Seriously guns in classes, what next carry guns to places or worship too?
What are you trying to teach to students? And then you expect kids to have to progressive mentality.

Who so ever gave that orders should be removed from his post. Its your job to ensure security, otherwise whats the need of govt, if everyone has to carry the gun and take law in hand and has to defend himself.

If kids are going to see common handling of guns, they will demand for similar toys as that make them feel the power.

Curb the gun culture, it is not good, teach importance of life and how to make best out of it in constructive way.

dont forget they are a "martial race" so guns are like part of dress code to them

 

[Imran Khan]

it should be all over pakistan its needed since long time . gun culture era is over now its business era development era so many good things for proud lets say education .

 

[Mughal-Prince]

On June 10, a 12-year-old boy was accidentally shot dead by a teacher on the outskirts of Mingora. Majid Khan, a teacher at Sangota Public School Swat was cleaning his pistol in the staff room when he accidentally pulled the trigger. The bullet hit Maaz Khan, a student of class five who was passing through the corridor, killing him on the spot.


Earlier this year, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government had given firearms training to teachers and permitted them to take guns into classrooms - after the barbaric attack on Army Public School in the provincial capital. However, the move attracted widespread criticism.

Seriously guns in classes, what next carry guns to places or worship too?
What are you trying to teach to students? And then you expect kids to have to progressive mentality.

Who so ever gave that orders should be removed from his post. Its your job to ensure security, otherwise whats the need of govt, if everyone has to carry the gun and take law in hand and has to defend himself.

If kids are going to see common handling of guns, they will demand for similar toys as that make them feel the power.

Curb the gun culture, it is not good, teach importance of life and how to make best out of it in constructive way.

So you Indians just can't help speak something good and always trying to highlight bad from anything no matter its not actually what you people posing it is. In your post you deliberately leave the rest of the statement which I have highlighted and italicised just tao make things looks and fulfil what you want. JUST PROPAGANDA from blabbering mouthed Indian nothing better we can get from you people. And by the way someone on your side found involved in that incident.

On the other note a very good move from KPK-Govt this will create a good impact as we don't need gun culture.

 

[Viny]

So you Indians just can't help speak something good and always trying to highlight bad from anything no matter its not actually what you people posing it is. In your post you deliberately leave the rest of the statement which I have highlighted and italicised just tao make things looks and fulfil what you want. JUST PROPAGANDA from blabbering mouthed Indian nothing better we can get from you people. And by the way someone on your side found involved in that incident.

On the other note a very good move from KPK-Govt this will create a good impact as we don't need gun culture.

Please try to read and comprehend.

Earlier this year, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government had given firearms training to teachers and permitted them to take guns into classrooms after the barbaric attack on Army Public School in the provincial capital.

Thats your government action and not Indian Propaganda and reaction was to that reality and not painting entire Pakistan.

 

[Mughal-Prince]

Please try to read and comprehend.

Not every thing wrong in your quote and I do not disagree with all the points. Its not what you have written but the way you were portraying offended me. Nothing personal.

Thats your government action and not Indian Propaganda and reaction was to that reality and not painting entire Pakistan.

Did I say its an Indian propaganda ??? Now it seems you cant comprehend!
Any ways that was not a wise move from Govt to ask teachers to take the weapons to the class room. I was a critic of the decision from the day it is taken but unfortunately nothing much could be done due to situation.

 

[RescueRanger]

dont forget they are a "martial race" so guns are like part of dress code to them

No such thing as martial race buddy. Back on topic, this is interesting. How's about they ban and enforce the restriction of sale on prohibited bore arms, grenades and stolen explosives for Taxila.

That would be a start, honestly this is a good more but not a sensible one in the sense that you cannot possibly enforce it.

The only people who will suffer are merchants. And besides when I was growing up my family got me a Diasy Air rifle for plinking at it was one of my prized possessions.

Pakistani reforms make no sense, hurt who or what are they trying to emulate.
Banning toy guns when fake medicines, drugs, weapons, explosives, ammonia nitrate and other prescribed items are available freely.

This is becoming more and more like an episode from the "island", YouTube is blocked, what's to say the powers that be suddenly decide that the Internet is a threat to "youthful innocence" and put up a massive firewall and all you have access to is a intranet like NK?

I don't know if I should laugh or cry at this story.

 

[!eon]

How guns can be banned in Pakistan ?
You have miles and miles long border with Afghanistan, you have biggest market of guns, even your local blacksmiths are manufacturing guns.
On one hand govt bans even legal acquisition of guns for peaceful citizens and on the other hand robbers and terrorist can have these from their vast resources.
And what to say about police department. I think its most corrupt in the world
So they are leaving people to be slaughtered on roads. Newspapers are full these stories every day.

 

[[Bregs]]

I govt and political leadership gets serious then all this gun culture and open availability of arms will start disappearing

 

[chauvunist]

That's such a welcome step..Toy pistols are okay but these rifle toys have a freaking velocity and you would not want to be hit with especially around face and eyes..

 

[RescueRanger]

That's such a welcome step..Toy pistols are okay but these rifle toys have a freaking velocity and you would not want to be hit with especially around face and eyes..

Are you referring to airsoft guns?

 

[chauvunist]

Are you referring to airsoft guns?

No sir,these BB guns...The one that comes in MP-40 and shotgun models have quite a velocity compare to BB pistols...

P:S..i guess these BB guns are also called airsoft guns..Please correct me if i am wrong,sir..

 

[OrionHunter]

So Lego and Mattel will be going shortly out of business?