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Mass shootings horrify the Balkans, but illegal guns still thrive

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The region is littered with millions of firearms left over from regional conflicts, and the culture of weapon ownership runs centuries deep.

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A mass shooting shocked Montenegro. The search is now on for millions of illegal guns

The breakup of Yugoslavia left six million surplus firearms in the Western Balkans, a region comprising Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania and North Macedonia

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Mass shootings horrify the Balkans, but illegal guns still thrive

The region is littered with millions of firearms left over from regional conflicts, and the culture of weapon ownership runs centuries deep.

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Mass shootings horrify Balkans, but illegal gun flourish

Vesna Pejovic vowed to reduce gun violence in Montenegro after her daughter and two grandsons were killed in a mass shooting in the town of Cetinje in 2022. Then came news on Jan 1 that drained what optimism she had left. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

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Mass shootings horrify the Balkans. But illegal guns still thrive

CETINJE, Montenegro - Vesna Pejovic vowed to reduce gun violence in Montenegro after her daughter and two grandsons were killed in a mass shooting in the town of Cetinje in 2022. Then came news on Jan. 1 that drained what optimism she had left.

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Mass shootings horrify the Balkans. But illegal guns still thrive - Regional Media News

By Aleksandar Vasovic and Edward McAllister CETINJE, Montenegro (Reuters) – Vesna Pejovic vowed to reduce gun violence in Montenegro after her daughter and two grandsons were killed in a mass shooting in the town of Cetinje in 2022. Then came news on Jan. 1 that drained what optimism she had left. A brawl in a tavern had triggered another rampage across the country’s picturesque old capital in which a gunman killed 13 people with an illegal fire…

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