Montenegrin officials discuss curbs to illegal guns after 12 killed in mass shooting

State television broadcaster RTCG reported that Montenegro is sixth in the world when it comes to the number of illegal weapons per capita.

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00:00Officials in Montenegro have begun to look for ways to curb illegal weapons after a gunman

00:07shot and killed 12 people on New Year's Day.

00:10An emergency session of the National Security Council is expected to call for new gun laws

00:15and urgent action to confiscate illegal weapons.

00:19State broadcaster RTCG reported that Montenegro is sixth in the world when it comes to the

00:24number of illegal weapons per capita.

00:27The shooting happened on Wednesday in the central town of Setinje, when a man started

00:31a rampage after a bar brawl, killing 12 and wounding at least four others.

00:36The man, named as 45-year-old Arko Matinovic, died after shooting himself in the head.

00:42Visiting Setinje on Thursday, Prime Minister Milojko Spajic announced a tightening of rules

00:47on weapons possession.

00:49Montenegro, which has a population of around 620,000, is known for its gun culture and

00:55many people own weapons.