He said this has illustrated the dangers in the build-up of weapons in resource rich, Hela Province.
The province houses the multi-billion Kina LNG Project operated by Exxon Mobil.
Babe said the ownership of illegal firearms have increased gun violence which resulted in the National Government funding a K11 million security operations to curb the guns build-up.
He said it is common knowledge that guns had replaced bows and arrows, and the security personnel must work with the local police, churches, and locals to confiscate the unlicensed firearms.
