Ukrainians are in possession of up to five million unregistered military-grade weapons, interior minister says

[Paladin]

I didn't see this anywhere else in the news: Kiev warns about millions of illegal firearms in circulation

5 millions guns in a country of 33 million is a pretty substantial percentage.

The Ukrainian government is EXPLICITLY working to register these guns for later confiscation after the war is over:

The senior official made the remarks on Ukrainian TV on Friday, promoting a plan to address the problem of mass illegal-weaponry in teh country, which was approved by the country’s parliament earlier this year.

“After declaring [firearms], a person will have the right to keep it as long as the martial law remains enacted, and to use it to resist armed aggression,” Drapaty stated, while urging civilians to use their firearms against the Russian military.

Registration = Confiscation

Right now there are no elections in Ukraine. If they want democracy, the people of Ukraine better not register or hand those guns over.