In the framework of the awareness fields "Celebrate with your Heart, not your gun", the Ministry of Internal Affairs held a group meeting for the implementation of campaigns with representatives of Religious Communities in the Republic of Kosovo.

In this meeting, which was attended by representatives from the Kosovo Islamic Community, from the Catholic Church and from the Protestant Church, the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Mr. Blerim Gashani, respectively the National Coordinator for the Control of Small Arms, Light Weapons and Explosives, emphasized that in these areas it is important that we all work together, first in the prevention of celebratory gunfire and then in increased reporting by the citizens.

Deputy Minister Gashani emphasized that the meeting with the religious communities in these areas is of particular importance, for the contribution they can make in connecting key massages to their believers, in order to increase awareness of the danger that comes from celebratory gunfire, as well as the number of reporting cases increased.

"In this inclusiveness, the role as the representative of religious communities is very large, because of a person who is explained, because of the weapons that must be carried, because of the individual responsibilities of the citizen who shoots a weapon, as well as for risk of gunfire, which in some cases turn a celebration into a tragedy", Deputy Minister Gashani emphasized.

While the representatives of the religious communities promised that they will be together with the security institutions, in sending messages to the believers, through the lectures they have during the religious sermons, but also during their daily work.

The awareness campaign with the motto "Celebrate with heart, not with guns" aims to reduce incidents of misuse of SLW, increasing control and prevention of festive shootings during the months of summer vacations and end-of-year celebrations, misuse of SLW in domestic violence, violence in schools, etc.