Homemade guns confiscated by or surrendered to police in Alotau. Photo: Facebook.com/Priscilla Waikaidi
There's political frustration as gun violence continues to plague Papua New Guinea.
It's prompted the Papua New Guinea Government, the UN and EU to organise a conference to evaluate and discuss the problem.
RNZ Pacific's PNG correspondent Scott Waide and RNZ Pacific reporter Finau Fonua reports