The Uganda National Focal Point on Small Arms yesterday refuted reports that put the number of small arms in the hands of the LRA at 150,000. The UN agency IRIN on Friday quoted its coordinator, Richard Nabudere, as saying that there were 400,000 small arms in Uganda, 150,000 of which were in the hands of the LRA. Research by the Geneva-based Small Arms Survey also estimated the stockpile holdings in Uganda to be in the range of 200,000 to 400,000 small arms. In order to establish the number of small arms in circulation in the region, member states in a meeting in Kampala last week adopted a regional research strategy. Read more at The New Vision.