The picturesque town of Centinje in Montenegro started 2025 with a familiar disaster - a mass shooting. The news drained what optimism local Vesna Pejovic had in her goal to reduce gun violence. Pejovic's fight has proved challenging as Montenegro, like its Western Balkan counterparts, has a deep history of gun culture and surplus of weapons from years of conflicts. - REUTERS

Mass shootings horrify Montenegro as illegal guns thrive

The picturesque town of Centinje in Montenegro started 2025 with a familiar disaster - a mass shooting. The news drained what optimism local Vesna Pejovic had in her goal to reduce gun violence. Pejovic's fight has proved challenging as Montenegro, like its Western Balkan counterparts, has a deep history of gun culture and surplus of weapons from years of conflicts. - REUTERS

Published: 4 Feb 2025