The research is aimed at identifying how POLRI gives the license for gun ownership
among the civilians in Special Region of Yogyakarta and the action taken by the POLRI to solve
the abuse of gun ownership in the same region.
The research type in the law research is normative law one – the research which is
conducted by examining the secondary data. The normative law research represents the research
on the law norms, the law which reviews the law related with the license for gun ownership for
the civilians.
The conclusions of the research were that (1) POLRI of POLDA DIY plays the role as the
recommendation giver for the proposal of gun ownership for the civilians in Special Region of
Yogyakarta. This was supported with the interviews with informants, namely the officers of
POLRI POLDA DIY, (2) in resolving the abuse of gun ownership, POLRI faces no difficulties.
This is in accordance with the checking and control in the society conducted by the offices of
POLRI POLDA DIY.