Wednesday's shooting came after a bar brawl and saw a 45-year-old man go home to get his gun before returning to the bar and opening fire.
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00:00Thousands of people have protested in Montenegro to demand the resignations of top security
00:07officials after 12 people were killed in a mass shooting on New Year's Day.
00:12Protesters staged dual rallies in the capital, Podgorica, and in the central town of Cetinje,
00:18where the shooting happened.
00:20Many residents of Cetinje believe the police mishandled the situation and haven't done
00:24enough to boost security since the first massacre in August 2022.
00:49The shooting on New Year's Day came after a bar brawl.
00:52A 45-year-old man went home to get his gun before returning to the bar and opening fire.
00:58He killed four people there and eight others at various locations before killing himself.
01:04The massacre has raised questions about the readiness of state institutions to tackle
01:08the problems, including gun ownership.
01:11Police have said the shooting was impossible to predict, though the gunman identified as
01:15Arko Martinovic had been convicted for violent behavior and illegal weapons possession.
01:21Police swiftly announced a new strict gun law and other tough measures to curb illegal
01:26weapons.
01:27On Sunday, police said they raided several locations in the country and confiscated around
01:3220 weapons, more than 500 rounds of ammunition and explosives.
01:37Prime Minister Miloš Košpajic promised draconian punishment for anyone who violates the new
01:42law.