AI Can Track Every Gun in Ghana Once Properly Trained — AI Expert Proposes Tough New Licensing Measures

The Chief Executive Officer for AI Africa, Dr. David King Boison, has proposed the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to strengthen gun control and improve the monitoring of firearms across Ghana.

According to Dr. Boison, AI can be trained using comprehensive firearm ownership data to identify patterns and track weapons within the system. Making his assertion on Kessben TV’s Digest show, he stressed the need for authorities to build a robust database covering all licensed gun owners and importers to make effective monitoring possible.
“We can track the rise in arms with the importers,” he noted, adding that once the AI system is adequately trained with the necessary data and patterns, it will be able to trace and track firearms more efficiently.

Dr. Boison also called on the Ghana Police Service to conduct regular validation of the residential addresses and locations of all firearm holders before renewing or issuing gun licenses. He argued that such measures would help authorities maintain accurate records and prevent abuse of the licensing system.

In a further proposal, he suggested that gun licenses should be renewed every six months instead of annually. He also recommended that proof of consistent residence should become a key requirement in the firearm approval process.

The recommendations form part of broader efforts to tighten firearm regulation and improve public safety amid growing concerns over the circulation of illegal weapons in the country.
This was in lieu of police search that reported that nine hundred firearms has been found in custody of Kwadwo Safo Akofona, son of the late Apostle Kwadwo Safo Kantanka, in relation to Adwoa Safo’s assassination attempt