Quote Originally Posted by jmm99 View Post
What are the reasons for the central government to be so interested in this area - so that it has to deal with insurgents, criminals and concerns about firearms and munitions ?

What reasons (if any) are there for the central government and the local population to cooperate on issues - if so what are the co-operative areas (what are the win-wins) ?
If we're talking about my neighborhood, I could tell you... if we're talking about your scenario, you get to make it up, so you tell me! I just noted that there are points of similarity between you original scenario and my neighborhood; didn't mean to hijack the scenario.