Argentina destroys 70,000 guns

[DrDavidM]

This brought a tear to my eye for more than one reason. The government taking these guns and the thought of destroying 70000 guns.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/20...nt_7321155.htm

[Red Hat]

Hopefully they are just old unuseable weapons and they are getting the money to buy new ones!

[2075RAMI4ME]

Hmm, unfortunately this smacks a little of Australia....

[Red Hat]

Hmm, unfortunately this smacks a little of Australia....

It does, the difference is they haven't banned any weapons and the people can still purchase weapons from gun shops without a license. They could be getting ready to disarm their citizens by using up the 3.18 million U.S. dollars buying up weapons then outlawing them. It doesn't make too much sense...

[toreskha]

Hopefully they are just old unuseable weapons and they are getting the money to buy new ones!

That's what I'm telling myself...they're just barrels with worn-out rifling and guns with broken internal components.

Gun buybacks are so stupid, though. It's a complete waste of taxpayer money. I remember recently there was one (near Jacksonville? can't remember exactly) where they ended up with a de-milled shoulder-fired missile launch tube. In other words, someone walked away with $50 or however much for a useless steel pipe. The most anyone could have done with that was hit someone with it.

Good job, getting those dangerous steel pipes off the street. Next: rocks, bottles, driftwood...and anything else.