4/18/2005: Rwandan gun burn

Undertoad · 04-18-2005, 01:03 PM

Another xoB WaPo: here Rwandan officials are having an official burn of weapons and ammo. They're trying to stop trafficking of small arms in the area.

Happy Monkey · 04-18-2005, 01:26 PM

Hopefully no loaded ones slipped through...

It reminds me of this sculture in DC:

jaguar · 04-18-2005, 01:37 PM

...considering I can see what looks like two browning 50cal machineguns on that burning pile I wonder about their definition of small arms.

Undertoad · 04-18-2005, 01:44 PM

Always aim them downwards when setting them on fire.

Troubleshooter · 04-18-2005, 02:00 PM

All they're doing is taking guns away from civilians. Again...

Everybody take notes.

jaguar · 04-18-2005, 02:21 PM

Chances are it's a touch more complex than that, there are so many forces at work there, political, tribal, military, milita that nothing tends to be what it seems.

Fun fact: Many African militas issue thier guys with guns but no ammo.

BigV · 04-18-2005, 04:10 PM

A touch more complex, an understatement, that.

All the complexity you want here.

russotto · 04-18-2005, 04:11 PM

A lot of them are probably AK-47s. Put a new stock on them and they'll be ready to use again.

Troubleshooter · 04-18-2005, 04:25 PM

Ok hippies

, what does that have to do with us?

xoxoxoBruce · 04-18-2005, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by russotto

A lot of them are probably AK-47s. Put a new stock on them and they'll be ready to use again.

If they get a good blaze going, the barrels willbend and the metal will anneal (soften) making them useless for anything but beating into plowshares.

zippyt · 04-18-2005, 05:40 PM

i have seen Gubment folks clear out the furnes deck at a steel mill and dump LOTS of FINE comfiscated weapons in the furnes , AK's , HK's , M16's , M4's , Shotguns of EVERY description , and just about EVERY kind of pistol and you can imagen , it made me SICK !!!!!!!

Worse thou was the time i was at a recycle center , 3-4 Sherrif deputies apeared and did a quick sweep of the premisis , then brought in 3-4 big boxes of comfiscated weapons , the recycle center used a hydrolic chopper called a Pirana to reduce these guns to LITTLE bitty pieces , slow and PIANFULL !!!!! I almost cryed !!!!!!!!

Troubleshooter · 04-18-2005, 07:49 PM

And all of it pointless.

I'm still waiting for a buy-back to try something I read about.

Work out a deal with a local pawn shop to allow me to transport some of their firearms and when the buy back happens I'll go to the pawn shop and get all of their behind the counter, piece of shit weapons they won't sell. Turn them in and split the money with the shop owner.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-18-2005, 09:35 PM

Zip, and that was only the times you happened to see it, lots more you didn't.
The US has reached a point of saturation that make these "feel good on the 6 O'clock news" projects, just silly.

russotto · 04-19-2005, 10:29 AM

There was at least one gun buy-back where gun dealers were bringing over NEW guns (Lorcin, I believe) and getting more than they paid for them. I wonder if they'd accept a length of iron pipe and a nail....

Troubleshooter · 04-19-2005, 10:45 AM

That's the point, buy backs are stupid. You get old people ditching their breech loaders and thugs ditching weapons they used to shoot somebody.

04-18-2005, 01:03 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	4/18/2005: Rwandan gun burn Another xoB WaPo: here Rwandan officials are having an official burn of weapons and ammo. They're trying to stop trafficking of small arms in the area.

04-18-2005, 01:26 PM	#2
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Hopefully no loaded ones slipped through... It reminds me of this sculture in DC: Attached Images __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

04-18-2005, 01:37 PM	#3
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	...considering I can see what looks like two browning 50cal machineguns on that burning pile I wonder about their definition of small arms. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

04-18-2005, 02:00 PM	#5
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	All they're doing is taking guns away from civilians. Again... Everybody take notes. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

04-18-2005, 02:21 PM	#6
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	Chances are it's a touch more complex than that, there are so many forces at work there, political, tribal, military, milita that nothing tends to be what it seems. Fun fact: Many African militas issue thier guys with guns but no ammo. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

04-18-2005, 01:44 PM	#4
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Always aim them downwards when setting them on fire.

04-18-2005, 04:10 PM	#7
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	A touch more complex, an understatement, that. All the complexity you want here. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

04-18-2005, 04:11 PM	#8
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	A lot of them are probably AK-47s. Put a new stock on them and they'll be ready to use again.

04-18-2005, 04:25 PM	#9
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	Ok hippies , what does that have to do with us? __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

04-18-2005, 05:40 PM	#11
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	i have seen Gubment folks clear out the furnes deck at a steel mill and dump LOTS of FINE comfiscated weapons in the furnes , AK's , HK's , M16's , M4's , Shotguns of EVERY description , and just about EVERY kind of pistol and you can imagen , it made me SICK !!!!!!! Worse thou was the time i was at a recycle center , 3-4 Sherrif deputies apeared and did a quick sweep of the premisis , then brought in 3-4 big boxes of comfiscated weapons , the recycle center used a hydrolic chopper called a Pirana to reduce these guns to LITTLE bitty pieces , slow and PIANFULL !!!!! I almost cryed !!!!!!!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

04-18-2005, 07:49 PM	#12
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	And all of it pointless. I'm still waiting for a buy-back to try something I read about. Work out a deal with a local pawn shop to allow me to transport some of their firearms and when the buy back happens I'll go to the pawn shop and get all of their behind the counter, piece of shit weapons they won't sell. Turn them in and split the money with the shop owner. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

04-18-2005, 09:35 PM	#13
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Zip, and that was only the times you happened to see it, lots more you didn't. The US has reached a point of saturation that make these "feel good on the 6 O'clock news" projects, just silly. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-19-2005, 10:29 AM	#14
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	There was at least one gun buy-back where gun dealers were bringing over NEW guns (Lorcin, I believe) and getting more than they paid for them. I wonder if they'd accept a length of iron pipe and a nail....

04-19-2005, 10:45 AM	#15
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	That's the point, buy backs are stupid. You get old people ditching their breech loaders and thugs ditching weapons they used to shoot somebody. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

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