Brazil Woman Turns in 1,300 Guns for Bonanza

[RoeBear]

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=5761624

Hmmm...

[MrSandman]

1. Put law enforcement on commission...

"In crime-ridden Rio de Janeiro, state authorities are offering as much as $330 for machine-guns and other heavy armaments, as well as extra payment to police who confiscate weapons from criminals."

[Retired AF Dem]

2. Nothing new

Back in the old days most Law Enforcement types were paid by the arrest. If you lived in a busy town could make a decent living, if you lived in a quiet sleepy town have to use those guns to go hunting.

[MrSandman]

3. IIRC, US Dep. Marshalls were...

given bonus for each arrest in the 19th Century.

[Columbia]

4. More details

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/07/24/brazil.guns.ap/index.html

"In Rio de Janeiro state, more than 1,100 firearms have been turned in. But most are old, and some even date back to World War II, police said."

Looks like a way to make some easy money by turning in unrepairable, obsolete weapons.

Turn in two broken ones and you can buy one new one!

[enfield collector]

5. time for a group buy.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/07/24/brazil.gun...

"In Rio de Janeiro state, more than 1,100 firearms have been turned in. But most are old, and some even date back to World War II, police said."

that describes most of my guns, I have them for their historical value and as fun shooters.