The disappearance of 5,000 guns from police and military armouries in Papua New Guinea has added a dangerous element to crime in the country...
From time to time, the police offer amnesties to try to get weapons off the streets...
But if any factory-made weapons show up, such as an M16 for example, some of the lowly-paid police officers are tempted to make a quick profit...
As a result, says Alpers, thousands of weapons stored by the police and military have found their way into the hands of tribal fighters – and criminals...
So what's the touted remedy?
Why "gun control," of course.
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