Speedo66
Member
Australia is having a national amnesty period to turn in guns. However, according to experts there, while calling the amnesty "a real success", what they're actually getting is "rubbish guns", that is, mostly long guns which admittedly are of no use to criminals. Are the criminals turning in their guns? Probably not according to the same expert.
Sounds like the amnesty is really going to crush crime, no?
While the PR photo shows lots of evil weapons, reading the caption indicates what's shown is not from the amnesty, but guns actually taken from criminals. So the photo is a little misleading.
Here's the article: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/11/world/australia/gun-amnesty-firearms-surrender.html?module=WatchingPortal®ion=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=thumb_square&state=standard&contentPlacement=2&version=internal&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/11/world/australia/gun-amnesty-firearms-surrender.html&eventName=Watching-article-click&_r=0
Sounds like the amnesty is really going to crush crime, no?
While the PR photo shows lots of evil weapons, reading the caption indicates what's shown is not from the amnesty, but guns actually taken from criminals. So the photo is a little misleading.
Here's the article: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/11/world/australia/gun-amnesty-firearms-surrender.html?module=WatchingPortal®ion=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=thumb_square&state=standard&contentPlacement=2&version=internal&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/11/world/australia/gun-amnesty-firearms-surrender.html&eventName=Watching-article-click&_r=0
Last edited: