Man in Florida turns in missle launcher during gun amnesty

"A man in Florida surprised police by handing in a surface-to-air missile launcher during a gun amnesty in the city of Orlando." I wonder how many of these are owned by US civilians. I guess its a good idea to expand these amnesty programs with increased funding and effective utilization of those funds. It gives an opportunity for civilians to hand in weapons of mass destruction. Simple
ideas like these can reap rewards in terms of peace and safety for our children.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6953374.stm

 

Oh damn, I missed the chance to turn in my missile launcher.

Abner

 

Sit still Abner. The feds will be by very soon.

 

He he he! Feds! Please note this is a joke!


Abner

 

When I was leaving Saudi Arabia after Gulf War I, we were given the standard scare speech that we would rot in prison for the rest of our lives if we tried to bring any weapons or other contraband home with us.

As we were being processed at the airport to leave, we each went through a private area with an "amnesty box" where you could deposit any contraband with no questions asked before your bags were searched by the Customs MP's.

While I was being checked-out, I asked the MP what was the strangest thing they found in the amnesty box. His reply;

"An arm".

Yes, as in a human arm no longer attached to the body.

 

Don't worry. I was definitely joking.

 

Darn,
And I had an old British "Grand Slam" from WWII and was going to turn it into a outdoor lamp.....groan.
Gavin

 

Bruce:
While I was being checked-out, I asked the MP what was the strangest thing they found in the amnesty box. His reply; "An arm".
Yes, as in a human arm no longer attached to the body
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Gives new meaning to "Lay down your arms."

Every so often -- it happened a couple of years ago -- someone -- usually a warped medical student -- 'borrows' an arm from the dissection lab, affixes some currency between the fingers, and presents it at the Golden Gate Bridge toll plaza. When the toll collector grabs the money, she gets the whole hand or arm, as the perpetrator drives off. Not funny, methinks.