But did they get a pair of shoes in exchange?
No shoes.
They each got a prepaid debit card to their local Jihad-Mart
Posted on 09/29/2012 2:21:16 PM PDT by EBH
BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Hundreds of Libyans converged Saturday on a main square in Benghazi and another in Tripoli in response to a call from the military to hand over their weapons, some driving in with armored personnel carriers, tanks, vehicles with mounted anti-aircraft guns and hundreds of rocket launchers.
The call by the Libyan chiefs of staff was promoted on a private TV station in August. But it may have gained traction in the wake of the attack against the U.S. consulate in Benghazi in which the American ambassador and three staffers were killed. The incident was followed by a popular uproar against armed militias which have increasingly challenged government authorities.
In response, the government has called on all militias to disband or join a command center coordinating between the army and the militias. The government had relied on many militias for security during the turmoil following last year's ouster and killing of longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi.
Army Col. Omran al-Warfali said the turnout has been impressive.
"Hundreds of citizens came since the early hours of this morning to handover their weapons from all segments of society, men and youth, women, and even children came to hand over bullets they found it in the streets," he said.
Previously, the government had estimated that over 200,000 people in Libya are armed. It has attempted a number of disarmament schemes, including offering people jobs in exchange for handing over their weapons, or offering to buy guns. Those offers have shown few results...
... 800 citizens handed in weapons at the main collection point. Over 600 different types of arms were collected, including anti-aircraft guns, land mines, rocket launchers and artillery rockets.
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Coming soon to Obamaland?
But did they get a pair of shoes in exchange?
Damn, that was easy.
You know it! This is what gun owner “amnesty” looks like. They’ll give them a deadline. Those with guns after the deadline will be treated as belligerents and will be shot on site.
Coming soon to a neighborhood near you. Bet on it!
Unfortunately I lost all my weapons in a boating mishap.
Signed;
Al Qaeda
Too easy...
Coming soon to a neighborhood near you?
Read “enemies foreign and domestic” by a FReeper who is an excellent author:
http://www.enemiesforeignanddomestic.com/book.htm
Fools
That just proves that the ‘goal’ was met. Stevens and any other CIA agent involved are dead, documents have been destroyed, and now the ‘cover’ of rioting civilians is not needed.
[ Hundreds of Libyans handover their weapons ]
Isn’t that sweet.. evil bastards converting to sweethearts..
Kinda makes you get all misty eyed.. and Obamaholic..
Maybe a cell phone?
In a place like that, I want my gun. Since they don’t know who has them, I’d hide mine.
But did they get a pair of shoes in exchange?
No shoes.
They each got a prepaid debit card to their local Jihad-Mart
This is just to separate the serious Jihadis from the goat boys and dilettantes.
There is now way in, H-e-double toothpicks, even a geek like me would turn over my weapons in any place like that!
They trust the army? To do what? Protect them?
Uh? Excuse me...you did see how well they ‘protected’ and came to the aid of American DIPLOMATS the other night, right?
I’m sure they meant our weapons?
Too bad it didn’t happen before the ambassador, our SEALs and the Brit guards that didn’t exist were murdered.
Then again, the ambassador knew too much, he had to go.
Libya... Mission accomplished.
Hundreds handed over their weapons — thousands kept them.
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