Cash for Guns

[Scorpiоn]

Give up the bang, get a little bling.

http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/news/article ... 1409990004

Now lets all lock arms and sing Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World".

No?  Well I tried...

[Woodlouse2002]

It's a nice idea but it's a foolish idea that rebels are going to hand over their guns.

The ones that will hand over their weapons are those who don't need them. I.e. those peaceful citizens who have had a weapon since Saddams rule and can now see a chance to make a little cash.

[Galactic_eyes]

Hell will freeze solid and Satan himself will catch cold before I ever give up my guns.

[Hagar]

Hell will freeze solid and Satan himself will catch cold before I ever give up my guns.

Are you perchance an Iraqi rebel?

I haven't read the article as you have to be an AOL member & use your screen name & password to read it. Being the cautious soul I am I don't give that information to anyone. However, I can guess what this is all about & agree with Woody. It's a ridiculous idea that could never work in 1,000 years.

[ChuckMajik]

You can read about it at CNN.

http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast ... index.html

[Hagar]

Thanks. I've now read the article & my comments still stand.

[Tequila Sunrise]

Rocket propelled grenades -- $175 each


BKC medium machine gun -- $1,000


Sniper rifle -- $650


AK-47 rifle -- $150


RPK rifle -- $160


60 mm mortar -- $252


120 mm mortar -- $275


Hand grenades -- $5

wonder how they came up with the values, $5 for a weapon that can potentially wipe out dozens in one go  ::)

anyway like hagar said, its ridiculous to expect the rebels to hand over their weapons for cash, never mind for vouchers from a government they don't trust or support and likely never will  ::)

[Scorpiоn]

Well it's a start, isn't it?

[Ivan]

$650 for a dragunov... i think you can BUY at least 2 for that amount of money

[ATI_7500]

Why don't they just sell them on e-bay?

[Chris_F]

I know when they used to do that thing in the urban US they usually caused a rash of gun thefts.  I assume the same thing will happen here: instead of people selling their own guns they'll just steal other people's guns and sell them.

[Mozz]

I would have thought they'd find it easier and cheaper to just ambush them and steal the coupons  ::)

[Blackbird971]

wonder how they came up with the values, $5 for a weapon that can potentially wipe out dozens in one go  ::)

anyway like hagar said, its ridiculous to expect the rebels to hand over their weapons for cash, never mind for vouchers from a government they don't trust or support and likely never will  ::)

Wow let's go get some. I need 4 ak-47's and 20 RPG's.

We can start a SimV malisha, and get rid of all the people who drive good members out of here.

[ChuckMajik]

We can start a SimV (malisha,) militia and get rid of all the people who drive good members out of here.

Hmmm, a SimV militia... Doesn't sound all that bad.


We've already got a supreme commander.

[ATI_7500]

But,according to his hand signals, he wants us to constantly push forward. That tactic didn't work during WW2 (Russia) and it won't work nowadays.

Militia - yes.
A (cute) furball as commander - no.