The Chinese Gun, Knive and Explosives Buybacks

In China it’s almost impossible for anyone to own a gun, “China has some of the strictest gun control laws in the world, banning even hunting for sports in most of the country. In the 1980s, many of the police forces that still used firearms forced their police to turn them in because the weapons were so frequently misused or stolen.
Source: http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2014/05/armed-patrols-beijing-shanghai-sees-first-police-shooting/

So the following story is very ironic:

Police in China’s far-western Xinjiang region have offered rewards for citizens who turn over guns, explosives or provide tips on these items.

Residents will be rewarded 500 yuan for each military rifle, 300 yuan for each gun for civilian use, and five yuan for each bullet they hand over, said a document issued by the Public Security Department of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

As for explosives, individuals will be given 100 yuan for turning over a grenade, landmine or source bomb, 30 yuan for a detonator, 20 yuan for each kg of dynamite and 10 yuan for each kg of gunpowder, said the reward document, which took effect on Tuesday.

Those who hand in long knives not for food preparation or personal use and imitation guns will be rewarded according to their market value, it added.

Citizens who provide tips on specific large amounts of explosives, guns and knives will also be given rewards of up to 10,000 yuan.

Those whose tips play an especially important role in preventing or breaking up an explosives-related terrorist case will be rewarded between 5,000 yuan and 30,000 yuan.

Xinjiang launched a special campaign on May 23 to crachttp://sellingthesecondamendment.com/wp-admin/post-new.phpk down on violent terrorist crimes after an open market attack in the capital Urumqi left 39 innocent people dead and more than 90 injured in the deadliest terrorist attack in the region in recent years.
Source: http://english.cri.cn/6909/2014/05/31/53s829420.htm

China, what a joke. The irony is that now Chinese cops are finally being allowed to keep and bear arms…

 

The “05 Chinese Police Revolver” is an unusual weapon, and that’s apparently the point. Government and private experts say Chinese ballistics engineers specifically designed the weapon to minimize risks associated with introducing handguns into a society that has little experience with firearms.
Source: http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/04/24/chinas-police-will-carry-guns-unlike-any-others/

Good luck, China. Just tell your officers that gun safety start with the individual, even with so-called “smart” guns you still have to point them at a safe direction, keep your finger out of the trigger until you’re ready to shoot, etc.

 

 

 

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