Money can't buy me love

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vladimir wrote: Sat May 27, 2017 3:06 pm
juansweetpotato wrote: Sat May 27, 2017 1:02 pmCan you give me the reason why those guns aren't still out there?
The govt doesn't want them out there.

Back in 2000, frequent roadblocks/ searches. I remember them clearly, because I was finishing work at 8:30 pm and almost every night...roadblock..oh, barang, carry on...

In addition, having to explain the find to the police/MPs...perhaps not an enjoyable experience.
My answer to that is the report I posted from 2001- they only got apprx 100000 of them, 10% ish -, and if I wanted to keep my guns I would bury them, just in case someone tried to murder me or my family. After all, it has happened before - for some, in their own lifetimes.
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juansweetpotato wrote: Sat May 27, 2017 4:27 pm
vladimir wrote: Sat May 27, 2017 3:06 pm
juansweetpotato wrote: Sat May 27, 2017 1:02 pmCan you give me the reason why those guns aren't still out there?
The govt doesn't want them out there.

Back in 2000, frequent roadblocks/ searches. I remember them clearly, because I was finishing work at 8:30 pm and almost every night...roadblock..oh, barang, carry on...

In addition, having to explain the find to the police/MPs...perhaps not an enjoyable experience.
My answer to that is the report I posted from 2001- they only got apprx 100000 of them, 10% ish -, and if I wanted to keep my guns I would bury them, just in case someone tried to murder me or my family. After all, it has happened before - for some, in their own lifetimes.


I can just picture that happening to you. sweetpotato running out into the rice field , digging up his guns and knocking the rust off the barrel, checking to see if water has got into the ammo , every time Srey Lop-Lop says give me some money or I'll kill you .
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Duncan wrote: Sat May 27, 2017 7:53 pm
juansweetpotato wrote: Sat May 27, 2017 4:27 pm
vladimir wrote: Sat May 27, 2017 3:06 pm
juansweetpotato wrote: Sat May 27, 2017 1:02 pmCan you give me the reason why those guns aren't still out there?
The govt doesn't want them out there.

Back in 2000, frequent roadblocks/ searches. I remember them clearly, because I was finishing work at 8:30 pm and almost every night...roadblock..oh, barang, carry on...

In addition, having to explain the find to the police/MPs...perhaps not an enjoyable experience.
My answer to that is the report I posted from 2001- they only got apprx 100000 of them, 10% ish -, and if I wanted to keep my guns I would bury them, just in case someone tried to murder me or my family. After all, it has happened before - for some, in their own lifetimes.


I can just picture that happening to you. sweetpotato running out into the rice field , digging up his guns and knocking the rust off the barrel, checking to see if water has got into the ammo , every time Srey Lop-Lop says give me some money or I'll kill you .
Mostly they're AKs, reports of them being dug out the mud and ready to fire after 10 or so years and a good clean, let alone wrapped in oil cloth and plastic.
I don't think they would be digging them up everyday either. :beer3: I'm guessing you can't find any definitive article on where they all went then?
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