DR Congo backs 'guns for bikes'

[Posteritatis]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/5180144.stm

A scheme under which gunmen in the Democratic Republic of Congo are given bicycles in exchange for their weapons is being extended due to its success.

Ngoy Mulunda, a pastor in the south-eastern Katanga region, says he has been given some 6,500 weapons in the past year, which he has destroyed.

Figured folks could use a dose of good news for a change. That's a neat angle on disarming people, too.

[boise1]

1. If oil tops 80$/barrel, it may be a good thing to try here, too n/t

[slackmaster]

2. I'd trade a "beater" shotgun for a decent road bike any time

No problem with that. If the bike is any good, you can always sell it to someone else and use the money to buy another gun.

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3. I wonder how many have been shot or robbed at gun point for their bike?

[slackmaster]

4. Yes, you can always get a bike from someone if you have a gun

And leave the transaction with both.