🔫🚫 Serbia Make Tanks To Aloha Deal Fo’ Da Kine Illegal Firearm, Plenty Kaukau Collected 🤙
Aftah couple mass shootings, da government of Serbia wen make one strong push fo’ disarm da peopo of da country. Da authorities wen collect plenty kine weapons, couple thousand even, as part of one big kine campaign fo’ cut down da numbah of guns in da hands of da everyday peopo. All dis action wen happen in da week aftah two kine mass shootings wen make da whole country shock, da official guys wen say on Friday. 📆🇷🇸
Ova 9,000 illegal and legal guns wen get collected, da president of Serbia, dis guy Aleksandar Vucic, wen say. He wen call dis effort one “big kine step forward fo’ one mo’ safe environment fo’ our keiki” and “all our peopo,” at one news conference on Friday. 🎙️👨👩👧👦💓
“Some peopo say no da gun dat shoots da bullet but one man,” he wen say. “But if dat man no mo’ one gun, da evil in his head no can do any kine harm.” 👥👿🔫
Mr. Vucic no wen specify if all da guns had been handed ova voluntary or if some had been seized.
Da Interior Ministry wen say in one statement on Thursday dat almost 6,000 unregistered guns had been given up to da authorities since da start of one amnesty program dis week. 📜🔒
Da two shootings, one by one minor and da other one involving one illegal firearm, wen make Mr. Vucic promise da “almost complete disarmament” of da country and introduce one one-month period fo’ gun owners fo’ surrender illegal weapons without penalty ahead of da enactment of more tight kine regulations. 🕰️🚔🔫
Mr. Vucic also wen say dat 460,537 rounds of ammunition and 884 “various explosive items, of which 711 are bombs or rocket launchers,” had also been taken in by da authorities. 💣🚀
17 peopo wen get killed and 21 injured in da two shootings. In da first, on May 3, one seventh grader wen kill eight fellow students and one security guard at his school in da Serbian capital, Belgrade. In da second, one day later, eight wen get killed in a series of attacks in villages south of Belgrade. 🏫🚑
Mr. Vucic proposed plenty measures aftah da shootings, including one two-year stop on new gun licenses and mo’ bettah watch of shooting ranges.
Ova da past week, da cops wen also carry out series of raids fo’ grab arms from homes around da country. Pictures posted by da Interior Ministry showed a range of guns confiscated from residents, ages 15 to 84, who wen get charged with “committing da criminal offense of illegal production, possession, carrying and trafficking of weapons and explosive substances.” 🚨🏠📸
One man, 57, wen get busted on May 6 aftah authorities wen discover four firearms, including a machine gun and a semiautomatic rifle, which he wen have illegal. 🧓🔫🚓
In anodah search, da cops wen seize one arsenal of weapons from several households owned by one family. Da collection included an automatic rifle, at least four other guns, two bayonets, and hundreds of pieces of ammunition. Couple family members, including one 15-year-old and his two tutus, wen face charges, according to da ministry. 👨👩👧👦👮♂️🚔
No was clear why da cops wen raid da homes. 🏘️🔍
Serbia wen try gun amnesty programs befo’. But dis recent effort was one kine success neva seen befo’, according to Mr. Vucic, who wen say da total weaponry collected in dis first week wen beat all four previous programs in da country combined. 🎉🏆
Still yet, da weapons turned in dis week seem like only small kine part of da total numbah of guns in da country, one figure dat been hard fo’ figure out. Around 2.7 million firearms wen get held by civilians at da end of 2017, but less than half wen get registered with da government, according to The Small Arms Survey. 🔎📊
Gun ownership is partly da legacy of da wars dat wen follow da breakup of Yugoslavia in da 1990s. Da government estimate dat around 400,000 peopo, about 6 percent of da population, legally own guns, excluding hunting weapons. Up to now, though, mass shootings had been rare. 🕊️🔫🇷🇸
Serbia now ranks third in da world for gun ownership, aftah da United States and Yemen (and is tied with Montenegro). 🌍🥉
Oddah mass shootings across da world wen make governments enact mo’ strict gun laws.
Da British government wen ban semiautomatic weapons in 1987, aftah one gunman killed 16 peopo. Handguns wen get banned in Britain nearly one decade latah, aftah a school shooting in 1996. Aftah peaking in 2003 and 2004, da numbah of firearm offenses in Britain wen fall by 53 percent by 2011, da government reported. 🇬🇧🔫❌
One massacre in Australia in 1996 wen spark one gun buyback program dat wen remove an estimated 20 percent of firearms from circulation. It also “wen cause reductions in firearm suicides, mass shootings and female homicide victimization,” one RAND study wen conclude. 🇦🇺🔫💰
Da Canadian government imposed mo’ strict gun measures following a mass shooting in 1989, as did da German authorities in 2002 and da New Zealand government in 2019. 🇨🇦🇩🇪🇳🇿🔫
One big exception is da United States, where da right to bear arms is written into da Constitution. Despite years of deadly rampages, gun-control measures are often fiercely resisted. 🇺🇸🔫📜
So, fo’ da people of Serbia, this amnesty program is one big step towards reducing da amount of illegal firearms in da country. It might not solve all da problems, but it’s one good start. 🕊️🌈💪
NOW IN ENGLISH
🔫🚫 Serbia Launches a Successful Amnesty Program to Collect Illegal Firearms 🤙
In the wake of several mass shootings, the Serbian government has initiated a strong campaign to disarm its citizens. The authorities have collected thousands of weapons, both legal and illegal, as part of a large-scale effort to reduce the number of guns in circulation among the general population. This action was taken in the week following two mass shootings that shocked the nation, officials reported on Friday. 📆🇷🇸
Over 9,000 illegal and legal guns have been collected, announced Aleksandar Vucic, the President of Serbia. At a news conference on Friday, he hailed this effort as a “major step forward for a safer environment for our children” and “all our people”. 🎙️👨👩👧👦💓
“Some people say it’s not the gun that shoots the bullet but a man,” he stated. “But if that man doesn’t have a gun, the evil in his mind can’t cause any harm.” 👥👿🔫
Mr. Vucic did not specify whether all the guns had been voluntarily surrendered or if some had been seized.
The Interior Ministry stated on Thursday that nearly 6,000 unregistered guns had been surrendered to the authorities since the launch of an amnesty program earlier in the week. 📜🔒
The two shootings, one committed by a minor and the other involving an illegal firearm, led Mr. Vucic to promise the “almost complete disarmament” of the country. He introduced a one-month period for gun owners to surrender illegal weapons without penalty, ahead of the enactment of stricter regulations. 🕰️🚔🔫
Mr. Vucic also stated that 460,537 rounds of ammunition and 884 “various explosive items, of which 711 are bombs or rocket launchers,” had been taken in by the authorities. 💣🚀
Seventeen people were killed and 21 injured in the two shootings. In the first, on May 3, a seventh grader killed eight fellow students and a security guard at his school in the Serbian capital, Belgrade. In the second, a day later, eight were killed in a series of attacks in villages south of Belgrade. 🏫🚑
Following the shootings, Mr. Vucic proposed several measures, including a two-year freeze on new gun licenses and better monitoring of shooting ranges.
Throughout the past week, police also carried out a series of raids to confiscate arms from homes across the country. Pictures posted by the Interior Ministry showed a range of guns confiscated from residents, ages 15 to 84, who were charged with “committing the criminal offense of illegal production, possession, carrying and trafficking of weapons and explosive substances.” 🚨🏠📸
A 57-year-old man was arrested on May 6 after authorities discovered four firearms, including a machine gun and a semiautomatic rifle, in his possession illegally. 🧓🔫🚓
In another search, police seized an arsenal of weapons from several households owned by one family. The collection included an automatic rifle, at least four other guns, two bayonets, and hundreds of pieces of ammunition. Several family members, including a 15-year-old and his grandparents, faced charges, according to the ministry. 👨👩👧👦👮♂️🚔
It was not clear why the police raided the homes. 🏘️🔍
Serbia has previously attempted gun amnesty programs, but the recent effort has been unparalleled in its success, according to Mr. Vucic. He claimed that the number of weapons collected in this first week exceeded the combined totals of all four previous programs in the country. 🎉🏆
However, the weapons turned in this week appear to be only a small fraction of the total number of guns in the country, making it difficult to determine the exact figures. According to The Small Arms Survey, approximately 2.7 million firearms were held by civilians at the end of 2017, but less than half of them were registered with the government. 🔎📊
The prevalence of gun ownership in Serbia can be attributed, in part, to the legacy of the wars that followed the breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s. The government estimates that around 400,000 people, accounting for about 6 percent of the population, legally own guns (excluding hunting weapons). Until now, however, mass shootings have been relatively rare. 🕊️🔫🇷🇸
With its current rate of gun ownership, Serbia ranks third in the world, following the United States and Yemen (and tied with Montenegro). 🌍🥉
Instances of mass shootings worldwide have prompted governments to implement stricter gun laws. For example, the British government banned semiautomatic weapons in 1987 after a gunman killed 16 people. Handguns were subsequently banned in Britain nearly a decade later, following a school shooting in 1996. As a result, firearm offenses in Britain significantly decreased by 53 percent by 2011, according to government reports. 🇬🇧🔫❌
In Australia, a massacre in 1996 led to the implementation of a gun buyback program, which removed an estimated 20 percent of firearms from circulation. This initiative also resulted in reductions in firearm suicides, mass shootings, and female homicide victimization, as concluded by a RAND study. 🇦🇺🔫💰
Similar measures were taken by the Canadian government following a mass shooting in 1989, the German authorities in 2002, and the New Zealand government in 2019. 🇨🇦🇩🇪🇳🇿🔫
The United States, on the other hand, stands as a prominent exception, with the right to bear arms enshrined in its Constitution. Despite numerous deadly rampages, gun control measures often face strong resistance. 🇺🇸🔫📜
For the people of Serbia, this amnesty program marks a significant step towards reducing the number of illegal firearms in the country. While it may not solve all the problems at once, it represents a positive starting point. 🕊️🌈💪
