Posted on 06/07/2023 2:43:33 AM PDT by Libloather
Serbs have until June 8 to surrender all of their unregistered weapons in a push by the government to disarm society following back-to-back mass shootings.
Two mass shootings in consecutive days in early May rocked the Balkans nation, where the types of mass shootings seen so regularly in the United States rarely, if ever, happens.
A 13-year-old boy armed with his father’s pistol killed nine people, including eight children, at an elementary school in Belgrade on May 3. Just one day later, a 20-year-old killed eight and injured 14 in a rampage through a town just south of Belgrade.
In response to the twin tragedies, President Aleksandar Vucic set out on a mission to cleanse Serbia of firearms. Unlike most European countries, Serbia has many illegal guns throughout its society. Serbia has been awash in guns and the proliferation of firearms is mostly a legacy of the Yugoslav wars of the 1990s. Serbia is tied for third with Montenegro in gun ownership in the world, behind the United States and Yemen.
There are 39 firearms for every 100 residents in Serbia and an estimated 2.7 million firearms are in civilian possession, including 1.5 million unregistered firearms, according to a 2018 report from the Small Arms Survey.
Perhaps in the most sweeping government action, Vucic ordered that all citizens turn in their unregistered weapons and ammunition to authorities by June 8. Anyone who fails to surrender their weapons during the one-month amnesty period will face stiff penalties and possibly even prison time.
While many in Serbia blame Vucic for the general culture of promoting violence in the media, disarming the population is mostly a welcome measure.
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And watch what happens to the people of Serbia once the confiscation is complete.
As in North America, bet the criminals are quaking in their boots over such a measure, not.
They will be very sorry, if they give them up. Genocide in 5…4…3…
It would be interesting to see our government try this in Chicago. Bet there'd be a serious battle for control of the slums.
If Serbs hand over their arms, they will be slaughtered by the thousands.
By the muslims, who are no doubt rejoicing.
Genocide?
...or elae what?
Coming to a country near you!
(Just before CW2)
I think 1.5 million unregistered firearms will be involved in a boating accident!
Two mass shootings in consecutive days in early May rocked the Balkans nation, where the types of mass shootings seen so regularly in the United States rarely, if ever, happens.
Really, mass shootings? What BS, Fox!! Are you a gun grabbing woke company?
US population is more than 40 times larger than Serbia, which has a population similar to Virginia. Almost anything would be more frequent in the US. Who are they trying to fool?
Given the ultra violent history of the region, I can’t see ordinary people handing over their guns to the government. I know I wouldn’t.
Somebody be sure to tell the Croats....
And the Albanians, and the Bosniaks.
One wonders if the two shooters are Muslim?
The Serbs better use their weapons against those trying to take them.
A Serb with a firearm caused a lot of trouble a little over a hundred years ago.
I’ll bet that they don’t have a Second Amendment or the equivalent in their constitution.
Sure their may be a genocide against Serbians but think how much safer they will be without their guns.
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