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Handguns seized by police sit piled together on the floor of the police armory in Kingston, Jamaica, Tuesday Feb. 7, 2012.
Wednesday, Feb. 08, 2012

Open quoteThe removal will help to reduce the risks of these weapons being possibly diverted back into the illicit trade.Close quote

  • PETER BUNTING,
  • Jamaican national security minister, after 2,000 illegal firearms were melted down as part of a program to reduce gun trafficking and violent crime on the island
Photo: David McFadden / AP | Source: BBC