Sunday, January 18, 2009
'Many sons, and a lot of guns'
Via my brother Chuck.
Ever wonder how it is that every swingin' dick in Pakistan and Afghanistan is armed to the teeth? Well, wonder no more. In the Durra province of Pakistan's ungoverned (and apparently ungovernable) tribal areas, they're cranking out a thousand weapons a day. By hand.
Fascinating (and scary) stuff.
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Fascinating. I'd heard about the gun-makers during the war with the Russians, but had never seen them, and had begun to believe they were an urban legend.
Yeah, I'd have never believed it, and I still think there might be some embellishing going on there, but still...
Resourceful people. Notice the bullet seating with a hammer? That probably causes some excitement every now and then. :)
Kinda makes you wonder how many kids are running around minus fingers or whole hands.
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