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09:13 June 28th, 2006

Halt, or I’ll shoot you with my pawn shop ticket!

Posted by: Robert Basler
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Okay, you’re a police officer in an area where you’re fighting not only criminals, but serious Muslim and communist insurgencies, as well. Faced with untold dangers every day, you think about how crucial your trusty gun is, as you gaze at it through a pawn shop window.

That’s right. It seems six policemen in the southern Philippines are accused of having pawned their government-issued guns.  D’oh! Here’s their story:guns300.jpg

 

Separatist Muslim rebels stand in formation at a guerrilla camp in the southern Philippines March 28, 2004. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco 

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