Is Elmer Fudd off hunting wolves in Belarus, or do they just not have much of a firearm safety education program over there?

Our photo caption says this guy is using his gun as a horn to gather hunters. What? So, there’s like a horn shortage in Belarus? Horns are so hard to come by that guys are forced to stick a gun barrel in their mouth to communicate?

Based on what I see here, I’m thinking the wolves have a reasonable chance of survival. If you personally have any wolves to protect, ship ‘em off to Minsk. In fact, ship ‘em personally to the hunter in the photo.

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A hunter uses his gun as a horn to gather hunters in a forest near the village of Selishche, north of Minsk, March 7, 2007. Hunting wolves in Belarus is legal the whole year. REUTERS/ Vasily Fedosenko

Elections are coming up in the Philippines, and that means an increase in business for:

a) guys who make ballot boxes
b) guys who print campaign posters
c) guys who create campaign advertising
d) guys who make guns for intimidating voters

I don’t know about the first three, but the last one definitely counts as a right answer.

“The orders start coming in three years in advance,” says one weapons merchant. “If you don’t have guns, goons and gold, you will not win an election.”

Welcome to Danao City, where gunsmiths are working overtime to meet demand for their signature .38-calibre revolvers. 

A gunsmith works on a revolver at a small co-operative gun factory in Danao City, Cebu island October 12, 2006. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside

Um, I hate to complain, but… These guys are reenacting a famous 1609 battle, with realistic period muskets and costumes and, well, sunglasses? I mean, it kind of detracts from the authenticity, don’t you think? Face it, that guy in front, with the shades and the big gold belt, looks more like a professional TV wrestler than a 17th century soldier. Feel free to drop us some clever captions via Post a Comment.

Men hold their guns during a traditional festival of “Moors and Christians,” remembering an assault of moorish pirates in the year 1609 on the village of Calpe, near the eastern Spanish town of Alicante October 23, 2006. REUTERS/Heino Kalis