Foro Ciudadano, an IANSA member in Honduras,
sent us these photos from a small arms destruction ceremony on
7 April 2003 in the capital, Tegucigalpa. The event was attended
by the President of the Republic and the Mayor of Tegucigalpa.
Schoolchildren also brought in their toy guns for destruction.
A similar event was held simultaneously in San Pedro Sula, near
the Guatemalan border. The ceremonies marked the beginning of
a national program on 'Small Arms, Security and Justice', to
include a public awareness campaign, research and improvements
to the gun laws.
Honduras has seen 686 gun homicides in the
first 3 months of 2003. At this rate, its annual gun homicide
rate will exceed 40 per 100,000, making it one of the most
violent countries in the world.
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