Guns no more

Ha!

Well, I never knew that one of the ingredients of Pisco was firearms ...... a good use, indeedy!

I understand completely, Colin.

Bill: Aah, pisco sour, a fine happy hour libation!! We make 'em regularly, but we use commercially produced pisco. I don't want to get sniffy about this, but we keep our good pisco for special celebrations (much like single malt scotch!).

You're forgiven, Bill. One more question: Does anyone think that an uprising of an un-well-ordered militia will get anywhere against the mightiest military establishment on the planet?

Yes, it is, and you're welcome, Pat.

Plum, I cannot answer your wooly question.

Always nice to hear of sane actions in other parts of the world. Thanks, Bill.

While idling some time away with mostly meaningless woolgathering, I suddenly had an idea about gun control: The Constitution recognizes the need for a "well-ordered militia." Can anyone explain to me how a bunch of NRA types (who are certainly well organized) can be described as a "well-ordered militia"?

Thanks for sharing that, Colin. Back in the early noughts, I traveled a few times for my then company to Santiago, Chile. One of the managers lived in Lima and insisted that Peru had invented the Pisco Sour, which was a very popular drink among my colleagues. Alas, I had given up drink by then and never tasted one!

Just a footnote, Bill: Pisco, Peru, is the birthplace of the grape-based brandy known universally as "Pisco" (Chilenos will squawk loudly in an attempt to claim "Pisco" as their own). If you're lucky enough to taste it form the first (pressing/distilling - not sure of the details of the processing!), you will feel blessed☺. Unfortunately, you have to have a connection - family or friendship to the producers of the grapes - in order to obtain the "good stuff" (no label!). I have been fortunate!!!

Nothing to do with firearms. This is just a local industry.

Thanks for that, Gayle. It sounds like Peru is a lot more enlightened than another country that I won't name.

The following is about three years old, but may explain what's going on. Thanks, Bill.

"...combating illicit arms trafficking, has concluded that the periodic destruction of weapons is the most effective way to ensure that weapons do not return to illegality and are not used to put innocent lives and the security of communities at risk. Destruction is irreversible and thus clearly contributes to the prevention and reduction of armed violence and therefore the strengthening of citizen security. In carrying out weapons destruction processes, the state sends a clear message to its citizens about its commitment to arms control."

http://unlirec.screativa.com/en/unlirec-supports-government-of-peru-in-destruction-of-close-to-10-000-firearms/

I don't know that they can't. The caption above only says these were seized--perhaps because they were used by terrorists or to commit crimes. So these will be guns no more.

Why can't Peru citizens have guns?