in Rochefort (Charente Maritime)
“It’s a big relief. I didn’t know how to get rid of these weapons found in the attic after my father’s death. He was twenty years old in 1940. says Odile, preferring to withhold her name. Hidden under a red blanket is an old shotgun and two Mauser 98k, the service weapon of the Wehrmacht during World War II. “I didn’t know he had those weapons. I, I hate it” points to this pensioner from La Rochelle, who came to the Rochefort police station, transformed into an “army”, to get rid of this heavy legacy.
Around 300 similar collection points opened their doors in France this Friday. Thus, until December 2, the Ministry of Internal Affairs organizes a nationwide operation to give up found or inherited weapons. According to the government, if 5 million French people legally keep weapons, then at least 2 million fellow citizens own them “without titles”.
Simplifying the process…
Source: Le Figaro
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