[URL="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-30880636"]The African state where a grenade is cheaper than a Coke[/URL]
The Central African Republic (CAR):
[QUOTE]"Type 82-2 hand grenades are among the most widespread military item in CAR," says the report, compiled by Britain's Conflict Armament Research group, for the European Union.

The Central African Republic has been in turmoil since rebels seized power in March 2013
"They are so common that they reportedly can be bought for the equivalent of around $0.50-$1.00 (£0.33-£0.66) each, less than a bottle of Coca-Cola," the report says.

"Small and easily concealed, they have had a significant security impact, causing civilian injuries and deaths in Bangui and elsewhere throughout 2014."

One batch of more than 25,000 Type 82.-2 grenades was traced by researchers to a 2006 consignment, manufactured in China, and - according to the packaging - destined for the "Royal Nepalese Army Headquarters". The Nepalese army "insist they have never used grenades of this kind".[/QUOTE]

[URL]http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-missouri-boy-shot-by-5-year-old-20150120-story.html[/URL]
[QUOTE]"Firearms are great, it's when people start leaving them loaded and unattended that things like this happen," White said.[/QUOTE]

[url]http://edition.cnn.com/2015/01/23/politics/fort-hood-investigation-gun-rules/[/url]

Another armed bairn
 

[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-31082294[/url]

Michigan woman accidentally killed herself while adjusting bra holster
 

[url]http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/02/19/michigan-woman-shot-herself-while-adjusting-bra-holster-police-say/[/url]

[QUOTE=only_human;392954][URL="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-30880636"]The African state where a grenade is cheaper than a Coke[/URL][/QUOTE]

How can they manufacture them at those prices? :confused:

[QUOTE=CRGreathouse;395856]How can they manufacture them at those prices? :confused:[/QUOTE]
The per unit recurring expenses are likely not fully recovered for the full end-to-end distribution but this shows the power of markets to utilize externalities of costs and fulfill desires once any pesky regulations are minimized.
[QUOTE]e batch of more than 25,000 Type 82.-2 grenades was traced by researchers to a 2006 consignment, manufactured in China, and - according to the packaging - destined for the "Royal Nepalese Army Headquarters". The Nepalese army "insist they have never used grenades of this kind".

'Violation'
Some of the other weapons were looted from government arsenals. Others were smuggled, in the hands of foreign mercenaries, across porous borders. But many appear to have been flown into CAR by neighbouring states - including Sudan.

An anti-Balaka fighter near the town of Yaloke in CAR (25 April 2014)
Armed men from rival groups in CAR have trawled many areas looting, killing, burning crops and homes
"The new 2013 shipments included at least two deliveries of weapons by air from Sudan to Bangui," said the report.

"In several cases, Chinese and (suspected) Iranian ammunition present in CAR appears to have been re-transferred from Sudan. In the case of China, this may violate end-user agreements between the governments of China and Sudan."

But it should be noted that Sudan's shipments came before a UN arms embargo was imposed on the Seleka at the end of 2013.[/QUOTE]

Harris County, Texas

Friday: [URL="http://abc13.com/news/boy-3-who-accidentally-shot-himself-dies/537322/"]A three-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself inside a home in northwest Harris County Friday has died[/URL]

Sunday: [URL="http://www.khou.com/story/news/local/2015/03/01/4-year-old-accidentally-shoots-himself/24219865/"]Deputies: 4-year-old dead after finding gun in babysitter's home[/URL]

[URL]http://time.com/3930178/pope-francis-weapons-manufacturers-christian/[/URL]

[QUOTE]"Duplicity is the currency of today…they say one thing and do another"[/QUOTE]

[url]http://www.stltoday.com/news/national/woman-struck-by-bullet-while-at-pennsylvania-amusement-park/article_d5e27978-93a1-5914-9fa0-c799b502bf42.html[/url]

[QUOTE]Police believe the gunshot came from outside the park, possibly from someone firing a gun to celebrate the holiday.[/QUOTE]

[url]http://news.yahoo.com/guns-dont-deter-crime-study-finds-180710261.html[/url]

[QUOTE]"We found no support for the hypothesis that owning more guns leads to a drop or a reduction in violent crime," said study researcher Michael Monuteaux, an epidemiologist and professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. "Instead, we found the opposite."[/QUOTE]