Wednesday, November 26, 2008

When you think of hockey moms buying AK-47's - read this

If a former child soldier can't convince you that some guns should just be in the hands of grown military - well - I don't know what will - perhaps nothing and the killing will just go on and on.
clipped from www.ipsnews.net
RIGHTS: Former Child Soldiers Work to Save Those Left Behind
By Mirela Xanthaki

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 26 (IPS) - "An AK-47 is not made for a kid. It is not made for a human being, let alone a kid," said Kon Kelei, a former child soldier from Sudan. Kelei was taken to a camp when he was four or five years old -- he is not precisely sure -- and trained to fight in battle.
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