Arms to order in Philippines' gunsmith city

[Story]

A good illustration on the futility of 'arms control'.

In the small, quiet city of Danao, skilled but unlicensed gunsmiths toil away in secret shops hidden among warrens of crowded hovels, pursuing a generations-old tradition that emerged from a culture of political violence.
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[Azzy]

Jose Thaddeus Roble, the secretary to the Danao mayor, concedes some of the local gunsmiths' output may have gone to criminals, but insists the gunsmiths should not be blamed for the violence.

"It depends on who uses the firearms," Roble said

Holy crap... can we get this guy over this way?