A queue of children wait to exchange their toy guns for non-weapon-like toys as part of a government project to reduce violence in the area, in the Petare district of Caracas, Venezuela, August 20, 2008. REUTERS/Susana Gonzalez

Note that the toy “gun” of the second kid in the picture is not a toy gun at all but a few pieces of wood, a pipe, and some black tape. Meaning, this buyback program appears to be as effective as all the other buyback programs. Even the toy guns they collect are generally worthless toy guns.

Found at MP, where a commenter writes

Girl in pink has good trigger discipline, rest not so much

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