A bulldozer destroys more 4000 fire arms in Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jul. 06, 2003. Authorities in Rio de Janeiro bulldozed and burned almost 5000 fire arms confiscated betwen 1997 and 1998. (Austral Foto/Renzo Gostoli)

A bulldozer destroys more 4000 fire arms in Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jul. 06, 2003. Authorities in Rio de Janeiro bulldozed and burned almost 5000 fire arms confiscated betwen 1997 and 1998. (Austral Foto/Renzo Gostoli)