NATO Leaders Have A Gun Problem

The problem is that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave each of the NATO leaders a Gumusay .357 Magnum revolver (which looks to be a copy of the Colt Python) engraved with their respective names, as well as 500 rounds of ammunition.  

    The Belgian premier, Bart De Wever, handed his to Brussels’ airport police to be secured in a safe.

    An aide to Polish President Karol Nawrocki told ‌Radio RMF FM that his revolver was awaiting customs clearance ‌at Warsaw Airport and would be kept in an appropriate place “so that it is firstly safe and secondly respected as a gift”.

    “Certainly no one will be shooting it,” he added.

    The offices of the Dutch and Swedish ⁠prime ministers said their revolvers had been take to their respective embassies in Ankara. The Dutch one was due to be disabled while the Swedish one was awaiting import paperwork.

    The gun given to Britain’s Keir Starmer came with a cleaning kit and 500 bullets, a Downing Street source said.

    Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s revolver was already stored at the seat of government, the Palazzo Chigi, along with other state gifts.

    E.U. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen ‌was intending to donate hers to a military museum.