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A view of firearms seized by police, including air guns and hunting rifles, set to be destroyed, Aug. 12, 2019. The Ministry of Public Security organized police in 154 cities, with the main event in Wuhan of Hubei Province, to destroy a total of 107,000 guns, explosives and detonators seized since last year amid efforts to increase security. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Ziyang)

A view of firearms seized by police, including air guns and hunting rifles, set to be destroyed, Aug. 12, 2019. The Ministry of Public Security organized police in 154 cities, with the main event in Wuhan of Hubei Province, to destroy a total of 107,000 guns, explosives and detonators seized since last year amid efforts to increase security. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Ziyang)

A view of firearms seized by police, including air guns and hunting rifles, set to be destroyed, Aug. 12, 2019. The Ministry of Public Security organized police in 154 cities, with the main event in Wuhan of Hubei Province, to destroy a total of 107,000 guns, explosives and detonators seized since last year amid efforts to increase security. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Ziyang)

A view of firearms seized by police, including air guns and hunting rifles, set to be destroyed, Aug. 12, 2019. The Ministry of Public Security organized police in 154 cities, with the main event in Wuhan of Hubei Province, to destroy a total of 107,000 guns, explosives and detonators seized since last year amid efforts to increase security. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Ziyang)

A policeman stands guard near piles of guns set to be destroyed in Wuhan City, Central China’s Hubei Province, Aug. 12, 2019. The Ministry of Public Security organized police in 154 cities, with the main event in Wuhan of Hubei Province, to destroy a total of 107,000 guns, explosives and detonators seized since last year amid efforts to increase security. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Jianxin)

A view of firearms seized by police, including air guns and hunting rifles, set to be destroyed, Aug. 12, 2019. The Ministry of Public Security organized police in 154 cities, with the main event in Wuhan of Hubei Province, to destroy a total of 107,000 guns, explosives and detonators seized since last year amid efforts to increase security. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Ziyang)