1.   Another boy fiddled with a looted gun while waiting for his parents to steal their share.

2.   Criminal gangs heavily armed with looted guns roam the countryside, terrorizing, robbing and killing citizens.

3.   Disgruntled former militiamen who were dismissed by a northern Mogadishu faction leader raided his home Sunday and looted guns and ammunition, witnesses said Sunday.

4.   In the south, there was chaos, with police recovering a van full of stolen army weapons but insurgents making off with many other looted guns.

5.   Initially just loose bands of men with looted guns, the rebels moved to unite their forces Tuesday.

6.   Men in a silver Mercedes drove through the city with a loudspeaker asking people not to fire the looted guns, fearing more accidental deaths or injuries.

7.   The most immediate concern was with children wounding themselves in accidents with looted guns, he said.