VIDEO: Thousands of guns destroyed in Rio de Janeiro

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (KXAN) — It’s a sight you don’t see very often.
On Thursday, thousands of guns were lined up on a street in Rio de Janeiro and a steam roller mowed over them. The display of destruction is part of the city’s mission to take guns off the streets.
The Brazilian Army oversaw the destruction of the weapons in part of what is aptly called “Operation Steamroller.” Nearly 5,000 firearms were collected by Rio de Janeiro State Police or handed ov