http://www.xdtalk.com/forums Gun Policy News RSS Test Feed. en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:33:03 GMT vBulletin 5 http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.xdtalk.com/forums http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136328-venezuela-destroys-32-477-guns-seized-security-forces-espanol.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:10:02 GMT [Translated Summary: Venezuela has destroyed 32,000 guns seized in crime, a third of them home-made. There are an estimated 6 million guns in a population of 28 million]. CARACAS -- Las autoridades nacionales destruyeron hoy 32.477 armas de fuego decomisadas por los diferentes cuerpos de seguridad del Estado en diferentes operaciones. El acto de destrucción, al que asistió el ministro... [El Universal (Caracas), via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136328-venezuela-destroys-32-477-guns-seized-security-forces-espanol.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136327-washington-state-gun-show-dealers-feed-weapons-mexican-cartels.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:10:02 GMT YAKIMA, Washington -- ATF agent Jessie Summers tried to deal with misconceptions before he talked about the illegal gun trade in Central Washington. "We're not here to take anybody's guns," he told a group of city and law enforcement officials from across the state gathered at the Yakima Convention Center. "The image of us being jackbooted thugs doesn't hold water." Not that Summers... [Yakima Herald-Republic (Washington), via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136327-washington-state-gun-show-dealers-feed-weapons-mexican-cartels.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136326-drive-ak-47-killer-another-iraq-veteran-notorious-us-army-unit.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:10:02 GMT A jury today found a Fort Carson soldier guilty on all counts in a pair of drive-by shootings that left two people dead and one injured. The eight-woman, four-man jury took nearly seven hours to find Jomar Falu-Vives, a 25-year-old Iraq war veteran, guilty of first-degree murder in the June 6, 2008, deaths of Amairany "Mayra" Cervantes, 18 and Cesar Ramirez-Ibanez, 20. The couple was placing... [Colorado Springs Gazette, via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136326-drive-ak-47-killer-another-iraq-veteran-notorious-us-army-unit.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136325-hardware-shop-owner-calls-more-gun-permits-trinidad.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:10:02 GMT President of the Trinidad and Tobago Hardware Association, Joseph Callendar, is calling on the Government and Acting Commissioner of Police James Philbert to issue firearm users' licences to hardware owners, after his hardware was robbed on Friday morning. Callendar said he is appealing to the Government to allow hardware owners to carry guns. 'We are getting robbed and we don't have any guns.... [Trinidad and Tobago Express, via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136325-hardware-shop-owner-calls-more-gun-permits-trinidad.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136324-oregon-school-teacher-loses-again-bid-carry-gun-classroom.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:10:02 GMT A Medford high school teacher has lost another round in her bid to carry a concealed handgun to work. The Oregon Court of Appeals concluded this week that a Jackson County trial court was correct to allow the Medford School District to forbid Shirley Katz from carrying her weapon to South Medford High. Katz, who has a permit to carry a concealed firearm, sued the Medford School District... [Oregonian (Portland), via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136324-oregon-school-teacher-loses-again-bid-carry-gun-classroom.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136323-police-seize-8-handguns-drugs-arrest-2-queensland-gun-owners.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:10:02 GMT Two men have been charged and eight handguns seized following raids at two addresses near Warwick. Organised crime detectives found six handguns and a quantity of cannabis at an address in Gladfield, near Warwick, yesterday afternoon. A search of a second address in Rosenthal Heights uncovered a further two handguns. Weapons seized include a 357 Magnum handgun, a Glock 17 handgun,... [Brisbane Times (Queensland), via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136323-police-seize-8-handguns-drugs-arrest-2-queensland-gun-owners.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136322-innocent-shot-woman-latest-400-serious-hunting-accidents-virginia.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:10:02 GMT There have been nearly 400 serious hunting-related accidents in Virginia since 1998, but Jessica Goode's death Wednesday was unusual. Victims are rarely nonhunters. Of 39 firearms-related hunting fatalities in Virginia since 1998, none involved a nonhunter, according to Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries spokeswoman Julia Dixon. But the circumstances of Wednesday's... [Roanoke Times (Virginia), via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136322-innocent-shot-woman-latest-400-serious-hunting-accidents-virginia.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136321-most-young-british-women-caught-carrying-gun-merely-cautioned.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:10:02 GMT Almost two out of three women caught with firearms in London are not prosecuted, according to police figures. The Metropolitan Police said 88 out of 140 women caught carrying a weapon were given cautions in the year 2008/09. Of the remaining criminal suspects, 47 were charged and five were handed youth reprimands. The figures emerged after the force's anti-shooting Trident... [Press Association (UK), via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136321-most-young-british-women-caught-carrying-gun-merely-cautioned.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136320-gun-range-patron-shoots-children-tourists-kills-5-himself-saipan.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:10:02 GMT GUAM -- Authorities in Saipan confirm that a lone gunman has killed 5 people including himself. Two of the victims were boys. Initial reports say the first shooting occurred about 1pm this afternoon at a gun range in Kannat Tabla where 3 people were killed, including the 2 boys. A number of other children were also injured. The shooter then reportedly drove to the north end of Saipan... [Pacific News Centre (Guam), via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136320-gun-range-patron-shoots-children-tourists-kills-5-himself-saipan.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136319-theft-ak-47s-suicide-suspect-army-officer-stoke-zimbabwe-fears.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:10:02 GMT HARARE -- The recent "suicide" of a senior army officer in the wake of a break-in at a military armoury in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, is sowing fears that the missing guns may be used to fuel instability. In late October, 20 Chinese manufactured AK-47s and a number of shotguns were stolen from the armoury at the Pomona army barracks in Harare. The deputy commander of Pomona barracks, Major... [IRIN (UN News), via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136319-theft-ak-47s-suicide-suspect-army-officer-stoke-zimbabwe-fears.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136318-personal-aide-hidden-handgun-guards-australian-state-police-chief.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:10:02 GMT The personal aide to Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Simon Overland carried a semi-automatic pistol, police confirmed last night. A spokesman said Mr Overland, who has headed inquiries including the anti-underworld Purana Taskforce, was a public figure and had a high profile as a result of his position. He said the aide had undertaken appropriate training courses to use the firearm,... [Age (Melbourne), via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136318-personal-aide-hidden-handgun-guards-australian-state-police-chief.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136152-tennessee-church-teaches-gun-handling-shooting-stance-worship.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:30:02 GMT CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee -- The issue this week at a Chattanooga church isn't just sanctification, but safety -- gun safety. Pastor Fred Smith at the East Chattanooga Church of God says about 40 people have been taking a safety course on firearms. "We're not a pistol-packing church, by any means," he said, "but many outdoorsmen have an interest, and we want to get them trained properly." Smith... [Associated Press, via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136152-tennessee-church-teaches-gun-handling-shooting-stance-worship.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136151-senate-bill-would-allow-mentally-incapacitated-us-vets-buy-guns.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:30:02 GMT Major Nidal Hasan, accused of killing 13 people at Fort Hood Army base, has been described by former colleagues as "psychotic." As more details emerge about Hasan's troubled state, gun safety advocates are launching fresh attacks on a Senate bill they say would make it easier for mentally unstable veterans to buy firearms. Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) says his "Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection... [Mother Jones (USA), via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136151-senate-bill-would-allow-mentally-incapacitated-us-vets-buy-guns.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136150-those-judged-mentally-unstable-have-right-own-guns-us-senator.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:30:02 GMT While the mentally ill this country face numerous inequities -- a lack of adequate health care and employment opportunities and ostracism from the mainstream of society are among the more obvious injustices -- it is not an exercise in discrimination but in common sense to try to keep guns out of the hands of the potentially dangerous. That's why most states bar gun sales to those with a mental... [Baltimore Sun, Editorial, via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136150-those-judged-mentally-unstable-have-right-own-guns-us-senator.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136149-gun-gizmo-counts-shots-fired-detects-stoppages-reports-shooter.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:30:02 GMT Firearms manufacturer FN Herstal has designed and built a Black Box that, when attached to a weapon, counts rounds fired, measures burst rate, and detects stoppages -- information it then stores to facilitate more effective maintenance. The device is housed in a module that can be molded to fit any weapon, according to FN. It comes with a non-replaceable 10-year battery, allowing the unit... [CNet News, Web page, via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136149-gun-gizmo-counts-shots-fired-detects-stoppages-reports-shooter.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136148-using-straw-buyers-particularly-women-part-us-gun-crime-trend.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:30:02 GMT Katrina Wickett was 23 in the summer of 2007 when her life spiraled out of control. The father of her children moved out of their Bangor apartment, leaving her with a 4-year-old, a 2-year-old and a newborn. A few months later, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services placed her children in the custody of her parents. By fall, she was without work, without a relationship and without her children,... [Bangor Daily News (Maine), via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136148-using-straw-buyers-particularly-women-part-us-gun-crime-trend.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136147-nigeria-ukraine-cooperate-tackling-gun-running-west-africa.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:30:02 GMT LAGOS -- Nigerian President Umaru Yar'adua said on Tuesday that Nigeria and the Republic of Ukraine would cooperate to stem the tide in illegal trading in small arms across West African countries. Receiving a letter of credence from the new Ukrainian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Valerii Vasyliev in Abuja on Tuesday, Yar'adua expressed the hope that "Ukraine will help us to bring the illegal trade... [African Press Agency, via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136147-nigeria-ukraine-cooperate-tackling-gun-running-west-africa.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136146-police-sting-nabs-five-gun-trafficking-suspects-israeli-arab-town.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:30:02 GMT Police on Tuesday arrested five men suspected of illegally trading firearms in the northern region of Wadi Ara, a predominantly Israeli Arab area. Undercover agents in recent weeks descended on the suspects' homes to purchase six handguns, a rifle and other ammunition. Police thus compiled enough evidence to expose the group and to arrest the suspects for trading and other offensives. ... [Ha'aretz (Tel Aviv), via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136146-police-sting-nabs-five-gun-trafficking-suspects-israeli-arab-town.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136145-bush-aide-recommends-us-assault-rifle-ban-slow-mexican-drug-war.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:30:02 GMT The former head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection called Monday for the U.S. to reinstitute the ban on assault weapons and take other measures to rein in the war between Mexico and its drug cartels, saying the violence has the potential to bring down legitimate rule in that country. Former CBP Commissioner Robert C. Bonner also called for the United States to more aggressively investigate... [Washington Times, via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136145-bush-aide-recommends-us-assault-rifle-ban-slow-mexican-drug-war.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136144-lawmakers-must-take-aim-loophole-deem-gun-carriers-dangerous.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:30:02 GMT In May, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that suspects who had carried loaded illegal firearms did not qualify as dangerous -- that the offense was a "passive and victimless" crime. That phrase surely rings hollow for the 30 people shot, 10 fatally, in Bristol County in the six months since the court's decision. Before the SJC decision, Bristol County prosecutors and judges decided... [Boston Globe, Opinion, via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136144-lawmakers-must-take-aim-loophole-deem-gun-carriers-dangerous.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136143-boy-took-family-rifle-kill-teachers-school-shooting-foiled-france.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:30:02 GMT Police in a town near Paris have foiled a 13-year-old boy's plan to shoot his teachers and himself after being warned by his parents, officials say. When the boy approached the school in Beauvais with a loaded hunting rifle he found it guarded by police and turned back, according to judicial officials. Police detained the suspect after he was found by his parents in an internet cafe... [BBC News, via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136143-boy-took-family-rifle-kill-teachers-school-shooting-foiled-france.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136142-tory-mps-face-backlash-after-voting-scrap-canadian-gun-registry.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:30:02 GMT "The recent vote is appalling. We will witness the tragic consequences of this bill." -- Dr. Carolyn Snider, Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians A lot of people had strong opinions on last week's column opposing the vote in Parliament to kill the long gun registry, passed with all Conservative and some Liberal and New Democrat MPs voting in favour. Today, I return fire... [Tyee (British Columbia), Column, via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136142-tory-mps-face-backlash-after-voting-scrap-canadian-gun-registry.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136063-west-african-journalists-commend-8-countries-tackling-gun-control.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:30:02 GMT ACCRA -- The West Africa Network of Journalists for Security and Development (WANJSD) on Wednesday commended the "Group of Nine ECOWAS Countries," for ratifying the Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW), their ammunition and other related materials. Mr Francis Ameyibor, WANJSD Deputy General Secretary, stated in an interview with Ghana News Agency in Accra that considering the... [Ghana News Agency, via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136063-west-african-journalists-commend-8-countries-tackling-gun-control.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136062-ohio-court-overturns-ban-cities-setting-their-own-gun-control-laws.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:30:02 GMT CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The 8th Ohio District Court of Appeals has sided with Cleveland in the city's fight to enforce its local gun ordinances. In a ruling Thursday, the three-judge panel declared that a 2007 state law unconstitutionally restricted the city's powers to regulate firearms. The judges reversed a lower court's decision to uphold the law, which says that only federal and state codes... [Cleveland Plain Dealer (Ohio) / AP, via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136062-ohio-court-overturns-ban-cities-setting-their-own-gun-control-laws.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136061-rethink-indias-decision-abstain-un-global-gun-trade-treaty-vote.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:30:02 GMT The past few weeks have seen a somewhat contradictory message emerging from New Delhi on the issue of arms trafficking. On the one hand, home secretary G K Pillai has stated Indian concerns about Maoists being supplied arms from China, albeit by private Chinese players rather than by Beijing. On the other, when the UN committee on disarmament and peace voted on a resolution last month calling for talks... [Times of India, Editorial, via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136061-rethink-indias-decision-abstain-un-global-gun-trade-treaty-vote.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136060-scrapping-canadian-gun-registry-dangerous-mistake-will-haunt-mps.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:30:02 GMT The decision by a majority of Members of Parliament to scrap the long gun registry is a serious mistake that will return to haunt them. They caved into the right-wing redneck element that has opposed the registry since Day 1. The result will weaken our police forces and make the country a more dangerous place. Long guns basically are hunting rifles and they are more numerous and just... [Star Phoenix (Saskatchewan), via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136060-scrapping-canadian-gun-registry-dangerous-mistake-will-haunt-mps.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136059-mexico-border-control-task-force-seeks-us-ban-assault-weapons.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:30:02 GMT A binational task force on U.S.-Mexico border issues will call Friday on the Obama administration and Congress to reinstate an expired ban on assault weapons and for Mexico to overhaul its frontier police and customs agencies to mirror the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The recommendations are among a broad set of security, trade, development and environmental proposals that come as... [Washington Post, via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136059-mexico-border-control-task-force-seeks-us-ban-assault-weapons.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136058-pro-gun-lawyer-totes-hidden-handgun-protest-seattle-gun-ban-zone.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:30:02 GMT Bob Warden, a local attorney intentionally entered the Southwest Community Center today just after 12 pm carrying a concealed weapon purposely to challenge the Seattle Parks and Recreation Rule banning firearms on Park property. He was asked to leave by Lisa Harris who was handling security for the Department. Warden had sent a letter out to numerous media outlets and admitted he was surprised... [West Seattle Herald, via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136058-pro-gun-lawyer-totes-hidden-handgun-protest-seattle-gun-ban-zone.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136057-despite-handgun-ban-7-234-guns-confiscated-chicago-year.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:30:02 GMT CHICAGO ? Seven thousand two hundred thirty-four. If Chicago is your home, that number tells you something about your city, and police say it's not necessarily good. As CBS 2's Kristyn Hartman reports, there have been 7,234 guns recovered or confiscated by Chicago Police so far this year. When you think about it, that's about one gun for every 400 people, in a city with an ordinance that prohibits... [CBS-2 TV News (Chicago), via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136057-despite-handgun-ban-7-234-guns-confiscated-chicago-year.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136056-gun-ammo-sales-peak-americas-rising-fear-crime-terrorism.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:30:02 GMT Smith & Wesson, the famed American gunmaker once owned by Tomkins, the British conglomerate, expects to nearly double its annual sales in the next three to five years as demand for its firearms soars in the recession. It is not alone. All over America demand for firearms and ammunition is rising amid concerns that rising unemployment, which passed 10 per cent this month, will lead inexorably... [Times (UK), via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136056-gun-ammo-sales-peak-americas-rising-fear-crime-terrorism.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136055-russia-confronts-pakistan-china-over-illegally-copied-ak-assault-rifles.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:30:02 GMT HONG KONG, China -- At a press conference held during an international exhibition of defense equipment in Turkey last summer, a Russian military delegation harshly criticized the Pakistan Ordnance Factories Company for copying Russian weapons systems. The Russians claimed that the POF's RPG-7P anti-tank rockets, 122-mm D-30 howitzer ammunition and PK-10 assault guns were 100-percent imitations... [United Press International, via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136055-russia-confronts-pakistan-china-over-illegally-copied-ak-assault-rifles.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136054-president-zuma-gun-ownership-what-gun-crime-trends-tell-us.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:30:02 GMT On Sunday 25 October 2009 at a political rally in Limpopo province, South African President Jacob Zuma publicly raised concerns about the number of firearms in the hands of private citizens. In a move that is sure to anger the pro-gun lobby, Zuma suggested that a review of legislation governing firearm ownership was necessary in light of the country's crime challenges and the number of legally owned... [Independent (Dhaka), via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/136054-president-zuma-gun-ownership-what-gun-crime-trends-tell-us.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135746-its-time-put-end-army-bases-gun-free-zones-says-john-lott.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:50:05 GMT It is hard to believe that we don't trust soldiers with guns on an army base when we trust these very same men in Iraq and Afghanistan. Shouldn't an army base be the last place where a terrorist should be able to shoot at people uninterrupted for 10 minutes? After all, an army base is filled with soldiers who carry guns, right? Unfortunately, that is not the case. Beginning in March 1993,... [Fox News (USA), Opinion, via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135746-its-time-put-end-army-bases-gun-free-zones-says-john-lott.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135745-texas-army-killing-foolish-military-gun-controls-left-soldiers-defenceless.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:50:05 GMT Time after time, public murder sprees occur in "gun-free zones" -- public places where citizens are not legally able to carry guns. The list is long, including massacres at Virginia Tech and Columbine High School along with many less deadly attacks. Last week's slaughter at Fort Hood Army base in Texas was no different -- except that one man bears responsibility for the ugly reality that the men and... [Washington Times, Editorial, via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135745-texas-army-killing-foolish-military-gun-controls-left-soldiers-defenceless.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135744-encouraging-more-guns-may-have-prevented-texas-army-base-shooting.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:50:05 GMT When Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan started shooting up the Soldier Readiness Processing Center at Fort Hood, Pfc. Marquest Smith dove under a desk. The Associated Press reported that "he lay low for several minutes, waiting for the shooter to run out of ammunition and wishing he, too, had a gun." Neither Smith nor the other victims of Hasan's assault had guns because soldiers on military bases within... [Chicago Sun-Times, Opinion, via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135744-encouraging-more-guns-may-have-prevented-texas-army-base-shooting.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135646-british-french-foreign-ministers-write-time-arms-trade-treaty.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:10:04 GMT One of the great tragedies of our times is the uncontrolled spread of weapons, often from illegal markets, sometimes in violation of international embargoes. Up to a thousand people a day -- mostly women and children - are killed by such arms, most of them in the world's poorest countries. These weapons fuel conflict, break down societies and prevent families climbing out of poverty. There is an urgent... [Guardian (UK) / Comment is Free, Blog, via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135646-british-french-foreign-ministers-write-time-arms-trade-treaty.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135629-ten-countries-apply-build-kalashnikov-assault-rifle-producing-plants.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:50:02 GMT MOSCOW -- Ten countries have applied for licenses to construct plants to produce Kalashnikov assault rifles, a deputy CEO of Russia's state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said Tuesday. Rosoboronexport is currently fulfilling a 2005 contract to build a Kalashnikov plant in Venezuela. "In the past few years, ten foreign states have applied to Russia for the creation of facilities on... [RIA Novosti (Russia), via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135629-ten-countries-apply-build-kalashnikov-assault-rifle-producing-plants.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135628-sturm-ruger-post-obama-sales-up-60-profit-up-83-crash-follow.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:50:02 GMT Sturm, Ruger & Company (RGR) is a firearms manufacturer that makes and markets four different kinds of firearms: rifles, shotguns, pistols, and revolvers. The company also produces investment castings for third-party sale when there is excess capacity not needed for its own products. Products are sold mainly to independent wholesale distributors, who then resell to retailers primarily in hunting and... [Motley Fool (USA) / MagicDiligence, via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135628-sturm-ruger-post-obama-sales-up-60-profit-up-83-crash-follow.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135626-venezuela-destroys-30-000-guns-suffers-152-homicides-per-week.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:50:02 GMT CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuelan authorities have destroyed more than 30,000 illegal firearms as part of an effort to combat soaring crime. The government plans to sell the demolished guns as scrap metal and donate the proceeds to a foundation that cares for children suffering from cancer. Justice Minister Tareck El Aissami says workers used blow torches to destroy the weapons Wednesday.... [Associated Press, via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135626-venezuela-destroys-30-000-guns-suffers-152-homicides-per-week.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135625-we-must-eliminate-menace-illegal-guns-east-africa.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:50:02 GMT During the ceremonies to mark the 10th anniversary of the re-birth of the East African Community, 3,500 small arms were destroyed in a gesture of fighting the menace of illicit small arms and light weapons.The symbolic destruction of the unlicensed weapons fed into the theme of the anniversary celebrations, which was: 'Peace and security for stability and development.' Realising the magnitude... [Obersver (Kampala), Opinion, via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135625-we-must-eliminate-menace-illegal-guns-east-africa.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135624-latin-america-plagued-glut-guns-homicide-armed-crime-report.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:50:02 GMT GENEVA -- Latin America faces an unrelenting onslaught on its citizens by a glut of small arms, responsible for thousands of homicides every year by gangs, organized crime and vigilantes. Small-arms stockpiles that have permeated Central and South American societies are now an extremely serious threat because of the fatalities they cause in a region that has not had any major conflict since... [United Press International, via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135624-latin-america-plagued-glut-guns-homicide-armed-crime-report.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135623-connecticut-police-abandon-crime-gun-tracing-problem-doesnt-exist.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:50:02 GMT A 22-year-old thug from Stamford is convicted on Oct. 14 of possessing a "Street Sweeper 12-gauge revolving cylinder shotgun." Five days later, a Bridgeport coke dealer gets time added to his sentence for having a loaded Glock 23. The end of last month saw a career criminal from Hartford charged with carrying a .40 caliber semi-automatic pistol. If you're wondering where the hell these low-lifes... [Fairfield Weekly (Connecticut), via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135623-connecticut-police-abandon-crime-gun-tracing-problem-doesnt-exist.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135622-scrapping-canadas-long-gun-registry-pandering-vocal-minority.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:50:02 GMT Will Canadians ignore the irony of Parliament scrapping the long-gun registry the day before two more mass shootings in the United States and just before the 20th anniversary of the massacre of 14 women by a man with a rifle at a Montreal university? Prime Minister Stephen Harper had better hope so because the stratagem of using a private member's bill is a transparent attempt to subvert what... [Vancouver Sun, via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135622-scrapping-canadas-long-gun-registry-pandering-vocal-minority.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135621-smith-wesson-gun-maker-sees-sales-almost-doubling-3-5-years.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:50:02 GMT Smith & Wesson Holding Corp (SWHC.O), known for its 157-year-old handguns business, expects to nearly double its annual sales in the next three to five years, the company said in a filing. The Springfield, Massachusetts-based company which forecast $650 million in yearly sales also expects gross margins of 35 to 36 percent by that time, boosted by its acquisition of privately held Universal... [Reuters, via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135621-smith-wesson-gun-maker-sees-sales-almost-doubling-3-5-years.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135620-west-africa-153-un-member-states-promote-global-gun-trade-treaty.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:50:02 GMT Every year, millions around the world suffer as a result of the non-regulation of the global arms trade. This year, on 30th October, 2009 at the United Nations, after years of discussions and debates, the vast majority of governments -- 153 in total -- agreed on a timetable to establish a"strong and robust Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) with the highest common standards to control international transfers... [Daily Observer (Banjul), via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135620-west-africa-153-un-member-states-promote-global-gun-trade-treaty.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135397-us-army-bans-gun-carrying-base-imposes-strict-gun-storage-rules.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:00:02 GMT Rules on carrying weapons vary among U.S. military installations, but in general they are carefully regulated, military officials said Thursday. Soldiers typically carry weapons on bases only for specific purposes such as a training exercise, said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, an Army spokesman based at the Pentagon. "You would not see someone walking around with a military weapon... [Newsday (New York), via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135397-us-army-bans-gun-carrying-base-imposes-strict-gun-storage-rules.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135396-arrested-indian-gun-runners-admit-selling-home-made-firearms.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:00:02 GMT JAMNAGAR -- Three accused arrested in arms dealing racket sold as many as nine firearms in the past one-and-half-year, said police on Wednesday. Of the trio, Munna Sursinh and Indrasinh Mahida were sent to five-day remand, while Ajay Versinh was sent to judicial custody after being produced before a court here. According to police, the accused used to buy firearms, mainly country-made revolvers,... [Times of India / Sandesh, via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135396-arrested-indian-gun-runners-admit-selling-home-made-firearms.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135395-ny-cop-pulled-service-glock-killed-fiancee-jealous-rage-got-25yrs.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:00:02 GMT A city transit cop who killed his fiancée in a jealous rage on a street in Queens was sentenced yesterday to 25 years to life. Using his NYPD-issued 9mm Glock, Harry Rupnarine, 39, shot Guiatree Hardat in the back of the head at close range in May 2007 after they argued on Atlantic Avenue in Woodhaven. Rupnarine, who was off duty at the time, claimed two would-be robbers surprised... [New York Post, via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135395-ny-cop-pulled-service-glock-killed-fiancee-jealous-rage-got-25yrs.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135394-target-marketing-us-ammunition-makers-peddle-bullets-like-deodorant.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:00:02 GMT On some level, all stories of successful brands resemble one another: the competitors in some category of good or service seem interchangeable until one of them, often a newcomer, dreams up some way of standing out from the crowd. O.K., maybe it's not always that simple, but differentiating one choice partly by way of advertising, packaging and other image-enhancing strategies has long been a way of... [New York Times, via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135394-target-marketing-us-ammunition-makers-peddle-bullets-like-deodorant.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135393-texas-army-doctor-gave-signals-before-his-pistol-shooting-rampage.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:00:02 GMT KILLEEN, Texas -- It was still dark on Thursday when Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan left his aging apartment complex to attend 6 a.m. prayers at the brick mosque near Fort Hood. Afterward, he said goodbye to his friends there and asked forgiveness from one man for any past offenses. "I'm going traveling," he told a fellow worshiper, giving him a hug. "I won't be here tomorrow." Six hours... [New York Times, via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135393-texas-army-doctor-gave-signals-before-his-pistol-shooting-rampage.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135392-woman-killed-father-cleaning-glock-us-federal-investigator.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:00:02 GMT A father helping his 32-year-old daughter clean a pistol after target shooting accidently fired the weapon and killed her Saturday afternoon. Melissa Kupferberg, an investigator with the U.S. Public Defenders Office, died at a hospital after being shot in the upper body, the Tampa Police Department said. Police believe the shooting was an accident. Kupferberg and her father,... [Tampa Tribune (Florida), via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135392-woman-killed-father-cleaning-glock-us-federal-investigator.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135391-americas-insane-gun-outrage-276-people-killed-wounded-day.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:00:02 GMT By now you will have heard of Major Nidal Malak Hasan, the US Army psychiatrist who shot 13 of his colleagues dead and wounded 31 inside the Army's largest base, Fort Hood in Texas last Thursday. Taryale Petter, John Herman, Jason Rodriques and Marcus Gonzalez are names you may not know. Taryale was only 15 years old. Early Friday morning, aboard his Philadelphia school bus, he pulled a handgun... [Age (Melbourne), via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135391-americas-insane-gun-outrage-276-people-killed-wounded-day.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135388-un-gun-trade-treaty-likely-very-weak-india-russia-china-abstain.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:50:02 GMT NEW DELHI -- Even as the crucial global arms trade and transfers (ATT) treaty, which seeks to regulate the $55 billion arms trade and promote democracy, found overwhelming support from 153 member countries at the UN on Friday, India was among the 19 who abstained from the meet. These 153 countries -- including top arms suppliers like US, Britain, Germany and France -- supported a UN disarmament... [Times of India / TNN, via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135388-un-gun-trade-treaty-likely-very-weak-india-russia-china-abstain.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135387-united-nations-global-gun-trade-treaty-takes-aim-weapon-trafficking.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:50:02 GMT In Kenya's lawless slums, you can rent a gun by the hour with no questions asked. In Somalia, teenagers boast of using assault rifles to terrify and rape women. In other parts of Africa, light weapons are supplied especially for child soldiers. For countries where gun violence is an epidemic, there is some good news. Major arms-dealing nations have joined a bid for a treaty that would rein... [Toronto Star (Ontario), via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135387-united-nations-global-gun-trade-treaty-takes-aim-weapon-trafficking.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135386-firearm-database-popular-police-canadian-tories-hid-report.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:50:02 GMT OTTAWA -- New quarterly figures posted on the RCMP's website reveal not just increased police use of the controversial firearms registry, but increased civilian use as well, meaning more guns in the hands of Canadians are being legally registered. At the end of September, 7.46 million firearms were registered, up from 7.36 million at the end of last year. Of that total, 6.7 million are non-restricted... [Toronto Star (Ontario), via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135386-firearm-database-popular-police-canadian-tories-hid-report.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135385-former-uk-army-sergeant-made-guns-gangs-jailed-indefinitely.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:50:02 GMT A former Army sergeant, Paul Alexander, who made guns for gangs operating in Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham, has been jailed indefinitely. Detectives said Alexander, 53, was a "significant" supplier and had been tracked down following the launch of an operation against gangs in the wake of the shooting of 11-year-old Rhys Jones in Liverpool two years ago. Police said they found... [Telegraph (UK), via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135385-former-uk-army-sergeant-made-guns-gangs-jailed-indefinitely.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135384-texas-shooting-highlights-frightening-availability-guns-america.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:50:02 GMT The tragic shootings in Fort Hood, Texas, have drawn attention again to the frightening availability of guns in the US -- a staggering 97 guns for every 100 people. Although the killings took place on an army base, neither of the pistols used were army-issue. And the state of Texas, ranked 27th by a gun control lobby group in terms of the ease with which guns can be bought, has no requirement that... [Irish Times, Editorial, via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135384-texas-shooting-highlights-frightening-availability-guns-america.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135383-gun-culture-illegal-firearm-industry-booming-trigger-happy-delhi.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:50:02 GMT NEW DELHI -- Just the other day, Himanshu Sharma had an argument with a petrol pump manager and was shot at by the guard. On September 29, two Delhi residents were shot at in Faridabad when they had gone to a restaurant for dinner and had an altercation over parking. There is suddenly an alarming rise in the use of fire-arms in the city. Guns are being pulled out on the slightest provocation -- as... [Times Of India / TNN, via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135383-gun-culture-illegal-firearm-industry-booming-trigger-happy-delhi.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135382-politicians-said-trafficking-illegal-guns-bangladeshi-woman-arrested.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:50:02 GMT The president of the female wing of the Kushtia District Awami League was arrested along with some others by the police the other day with firearms including one AK-47 rifle. There have been noted some other arrests of females on charges of possession of unauthorised arms. The seizure of unauthorised arms is nothing very surprising. For the last two decades, the numbers of unauthorised arms... [New Nation (Dhaka), Editorial, via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135382-politicians-said-trafficking-illegal-guns-bangladeshi-woman-arrested.html http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135381-conservatives-distorting-firearm-facts-suit-gun-lobby-canada.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:50:02 GMT Prime Minister Stephen Harper's law-and-order Conservatives have no valid reason to kill off Canada's rifle and shotgun registry, beyond pandering to their rural constituencies. So they've resorted to playing up the cost of the so-called "long gun" database and denying its usefulness, trying to cast it in the worst possible light. And sadly, with support from a handful of spineless New Democrats... [Toronto Star (Ontario), Editorial, via gunpolicy.org ]

More... ]]> Gun Policy News (RSS Feed) XDTalk RSS http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/gun-policy-news-rss-feed/135381-conservatives-distorting-firearm-facts-suit-gun-lobby-canada.html