Philippines
Soldiers, Police Among 704 Arrested for Carrying Guns in Philippine Poll
Sun Star (Philippines)
8 February 2010
A police report said another gun ban violator was arrested Friday at a Commission on Elections (Comelec) checkpoint. Police Chief Inspector Romeo Leyte, police chief of Isabela said combined elements of Isabela Philippine National Police (IPNP) and the Alpha Company of the 11th Infantry Battalion arrested Richard Dela Torre, 34, for possessing a caliber 45 pistol. Leyte said Dela Torre was a resident of Barangay Guintubdan... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Australian Teen Threatens Woman with Shotgun for Driving on High Beam
Herald Sun (Melbourne)
8 February 2010
A man has threatened a teenage driver with a shotgun after she mistakenly drove with her headlights on high beam in the New South Wales Hunter Valley. The 17-year-old girl was unaware she had her headlights on high beam as she was driving on Aberglasslyn Rd, Rutherford, in the Hunter Valley about 10.20pm on Saturday. Police say the ute driver in front of her changed lanes and began following her car, before they both pulled... ( gunpolicy.org )
Pakistan
Three Ministers Arrested for Shooting Opponent at Pakistan Polling Booth
Daily Times (Lahore)
8 February 2010
ISLAMABAD -- A Pakistan People's Party (PPP) worker was gunned down by political opponents at a polling station on Sunday, soon after polls closed for a vacant AJK Legislative Assembly seat. Captain (r) Tariq Mehmood was shot after Muslim Conference (MC) workers fired on PPP activists at the end of balloting for LA-40 Valley 5 at G-6/2 polling station. Mehmood was rushed to the Polyclinic, but doctors pronounced him dead as soon... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
US Gun Lobby Groups Fight for the Limelight in Crucial High Court Case
Washington Post
8 February 2010
The National Rifle Association was on the outside looking in when the Supreme Court handed gun rights activists a landmark victory in 2008. After the court ruled that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to gun ownership and that the District's handgun ban was unconstitutional, it was an upstart band of libertarian lawyers that celebrated on the marble steps and received the glory for the breakthrough decision. ... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Philippine Election Gun Ban Nets Another 43 Arrests in Central Mindanao
Sun Star (Philippines)
7 February 2010
A total of 43 people were arrested in Central Mindanao for violating the gun ban imposed by the Commission on Elections since January 10. Chief Superintendent Josefino Cataluña, regional police director, said a total of 16 violators were arrested since February 4 in Cotabato City, 10 in North Cotabato, nine in General Santos, five in Sultan Kudarat, three in South Cotabato and one in Sarangani. A total of 34 violators... ( gunpolicy.org )
Jamaica
Jamaican Authority Revokes Gun Owners' Licences for Negligence, Risk
Jamaica Gleaner
7 February 2010
Last year, more than 45 firearm licences were revoked, and that number may increase this year as the Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) has intensified its probe into hundreds of permits. According to reports reaching The Sunday Gleaner, dozens of firearm holders could lose their permits when the FLA concludes its investigation later this year. The list includes members of the security forces, private security companies and entrepreneurs.... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Pennsylvania Man Threatens Neighbour with Gun in Snow Rage Incident
Delaware County Daily Times (Pennsylvania)
7 February 2010
A 43-year-old man has been charged with pointing a gun and threatening to shoot a neighbor he thought had thrown snow on his car, New Castle County police said today. Garnet R. Dalton, of the 1600 block of New Jersey Ave. in the Hampton Walk Apartments, faces one count of aggravated menacing. The victim told police he was shoveling snow from around his car late Saturday afternoon when his neighbor, Dalton, came outside... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
California Teens, 14 & 15, Shoot Ice Cream Van Driver for Her Takings
San Francisco Chronicle
6 February 2010
VALLEJO, California - A teenage runaway from a foster home is being sought by police, and another youth was arrested Friday in connection with the shooting of a woman driving an ice-cream truck in Vallejo. Peter Montenegro, 15, who has ties to Vallejo and Hayward, is suspected of firing the shots that wounded Amarjit Kaur, 39, of Vallejo on Wednesday, police Sgt. Kevin Bartlett said Friday. He remains at large. The boy... ( gunpolicy.org )
Ireland,United Kingdom
'Elaborately Armed' IRA Splinter Group Surrenders Weapons in Amnesty
Associated Press
6 February 2010
DUBLIN, Ireland - The Irish National Liberation Army, a ruthless IRA splinter group responsible for some of Northern Ireland's most notorious killings, said Saturday it has surrendered its weapons just days before an Anglo-Irish disarmament deadline is due to expire. Two representatives of the outlawed organization told The Associated Press that the INLA handed over weapons stockpiles to Northern Ireland's disarmament commission... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Florida Sheriffs Run Hidden Handgun Class to Raise Cash for Shot Officer
ABC News (USA)
6 February 2010
The Levy County Sheriff Office is raising awareness and money for the family of a fallen law enforcement officer. The sheriff's office raised money for the family of Chad Reed, a Dixie County sheriff captain, who lost his life during a shootout with John Kalisz, a man accused of shooting four women and killing two of them in January. The Levy County Sheriff's Office hosted a pistol class to educate people how to properly fire a... ( gunpolicy.org )
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