Australia
Australian Shooters Welcome Changes to Gun Laws
Batemans Bay Post (NSW)
3 Oct 2008
Eurobodalla shooters have welcomed changes to NSW Government firearms legislation and believe it will breathe new life into an aging sport. For Bryson Payne, and many like him, the Batemans Bay shooting range offers a sporting and social opportunity that would otherwise be hard to come by. With 530 members at last count, the Batemans Bay branch of the Sporting Shooters Association (SSA) is by no means struggling for membership -- but it is crying out for new blood. "To get to an Olympic standard, you have to start young," said Mr Payne, who is the association's president. The changes, which came into effect on Wednesday, will provide... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Baltimore Criminals Carry Fewer Guns: Homicide, Gunshot Injury Down
Baltimore Sun
3 Oct 2008
Despite an increased emphasis on seizing illegal firearms, Baltimore police have taken about 25 percent fewer guns off the street this year and are making fewer gun arrests. City law enforcement officials said they were unsure how to account for the decline, which has police on pace to recover far fewer illegal guns than in previous years, but were in agreement that it's probably not because there are significantly fewer guns on the streets. Instead, they said it is more likely that criminals are getting the message not to carry guns in public, which could be a factor in this year's drops in homicides and nonfatal shootings. "The sentiment is that there... ( gunpolicy.org )
Namibia
Gun Law Change Mooted as Firearm Misuse, Injury Climb in Namibia
New Era (Windhoek)
3 Oct 2008
WINDHOEK -- Minister of Safety and Security, Dr Nickey Iyambo, has said there are too many guns in society with the Namibian Police receiving not less than 500 gun licence applications every month. Chief of Police, Lieutenant General Sebastian Ndeitunga, confirmed to New Era yesterday that over 500 applications for gun licences are received from the public and some of the applicants already own more than two guns. "In a country where there is peace, why do we need firearm in the hands of citizens?" the minister asked. He added that the Government will have to come up with drastic steps towards gun ownership in Namibia. Iyambo said this... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
US Gun Lobby Plans Ad Assault on Barack Obama in Battleground States
Los Angeles Times
3 Oct 2008
The National Rifle Assn. is about to turn up the volume on its campaign against Barack Obama, airing more ads taking him to task over his gun record. Starting as early as Sunday, the NRA will be airing a new batch of spots in more battleground states, such as Ohio, Virginia and Florida. As colleague Noam Levey reported back in June, some say the NRA is losing sway. But Democrats, who generally favor restrictions on guns, still shy away from the issue, particularly in must-win swing states. The NRA already is up with spots in Colorado, New Mexico and Pennsylvania. Some use Obama's line, uttered at a San Francisco fundraiser, about "bitter" people clinging... ( gunpolicy.org )
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