Uganda
Ugandan Army Denies Selling Guns to Karamojong Pastoralists, Rebels
New Vision (Kampala)
6 Apr 2008
KAMPALA -- The army has refuted reports that soldiers were selling guns and bullets to Karimojong warriors. The 3rd Division commander, Brig. Patrick Kankiriho, said they had set up an armoury committee headed by the division operations and training officer, Col. Paul L'Okech, to ensure there was no misuse of weapons. "We keep record of the guns in the hands of our soldiers whenever they go out for the cordon-and-search operations. Whoever loses ammunition is court-martialled," Kankiriho said last week. The Kaabong resident district commissioner, Geoffrey Kiwanda, was quoted by the media as having stated that some soldiers sold guns to the Karimojong.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Threatened Judges in Philippines Given Interest-free Loans to Buy Guns
Agence France Presse
6 Apr 2008
MANILA -- Judges in the Philippines are to be given interest-free loans to buy guns for self-protection, following a rash of attacks on members of the judiciary, the Supreme Court said Saturday. Under the guidelines, approved as part of new security measures, 10 million pesos ($240,000) has been allocated for the programme. Judges will be able to borrow up to 50,000 pesos and can pay it back in 36 monthly payments or forfeit the gun, according to the government guidelines. Qualifying judges cannot be more than 67 years of age, nor be under any disciplinary suspension. The guidelines do not authorise judges to carry firearms outside their homes... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Spiking Gun Ban in US National Parks: Election Year 'Hardball Political Issue'
Ventura County Star (California), Editorial
6 Apr 2008
There's a good chance the Interior Department will soon weaken a regulation that restricts visitors from bringing loaded guns into our national parks and wildlife refugees. We'd rather it didn't. Since 1983, a Reagan-era ban has outlawed citizens from bringing readily accessible, loaded guns onto lands overseen by the National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The ban does not apply in national parks where hunting is allowed. Now, after heavy lobbying by the National Rifle Association, 50 senators are calling on the Interior Department to overturn the gun ban, even as park rangers praised the ban for making our national parks safer.... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Pennsylvania Legislators Defeat Even 'Small Step For Gun Sanity'
Philadelphia Inquirer (Pennsylvania), Column
6 Apr 2008
It was hardly a surprise that the Pennsylvania House shot down last week's proposal to curb illegal gun trafficking, but when the votes were tallied, I was a bit baffled. Scads of suburban Republicans stood up to their party and the National Rifle Association by supporting the plan to require gun owners to report lost or stolen weapons. This even though straw buying and the bloodshed that illegal guns cause is often derided as an "urban" problem. But House Speaker Dennis O'Brien, a city guy with constituents in the line of fire, voted against a small step for gun sanity. In saying no, O'Brien stood strangely alone. Every other Philadelphia lawmaker... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Obama Enlists Pro-gun Help to Woo Pennsylvania's 2nd Amendment Voters
United Press International
6 Apr 2008
Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama is trying to woo pro-gun voters in Pennsylvania, which is home to a large number of gun owners, observers say. The Politico reported Sunday that rather than touting gun control legislation he has consistently backed, the Illinois senator instead is highlighting his constitutional law experience. Pennsylvania, which holds its primary April 22, has the nation's highest per-capita membership rates in the National Rifle Association, Politico noted. Obama faces rival Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., who leads in state polls. Jim Kessler, vice president for policy at Third Way, a progressive think tank, said... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Death of Charlton Heston Puts Focus On Gun Control in America
New York Sun
6 Apr 2008
WASHINGTON -- The death of a former president of the National Rifle Association, Charlton Heston, throws a spotlight on a debate over gun control that has largely moved off center stage in recent years. The actor, who died Saturday, became synonymous with the issue of gun rights late in his life through his leadership of the NRA, as he helped energize the organization with the rallying cry "from my cold, dead hands!" But the fight over the Second Amendment rarely has dominated the national discourse in the years since Heston faded from the public eye in 2002, despite recent highly publicized school shootings and a soon-to-be-decided Supreme Court case... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Charlton Heston Led US Gun Lobby in Crucial Moment of Political Intimidation
Associated Press
6 Apr 2008
WASHINGTON -- As Moses, Charlton Heston thunderously rallied his people with the Ten Commandments in hand. The tablet of his political life was carved with something else -- the Second Amendment. Heston was not just the public face of the gun-rights movement but a good deal of the fire in its belly during a transformational time in the decades-old debate. He lived to see Democrats running away from a cause they once embraced, scared off by the likelihood that they lost the 2000 presidential election in part because of their gun-control advocacy. For a conservative champion like Heston, that was pretty close to the Promised Land. His... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
3 Year-old Detroit Girl Shoots Herself in the Head with Parents' Handgun
Detroit Free Press (Michigan)
6 Apr 2008
A 3-year-old girl, who found a gun in a bedroom in her home on Detroit's west side, shot herself in the head this afternoon. Detroit Police said the shooting took place at the girl's home in the 12800 block of Lahser around 2:30 p.m. The girl found the handgun, reportedly owned by one of her parents, and shot herself in the right side of the head. At least one of her parents was home at the time of the shooting. The girl, who has not been identified, was initially taken to Sinai Grace Hospital, and is being treated at Detroit Children's Hospital. Her condition is not known. Police have questioned her parents about the shooting,... ( gunpolicy.org )
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