Uganda
Arming Traffic Police in Uganda is a 'Little on the Extreme'
Daily Monitor (Kampala)
7 Oct 2008
The Uganda Police leadership is never short of surprises. This time round, they want to arm the traffic police with automatic rifles to defend themselves against violent motorists. Whereas the traffic police have a right under the Constitution and the Police Act to defend themselves against violent criminals, employing guns is a little on the extreme. The Inspector General of Police Kale Kayihura, though a military man, is said to be a supporter of democratic policing -- a principle that calls for less confrontation. This notion of democratic policing is fundamental, given the country's history. Uganda is one of the countries that have grossly abused... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
California Dad Loses on Stock Market, Buys Gun, Kills Family of 5, Self
Los Angeles Times
7 Oct 2008
Karthik Rajaram had fallen hard. The 45-year-old Porter Ranch financial manager who once made more than $1.2 million in a London-based venture fund had lost his job. His luck playing the stock market ran out. On Sept. 16, he bought a gun. He wrote two suicide notes and a last will and testament. And then, sometime between Saturday night and Monday morning, he killed his wife, mother-in-law and three sons, and took his own life. "This is a perfect American family behind me that has absolutely been destroyed, apparently because of a man who just got stuck in a rabbit hole, if you will, of absolute despair, somehow working his way into believing... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Orange County, California Limits Hidden Handgun Permits, Corruption
Orange County Register (California)
7 Oct 2008
Sheriff Sandra Hutchens has come under fire from Orange County supervisors over her tightening of concealed weapons permits. Hutchens was before the board of supervisors Tuesday to present her long-awaited, 120-day report on the state of the department. And while she touted the work of rank-and-file officers, as well as volunteers and command staff, her gun policies drew the most attention. Hutchens was appointed by supervisors on a 3-2 vote in June following the October 2006 indictment of former Sheriff Mike Carona. To date, Hutchens has received high marks for restoring morale at the department as well as transparency and better relations with county... ( gunpolicy.org )
West Africa
West African Nations Hint at Further Moves Against Gun Proliferation
Punch (Lagos)
7 Oct 2008
ABUJA -- The Economic Community of West African States has hinted that it can introduce a new intervention that will further guard against illicit proliferation of small arms in the sub region. The President of ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas, stated this in a message to the third advisory board meeting of the ECOWAS Small Arms Programme which held in Abuja on Monday. According to him, "The pilot small arms survey process being undertaken by the National Commission is commendable, as indicators of the threats of the small arms problems so far analysed, will certainly provide the sub-region with the baseline information and statistics on the... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Wyoming Governor Stumps for Obama Among Pennsylvania Hunters
Daily American (Pennsylvania)
7 Oct 2008
Wyoming Gov. David D. Freudenthal will be stopping in Somerset today to talk with sportsmen about Sen. Barack Obama's views on gun rights. The stop is one of four on a tour of small towns in western Pennsylvania sponsored by the Obama campaign. Freudenthal will also be speaking to voters in Grindstone, McDonald and Tarentum. Allison Price, Obama spokeswoman, said both Obama and Sen. Joe Biden believe the Second Amendment guarantees the right to bear arms. "They will protect the rights of hunters and other Pennsylvanians to transport, own and use guns," Price said. The Obama campaign is focusing on rural areas to address concerns there,... ( gunpolicy.org )
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