United States
New Jersey Gun Dealer Wins Case, Defeats One-gun-a-month Limit
New York Times
12 Oct 2008
JERSEY CITY, New Jersey -- Frank Caso has sold handguns and rifles from his Caso's Gun-A-Rama store for 40 years. But for about six months in 2006, Mr. Caso was barred by a city ordinance from selling each customer more than one handgun a month. Two weeks ago, he won a legal victory when a State Appellate Court panel affirmed a lower court ruling that tossed out the Jersey City ordinance. Mr. Caso's legal victory, however, may be short lived. A bill that would limit gun buyers to one handgun a month passed the State Assembly in June and is now awaiting a hearing in the State Senate. "We really have to try to remedy this situation with guns on... ( gunpolicy.org )
New Zealand
New Law Will Ban Deadly Large-calibre Airguns in New Zealand - Police
New Zealand Press Association
12 Oct 2008
Police are becoming increasingly worried about the number of powerful, large-calibre air rifles being brought into the country. The guns can be sold without a licence to people over 18 and at short range could easily kill a person. The guns are marketed in the United States as "serious hunting guns" and are powered by compressed air and charged from a scuba tank. They fire a heavy .50 calibre lead slug at about 600 feet per second, and can be bought for as little as $70. Some importers have already agreed to remove the big-bore guns from their shelves after approaches from police. The guns can be imported by dealers with a licence and... ( gunpolicy.org )
Papua New Guinea
Plundered Police, Army Guns Fuel Violent Crime in Papua New Guinea
ABC News (Australia)
12 Oct 2008
The Papua New Guinea Government is set to make sweeping changes to the country's guns laws to curb violent crime. For many years, criminals have had easy access to factory-made weapons to commit crimes. They are the weapons of choice for Papua New Guinea criminals -- standard police and army issue high-powered rifles. Over the years, PNG's armoury has been plundered to such an extent, no one really knows how many guns are in criminal hands. This is how former internal security minister Bire Kimisopa summed up the problem last year: "We have a multiplicity of problems, but firearms remain the greatest challenge in PNG. And for... ( gunpolicy.org )
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