United States
Arizona Gun Dealer Loses 'Arsenal' of Handguns, 3mths in Canadian Jail
Chatham Daily News / Sun Media (Ontario)
17 Oct 2008
A 66-year-old Arizona man arrested at the border with an arsenal of loaded handguns in his vehicle was released from Sarnia jail Thursday after spending three months behind bars. Collie Roe pleaded guilty in Sarnia court to eight gun-related offences including possession of prohibited weapons, importing prohibited goods and evading customs laws July 12 at the Blue Water Bridge. Under Canada's strict new gun laws, Roe could have been sentenced to a mandatory three year prison term. Instead, his case was treated as a summary offence and he was released on compassionate grounds due to poor health. The pre-sentence custody was regarded as equivalent... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Gun Crime: Lawmakers Prefer Punishment to Prevention in Pennsylvania
Associated Press
17 Oct 2008
PHILADELPHIA -- Pennsylvania's gun laws got tougher Friday as Gov. Ed Rendell signed a bill increasing the mandatory sentence for anyone convicted of shooting a firearm at a police officer and for crimes committed with illegally purchased guns. Rendell signed the wide-reaching bill at the Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police lodge. "It's a good day for Pennsylvania and a great day for law enforcement," said Philadelphia District Attorney Lynne Abraham, who pushed for the changes. The bill raises the sentence for anyone who shoots a firearm at a police officer from 10 years to 20, with a maximum of 40 years. It also aids prosecutors... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Handgun Owners in Cleveland Volunteer to Register Their Weapons
Cleveland Plain Dealer (Ohio)
17 Oct 2008
Hundreds of Cleveland residents voluntarily register their guns with the city, even though a state law banned Cleveland and other cities from forcing people to register their weapons. Cleveland officials said they have always enforced state laws, even those that conflict with city ordinances, after the state passed a law last year that revised portions of the concealed-carry law and implemented one set of gun rules statewide, nullifying local firearms ordinances. For example, the city no longer requires people to register their handguns with City Hall. But some people continue to do so, and the city willingly takes down their information, said Lt. Thomas... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Of 200 Guns Stolen Each Year in South Australia, Police Recover Only 6
Advertiser (Adelaide), Opinion
17 Oct 2008
South Australia is seemingly awash with illegal and stolen firearms -- and the Government appears powerless to stop the black-market trade. About 200 guns are stolen in SA a year, according to the latest Australian Institute of Criminology figures. Of those only about 3 per cent -- or about six weapons -- are ever recovered by police. That means hundreds of weapons a year are disappearing forever, ending up in the hands of bikies and the criminal underworld. It is fuelling a black-market trade in stolen weapons where SA has the unenviable honour of reporting the highest proportion of handgun theft in Australia. You don't have to watch... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Philadelphia Lawmakers Float Another Raft of City Gun Control Laws
Philadelphia Inquirer
17 Oct 2008
The same Philadelphia City Council members who have challenged the state's supremacy on gun laws introduced two new gun-control bills yesterday, one aimed at closing what critics say is a big loophole in the secondhand gun market. Under legislation proposed by Council members Donna Reed Miller and Darrell L. Clarke, anyone reselling a gun would have have to run the sale through a licensed dealer, who would run a background check on the buyer. A similar state law already exists, but critics say it is too narrow and has no effect on individuals selling guns to other individuals. "We're looking at all the avenues and cracks in the system," Miller... ( gunpolicy.org )
United Kingdom, Northern Ireland
Suicide of Loyalist Commissar Yields 80 Illegal Guns in Northern Ireland
BBC News
17 Oct 2008
More than 80 guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition have been found by police in a loyalist area of Belfast. Police officers went to the Ballysillan area of north Belfast to investigate the death of a man at the weekend. It is believed he took his own life. In follow-up searches of his house, police said they found more than 70 suspected guns. More guns were seized from a nearby lock-up premises. The guns are thought to be linked to the UVF. All the weapons have been removed for examination and police inquiries. The UVF announced last year that it was putting its weapons beyond reach. BBC Northern Ireland security... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
US Soccer Mom Insists on Packing Loaded Pistol to 5yr-old's Games
Patriot-News (Pennsylvania)
17 Oct 2008
Sharon Gregg-Bolognese, the president of the Central Pennsylvania Youth Soccer League, has been getting an earful from parents and coaches who are worried that people will start packing pistols to their children's soccer games. In a case that gained national attention, a Lebanon County judge ruled Tuesday that Meleanie Hain should get back her concealed-gun permit, which the county sheriff revoked after Hain openly carried a gun to her 5-year-old daughter's soccer game. Since then, dozens of readers have posted comments on PennLive.com either applauding or attacking the ruling and Hain's comments that she will likely continue to carry her gun at her... ( gunpolicy.org )
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