United Kingdom
Genuine Handguns So Rare in UK, Converted Gas Guns Now the Rage
New Statesman
24 Nov 2008
The blanket ban on handguns following the massacre of 16 children in Dunblane in 1996 means Britain has some of the toughest controls yet street gun crime has risen inexorably If you get shot today in London, Manchester or Liverpool, chances the weapon will be a converted handgun. The conviction of a 13 year-old boy in south London last week for possession of a converted Russian CS gas pistol, highlighted the pervasive use of these weapons and underlined the government's failure to check Britain's growing gun culture. In fact the Baikal IZH-79, has been used in several killings in London including the gruesome murder of 17 year-old James 'Dre'... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Janitor Found Selling Handguns, Assault Rifles from Philippine Police HQ
Reuters
24 Nov 2008
A janitor at the Philippine national police headquarters has been arrested for selling revolvers and assault rifles that were to be destroyed because they were unserviceable, officials said today. Edward Villarta, head of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) office in the capital, said the man led officers to a cache of 88 pieces of .38 calibre revolvers and nine M16 assault rifles. "We were led to the warehouse by a utility man working at the main headquarters of the Philippine National Police," Mr Villarta said, showing three small crates filled with revolvers and rifles seized during an entrapment operation earlier this month. He said... ( gunpolicy.org )
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