Canada
Toronto Handgun Ban Vote Near Unanimous: 'Political Junk Food' Says Critic
Toronto Sun (Ontario)
28 Apr 2008
City council endorsed David Miller's handgun ban yesterday, but left the mayor three votes shy of winning unanimous support. It's tough to get unanimous support at Toronto council, Miller noted. But he said the city made a "strong and powerful step" towards eliminating guns from the streets. "Will it put an end to all guns in our country that are used illegally? We know there is more work to do and the answer is sadly no," Miller said. "Will it make a significant impact? The answer is absolutely yes." Miller noted an online petition on the city's toronto.ca website, calling on the federal government to ban handguns, has recorded nearly 45,000... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
South Carolina 18yr-old Arrested for Shooting Parents, Brother, Sister
Associated Press
28 Apr 2008
EASLEY, South Carolina -- A teenager who had recently moved back home after breaking up with his live-in girlfriend is accused of gunning down and killing four family members, stunning friends and neighbors. Nathaniel Dickson, 18, was arrested Saturday night at a home in Belton about 20 miles from where the bodies of his father, stepmother, stepsister and younger brother were found, authorities said. Those who knew Dickson grappled with how the quiet teen who loved video games and sports now was charged with four counts of murder. "I can't put my finger on what happened," said Melissa Funk, whose 16-year-old son was good friends with both the... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Florida Wannabe Had Gun 'Arsenal,' Killed Girlfriend in Pistol Safety Lesson
Palm Beach Post (Florida)
28 Apr 2008
JUPITER -- A man who told police he couldn't believe his pistol fired, killing an 18-year-old woman on Feb. 29, actually had an arsenal of guns scattered throughout his apartment. When police arrived, 26-year-old Thomas Sutton held a Glock 27 in his hand as Brittany Armstrong lay in his living room, dying from a gunshot wound to her head. Just feet away Sutton had a Glock 23 with a tactical light resting on his sofa and a Glock 22 on the kitchen counter -- both loaded, according to court records released Monday. In all, he kept seven handguns and five long guns inside his Jupiter Cove apartment, the documents said. On his bed, a semiautomatic... ( gunpolicy.org )
Zimbabwe, China
Arms Cargo to Zimbabwe Exposes Mugabe's Link to Chinese Gun Maker
Sunday Times (UK)
28 Apr 2008
The boycott of a Chinese ship laden with weapons for Zimbabwe has cast new light on the connections between the African country's president, Robert Mugabe, and a secretive Chinese arms-trading firm with a controversial track record from the Congo to Darfur. The ship steamed towards China last week after dock workers in Durban refused to unload it and a South African court blocked the transit of its cargo of mortar and small arms ammunition. The 15,000-tonne An Yue Jiang is registered in the southern city of Guangzhou and has been operated for about 20 years by Cosco, a state-owned cargo line. When Levy Mwanawasa, the president of Zambia, called... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Mexico
8 Gun Runners, Woman Straw Buyer Bought Guns in US, Sold to Mexico
Brownsville Herald (Texas)
28 Apr 2008
Two of the eight people arrested last week by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms on charges of selling firearms to the Mexican cartel have been released on bond. Melissa Cannon, 23, and Celestino Alvarez, 36, who are each charged with one count of unlawfully selling firearms presumably to members of the Gulf Cartel, have each posted a $30,00 bond, according to court documents. Cannon and Alvarez, along with Miguel Betts, 30, Elias Casanova, 24, Norma Casanova, 26, Agapito Macias, 29, Gerardo Silva, 24, and Ricardo Silva, 23, were arrested Friday at a home in Brownsville. ATF agents interviewed Cannon on March 4 and she told them that... ( gunpolicy.org )
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