Nigeria
Officers Sold 7000 Army Guns to Rebels in 'Mind Boggling' Nigerian Theft
Punch (Lagos), Editorial
28 Nov 2008
Military authorities last week demonstrated a strong resolve to deal with the unrest in the troubled Niger Delta region by handing down life sentences and demotions to soldiers implicated in the sale of arms from the Nigerian Army armoury to militants. The soldiers who appeared before a General Court Martial had racked up a N100 million windfall from the sale of over 7, 000 military weapons to a militant group, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), which is involved in a violent agitation for resource control in the oil-rich Delta region of the country. It is, however, scandalous to believe that this nefarious act had been going on undetected... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
South Carolina Law Waives Tax in 'First of Its Kind' Gun Sale Promotion
State (South Carolina)
28 Nov 2008
Hunters and collectors can save some money on gun purchases today and Saturday as the state waives sales taxes on firearms. The tax-free weekend is likely the first of its kind in the country. State Rep. Mike Pitts, R-Greenwood, said he proposed the tax-free sales to celebrate the Second Amendment and respond to a then-pending U.S. Supreme Court decision on a Washington, D.C., handgun ban, which the court overturned. The tax-free days also coincide with the opening of the duck and small-game hunting seasons this week, Pitts said. "It's to bring recognition that the Second Amendment of the Constitution is every bit as important as the... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Tracing Bullets to Catch Killers 'Backdoor Gun Control' - US Gun Lobby
Tribune-Review (Pittsburgh)
28 Nov 2008
HARRISBURG -- Pennsylvania gun owners dodged a bullet when lawmakers failed to enact legislation that would have levied a 5-cent tax on each shell and required encoding ammunition with serial numbers and registering those numbers in a statewide database. Introduced in February, the bill remains in the state House Judiciary Committee and will die at the end of the session on Sunday. But it could be reintroduced in January, and gun advocates expect to fight it again next year. It's part of a growing effort nationally to target ammunition as one way to stem gun violence. Similar legislation has been introduced in 18 other states and the District... ( gunpolicy.org )
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