United States
Gun Lobby Overreacts, Objects to Pennsylvania 'No Shotguns at Work' Rule
Erie Times-News (Pennsylvania), Editorial
3 March 2010
In Albion, an issue that should have been confined to the local level has escalated into a skirmish involving the National Rifle Association. Gun owners are quick to act when they fear their Second Amendment rights are at risk, but in the Albion example, protesters are misfiring. As Tim Hahn reported on Feb. 6, Jeff Paul, 57, was cited by Albion police in November for disorderly conduct. Police say that Paul, chief operator... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Baja California Police Detain Man With Illegal .50cal Sniper Rifle in Car
KPBS Radio (San Diego)
3 February 2010
Baja California police say a man they detained, who had a high calibre armor piercing gun, offered officers $20,000 to let him go. State police say an anonymous tip led them to the 32-year-old Joaquín Pedroza Ávila who was in a parked car. Officers say they found the gun in the back seat. The Barrett .50 calibre, also known as a sniper rifle, can hit targets more than a mile away. Armies around the world use the gun or... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Pennsylvania Gun Show Patrons Far Too Honest to Traffic in Firearms
Philadelphia Inquirer
17 January 2010
They began arriving well before the 9 a.m. Sunday opening, cramming the parking lots and forcing latecomers onto snowy fields. At least half the vehicles were pickups, peppered with road salt and bearing such bumper stickers as "Don't blame me, I voted for McCain" and "If guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns." When the doors to the Lebanon Valley Exposition Center finally opened, they stepped inside and paid $5 to attend... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
NBA All-Star Pleads Guilty Unlicensed Possession
Washington Examiner
15 January 2010
Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas pleaded guilty to a felony gun charge Friday, with prosecutors saying they would recommend the athlete spend no more than two years behind bars. The 28-year-old NBA All-Star appeared in D.C. Superior Court, pleading guilty to one count of carrying a pistol without a license, which carries a maximum prison term of five years. Channing Phillips, acting U.S. Attorney for the District... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States,Jamaica
New York Traffickers Ship AK-47s, Submachine Guns, Pistols to Jamaica
Gleaner (Jamaica)
14 January 2010
With 14 days into the new year, the island's security forces have seized more than 1,000 assorted rounds of ammunition and at least 27 illegal firearms, including four high-powered weapons and a number of semi-automatic pistols. The cracks in the existing security system at Port Bustamante were tested on Monday, when a Jamaican connection in New York sent a shipment containing 12 illegal guns and more than 700 rounds of ammunition.... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Baltimore Felon Fires at Police with .50cal Handgun, Gets Himself Killed
Associated Press
15 December 2009
A convicted felon armed with a .50-caliber handgun -- a powerful weapon used by some firearms enthusiasts to hunt big game -- opened fire on police officers Tuesday and was shot to death in Baltimore's second police-involved shooting in two days, authorities said. The gunfight left Police Commissioner Frederick H. Bealefeld III shaken and angry with a court system he described as too lenient and often dysfunctional. On... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Hidden Handguns Become Easier to Carry as US Gun Lobbies Relax Laws
Associated Press
12 December 2009
NASHVILLE, Tennessee -- It's been the year of the gun in Tennessee. In a flurry of legislative action, handgun owners won the right to take their weapons onto sports fields and playgrounds and, at least briefly, into bars. A change in leadership at the state Capitol helped open the doors to the gun-related bills and put Tennessee at the forefront of a largely unnoticed trend: In much of the country, it is getting easier to carry... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States,Philippines
Warlord's 1000 Assault Weapons Leaked from Philippine Army, Police
Philippine Star
8 December 2009
MANILA, Philippines -- The Senate is set to conduct investigations on the large cache of firearms seized by authorities in areas near the mansions of the Ampatuan clan in Maguindanao. Senators Rodolfo Biazon, Antonio Trillanes IV and Richard Gordon have filed separate resolutions calling on the proper committees to look into the confiscation. "This discovery of weapons and ammunition in or near the residences of the Ampatuans,... ( gunpolicy.org )
New Zealand
Small New Zealand Ammo Maker Can Produce 60 Million Rounds a Year
Defense News (USA), Web page
30 November 2009
WELLINGTON -- There is an antique aspect to New Zealand's tiny Ordnance Developments Ltd. (ODL), including machinery far older than those who operate it. However, ODL's status in the world of small-arms ammunition makers belies its small size. "We're probably in the top five in the world in terms of our capability, which is rather extensive," said John Quigley, ODL's marketing manager. The company manufactures... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Police Ask Gun Dealers to Install Cameras After Indian Weapon Theft
Indo-Asian News Service
4 November 2009
PANCHKULA, Haryana -- All arms dealers in this Haryana district have been asked to install closed circuit TV (CCTV) cameras and appoint a guard at night after an arms shop was robbed of weapons and ammunitions worth nearly Rs.1 million last week, police said. District police chief Amitabh Dhillon has asked all police station heads to ensure the dealers follow the instructions. On Tuesday, robbers broke at least five locks... ( gunpolicy.org )
Mexico,United States
Firearm Registration Permits String of US-Mexico Gun Running Arrests
Las Vegas Sun (Nevada)
28 October 2009
The man known as "Zorra" is the latest catch for federal Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents in Las Vegas. Five days ago he pleaded guilty in federal court, and when he is sentenced in January he faces up to five years in prison. The agents placed Claudio Caesar "Zorra" Penunuri at the center of a gun smuggling ring from here to Southern California and then south into Mexico. He provided the more than $100,000 in cash... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Child Pornographer Allegedly Making Illegal .50cal Rifles, Machine Guns
Nevada Appeal
28 October 2009
CARSON CITY, Nevada -- Machinery suspected in the illegal manufacture of weapons was removed by investigators Tuesday from the shop of a man also charged with possession of child pornography. Detective Craig Lowe said a search warrant, filed last week in Carson City Justice Court, allowed for the seizure of about $12,000 in equipment that investigators suspect Glenn Ware used to manufacture two fully automatic .50 caliber rifles... ( gunpolicy.org )
Mexico,United States
Nevada Gun Dealers Sold 28 Weapons to Trafficker for Mexico Drug Cartel
Las Vegas Sun (Nevada)
26 October 2009
A man has pleaded guilty to using straw buyers to purchase at least 28 rifles and handguns in Las Vegas, knowing that the weapons were going to be taken to Mexico for criminal activity, U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden of Nevada said today. Claudio Caesar Penunuri, 34, pleaded guilty Friday before U.S. District Judge James C. Mahan to dealing in firearms without a license, Bogden said. Penunuri, also known as "Zorra" and... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
New Jersey Gun Dealers Sold 52 Handguns to Fake Buyer, Drug Dealer
Philadelphia Inquirer
14 September 2009
A New Jersey drug dealer who arranged the straw purchases of dozens of guns in exchange for cash and crack cocaine was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia to 30 years in prison. Sean Hagins was a Trenton crack dealer in 2004 when he saw an opportunity to become a gunrunner. Hagins noticed that one of his customers from Pennsylvania, David Downs, had a pickup truck with an NRA sticker on it. As a felon... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
US Doctor's Hidden-camera Study Reveals Lax Controls at Gun Shows
Davis Enterprise (California)
4 September 2009
SACRAMENTO -- California's gun sale laws and supervision of gun shows may be a model for the nation, a UC Davis researcher said Wednesday, but firearms flood in from Nevada, Arizona and other states where laws are lax. "It is the case (that) gun shows are an important source of crime guns in California. But those gun shows don't happen to be in California -- they're in Nevada," said Garen Wintemute, a professor of emergency medicine,... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Canada
Chicago Gun Shop Owner Smuggled 234 Firearms to Canadian Gangs
Toronto Star (Ontario)
24 August 2009
The trail of guns led from Chicago to Guelph, where a year ago a coked-up man went berserk and fired shots into his neighbour's apartment and car. Then it continued to Ottawa, where a 26-year-old man was fatally shot after answering a knock on an apartment door just before Christmas. A month later, in Vaughan near Weston and Rutherford Rds., three residents were held hostage at gunpoint during a home invasion. Two men pleaded... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Law Abiding Gun Owners, Politicians Spray US Town with Machine Guns
Grand Rapids Press (Michigan)
23 August 2009
EVART -- When Rudolph Tuten and his wife heard machine guns firing near their home July 18, they did not expect the bullet that hit the side of the garage. "We thought the war was over here," said Tuten, who was standing in the backyard when a bullet pierced the vinyl siding. "All of a sudden: Kaboom! It could have killed someone. " The bullet came from a shooting demonstration more than a mile away on a farm owned by Kent... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
New Jersey Mulls .50cal Rifle Ban, Microstamping Handgun Ammunition
Star-Ledger (New Jersey)
26 July 2009
Days before he is expected to sign a contentious gun-control bill into law -- and motivated by shooting deaths last week that included a Jersey City police officer and a Newark mother -- Gov. Jon Corzine convened a press conference today with his running mate and several Democratic allies to call for additional reforms. The governor also painted himself as tougher on violent crime than Republican challenger Chris Christie, who he... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Gun Cache Seized from Licensed Toronto Gun Owner, White Supremacist
National Post (Toronto)
20 July 2009
Police today unveiled a stash of high calibre weaponry and ammunition seized from the Bay Street-area condo of a suspected white supremacist. A .50 calibre sniper rifle and several semi-automatic rifles were among 10 firearms seized. Det. Wayne Fowler described the collection as "lethal," although all the guns were registered and legally owned. Police have charged the man with storing the weapons unsafely. "The... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Texas FBI Agent, 'Gun Nut' Provided .50cal Rifle in Mexico Drug Shootout
El Paso Times (Texas)
15 July 2009
EL PASO -- The FBI agent charged with illegal arms trading has been linked to a rifle found at a gunbattle that killed seven people, including a captain in the Mexican army. John Thomas Shipley, 39, was indicted in federal court last week on charges that he sold weapons without a dealer's license on several Web sites and at gun shows. An ATF search warrant unsealed Tuesday stated that Shipley sold a .50-caliber rifle to... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Tax Evader Amassed Guns, Bombs to Kill Feds 'As Any American Would'
Concord Monitor (New Hampshire)
8 July 2009
By turns confessional and combative, Ed Brown took the stand in his own defense yesterday, telling jurors he built pipe bombs, hung exploding rifle targets, and placed guns and ammunition around his Plainfield home when he knew federal agents were trying to arrest him. But Brown said that his attempts to arm himself were merely defensive and that he added to his arsenal only after he became convinced U.S. Marshals were trying to... ( gunpolicy.org )
Mexico, United States
Federal Agencies Vow to Help Each Other Tackle US-Mexico Gun Running
Associated Press
30 June 2009
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico -- Two federal agencies criticized in the past for failing to work together to stop the flow of smuggled firearms from the United States to Mexico have agreed to boost their cooperation. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives signed a memorandum of understanding Tuesday at the start of a two-day summit in Albuquerque to teach law enforcement... ( gunpolicy.org )
Jamaica, Mexico, United States
80 Percent of Jamaica's Traceable Crime Guns Are Smuggled from US
Associated Press
23 June 2009
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Ships from Miami steam into Jamaica's main harbor loaded with TV sets and blue jeans. But some of the most popular U.S. imports never appear on the manifests: handguns, rifles and bullets that stoke one of the world's highest murder rates. The volume is much less than the flow of U.S. guns into Mexico that end up in the hands of drug cartels -- Jamaican authorities recover fewer than 1,000 firearms a year. But... ( gunpolicy.org )
Somalia, Eritrea, Uganda, Yemen
Mogadishu Gun Market Prices Fall, Smuggled Ammunition 'Plentiful'
Reuters
9 June 2009
In Mogadishu, prices of guns and ammunition have fallen in recent months due to plentiful supplies from Eritrea and Uganda and the weapons Ethiopian troops left behind when they withdrew, arms dealers say. Here is a price list for some popular weapons: Mortars 120 mm - $700 ($55 per mortar bomb) 82 mm - $300 ($25 per bomb) 60 mm - $200 ($18 per bomb) Anti-aircraft guns (truck mounted) 23... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
DC Could Use a Hand from Obama as Gun Lobby Keeps Capital Voteless
Washington Post
21 May 2009
In the three months since the U.S. Senate approved the D.C. voting rights bill, dates targeted for a House vote have come and gone with no action. An amendment eliminating most gun laws in the District and stripping city officials of their ability to regulate guns holds the bill hostage, stymieing its supporters. Now time is running out, and House Democratic leaders could use an assist from the White House. The bill giving D.C.... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Mexico Data Overstates US Share of Guns Smuggled to Fuel Drug War
El Paso Times (Texas)
14 May 2009
EL PASO -- More than 90 percent of about 11,000 guns tied to violence in Mexico's drug wars came from the United States, but those weapons were handpicked for tracing by Mexican authorities. The Mexican federal attorney general's staff recently acknowledged that Mexican authorities had seized 35,943 arms, including 2,800 grenades, since the crackdown against the drug cartels began in December 2006. That means Mexico provided... ( gunpolicy.org )
Mexico, United States
Was 'Anti-aircraft' Gun Seized in Mexico a Big Police Hoax?
Narcosphere, Web page
10 May 2009
Mexican federal police commander Gen. Rodolfo Cruz Lopez described a weapon seized last month from one of the nation's deadly "drug cartels" as a .50 caliber anti-aircraft gun that fires 6-inch armor-piercing bullets at the rate of 800 rounds per minute. The mainstream media coverage on both sides of the border trumpeted the capture of this Rambo-style machine gun as evidence of the increasing danger the drug-trafficking organizations... ( gunpolicy.org )
Mexico, United States
Mexico's Cache of 88,537 Smuggled, Seized Crime Guns Stymies Tracing
Associated Press
6 May 2009
MEXICO CITY, Mexico -- Deep inside a heavily guarded military warehouse, the evidence of Mexico's war on drug cartels is stacked two stories high: tens of thousands of seized weapons, from handguns and rifles to AK-47s, some with gun sights carved into the shape of a rooster or a horse's head. The vault nestled in a Mexican military base is the government's largest stash of weapons -- some 88,537 of them -- seized from brutal drug... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Ontario Driver Had 100 Boxes of Illegal Ammo, .50cal 'For Gun Show'
Cornwall Standard-Freeholder (Ontario)
5 May 2009
A man transporting more than 100 boxes of military ammunition, bayonets and a box of black gun powder has been charged by the Cornwall police. Edwin Baron-Vartian, a 69-year-old Scarborough, Ont. Resident under a court order prohibiting him from possessing explosives for the rest of his life, was pulled over on Brookdale Avenue Saturday afternoon for a routine traffic check. Baron-Vartian told the officer he was planning... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Sydney Gun Dealer, Collector Gives Up Illegal Automatic Assault Weapons
Sydney Morning Herald
19 April 2009
An alleged illegal gun dealer charged by police over a hoard of military firearms, including the first AK-47 assault rifle seized in NSW, has used the gun amnesty to surrender more firearms. A solicitor acting for Allan Driver, 59, of Elanora Heights, stunned Firearms and Organised Crime Squad officers by surrendering six high-powered weapons and ammunition to Manly police on Wednesday. Police said the weapons were inside... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Sydney Collector Surrenders Military Assault Rifles, Automatic Shotguns
NSW Police Force, Media release
19 April 2009
A collection of prohibited high-powered military-grade weapons, including fully-automatic assault rifles and shotguns, has been handed in to police during the State Government's Firearms Amnesty. Around 10pm on Wednesday, 15 April, lawyers for a local gun owner attended the Manly Police Station and presented officers with a large, locked metal box. When detectives from the State Crime Command's Firearms and Organised Crime... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Mexico
Mexican Arms Race: Ever-bigger US and Other Guns Reach Drug Cartels
Associated Press
19 April 2009
MEXICO CITY, Mexico -- An escalating arms race among Mexico's drug cartels casts doubt on whether Mexico or the U.S. can stop the flow of weaponry, despite renewed vows last week from presidents of both countries. Stockpiles captured by Mexican soldiers show that warring traffickers are now obtaining military-grade weaponry such as grenades, launchers, machine guns, mortars and anti-tank rockets. Some drug gangs have even... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Mexico, Americas
Sorry, NRA: Mexican Gun Traffickers Do Buy American Assault Weapons
Huffington Post (USA)
16 April 2009
In a recent 'commentary' posted on CNN.com, National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre dismissed statements from U.S. and Mexican government officials that, based on firearms tracing data from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Mexico's drug cartels obtain 90 percent or more of their firearms from the United States. In making his argument, LaPierre preaches to the choir... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Mexico
Ending Flows of Drugs, Guns Tops President Obama's Mexico Visit
Deutsche Presse-Agentur
15 April 2009
WASHINGTON - As the death toll in Mexico's drug wars soars into the thousands, the United States government and public have focussed more attention not just on drugs flowing north but also on the easy supply of weapons flowing south. "There's no doubt that the vast majority of weapons seized in Mexico come from the United States," Attorney General Eric Holder said on a trip to Mexico earlier this month. "This is a reality we have... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Mexico
American Gun Sale Loopholes Let Weapon Smuggling to Mexico Flourish
New York Times
15 April 2009
HOUSTON -- John Phillip Hernandez, a 24-year-old unemployed machinist who lived with his parents, walked into a giant sporting goods store here in July 2006, and plunked $2,600 in cash on a glass display counter. A few minutes later, Mr. Hernandez walked out with three military-style rifles. One of those rifles was recovered seven months later in Acapulco, Mexico, where it had been used by drug cartel gunmen to attack the offices... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Mexico
Sting Nets Mexican Gun Runners Buying $2million Worth of US Weapons
El Paso Times (Texas)
14 April 2009
EL PASO -- Two men from Guadalajara, Mexico, are accused of trying to buy $2 million worth of weapons and ammunition from undercover federal agents in El Paso. Osvaldo Tostado Gonzalez, 31, and Gabriel Gonzalez Gonzalez, 38, allegedly planned to smuggle automatic rifles and other firearms into Mexico, said Leticia Zamarripa, spokeswoman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Both men made an initial appearance before... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada, United States
Canadian Feds Seize 41 Firearms, .30cal Machine Gun in BC Drug Raid
Globe & Mail (Toronto)
10 April 2009
VICTORIA -- A military-grade machine gun seized by Nanaimo RCMP this week is likely an army surplus weapon smuggled into Canada as part of the thriving illegal gun trade, a Vancouver-based firearms researcher said yesterday. "It's almost certainly a smuggled weapon," said Gary Mauser, a retired Simon Fraser University business professor who has lectured extensively on the criminal use of firearms. "Most of the illegal weapons... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Mounties Alarmed By Military Arms Cache, .50cal Machine Gun in BC
United Press International
9 April 2009
NANAIMO, British Columbia -- The Royal Canadian Mounted Police expressed concern over the nature of heavy weapons they seized in a Vancouver Island raid. Early Wednesday, RCMP officers stormed a large property with numerous buildings on it near Nanaimo and arrested four men and a woman after finding more than 1 pound of cocaine, at least $50,000 in cash and a total of 41 weapons, the Times Colonist newspaper in Victoria reported.... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Gun Warning 'Could Have Changed Response' in Pittsburgh Cop Killing
Tribune-Review (Pittsburgh)
8 April 2009
When Richard Poplawski learned the fourth victim of a deadly encounter at his Stanton Heights home survived with a wound to his hand, he callously responded, "Oh, I thought I got that one, too," investigators said Tuesday. During interviews with police, Poplawski, 22, described how he fired extra bullets into the motionless bodies of Officers Stephen J. Mayhle and Paul J. Sciullo II "just to make sure they were dead," detectives... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Does America Need More Gun Control? Point, Counterpoint Op-Ed
Los Angeles Times, Opinion
8 April 2009
Do the recent mass shootings in New York state and Pittsburgh suggest a need for more stringent firearms laws? The Brady Campaign's Paul Helmke and 'Ricochet' author Richard Feldman debate. Today's topic: Richard Poplawski, the alleged gunman in the April 4 Pittsburgh shootings, reportedly obtained his weapons legally. Jiverly Wong, who killed 13 people in New York state on April 4, also bought his guns legally, having passed background... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Sydney Police Seize Machine Guns, .50cal Sniper Rifle, Assault Weapons
Sydney Morning Herald / AAP
3 April 2009
Among a stockpile of illegal weapons seized by police was a sniper rifle so powerful it could bring down a jet or penetrate a bulletproof car over two kilometres away, experts say. A sniper standing on Sydney's Centrepoint Tower using the .50 calibre rifle could take out the engine of a car near the Opera House or stop a bus on the Anzac Bridge, such was its potency, they said. Police yesterday showed off the weapons stash,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Machine Guns, AK-47, .50cal Sniper Rifle Seized in Australian Police Raid
Australian Associated Press
2 April 2009
An AK-47 assault rifle, a high-calibre sniper rifle and machine guns are among a large cache of weapons uncovered by police in a sting operation culminating in a series of Sydney raids. The Russian-designed Kalashnikov military rifle is the first recovered by New South Wales police. Two men have been arrested after the year-long operation targeting the illegal supply of military-style firearms and other weapons, which culminated... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Mexico
Mexico Trying Harder to Catch Smuggled US Guns at Porous Border
Associated Press
1 April 2009
MEXICO CITY -- Try to bring a refrigerator into Mexico in the back of your pickup, and you are almost certain to get stopped by Mexican customs officials. Stick a couple of AK-47 rifles in your trunk, and chances are you'll whiz right through. Now Mexico is owning up to its leaky border as it launches a new program to monitor vehicles entering the country. The goal is to weigh and photograph southbound cars and trucks,... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Florida Gun Sales Rise 'Dramatically' as Fear of Obama Drives Buyers
SunCoast News (Florida)
28 March 2009
Gun sales have risen dramatically. More than 600,000 Floridians are licensed to carry guns and they still are applying in record numbers. A backlog in applications for firearm permits has caused the state to hire extra personnel to process the logjam in Tallahassee, says Rob Shewmake. The Holiday man wants to ensure these applicants are properly trained in handling weapons. He, along with partners John Potter of Dunedin... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Suicidal Florida Gun Collector Wounds Cop with .50cal Rifle, Kills 2, Self
News-Journal (Florida)
26 March 2009
ORANGE CITY -- A standoff that began with the shooting of an Orange City policeman outside a home on East University Avenue ended late Wednesday when sheriff's deputies found the bodies of a man and woman inside, dead from an apparent murder-suicide, Volusia County Sheriff Ben Johnson said. The body of a man believed to be Deltona bar owner Bryan Langford, 38, was found in the kitchen of the house with a gunshot wound to the head... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
California Man Shoots 4 Police with AK-47: New Call to Ban Assault Rifles
San Francisco Chronicle, Column
24 March 2009
If history repeats itself, the fatal shootings of four Oakland police officers on Saturday afternoon will become the next benchmark in the national debate on a federal law to ban assault weapons. If there is a grain of hope to be gathered from a loss so tragic, it's that last weekend's horrific events will help end the debate on an unresolved policy issue that has resulted in thousands of deaths and helped sustain veritable demilitarized... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Mexico
Mexico Cartel Wars Boil Over, But US Pols Fall Silent on Gun Control
Associated Press
23 March 2009
WASHINGTON -- Members of Congress may be alarmed by the surge in Mexican drug violence and its potential to spill across the border, but they grow silent when the talk turns to gun control as a solution. With related kidnappings and killings occurring in the U.S., the Obama administration is likely to shift dozens of enforcement agents and millions of dollars to the fight against Mexican drug cartels. Yet when Attorney... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Mexico
NRA Ignites Firefight Amid Claims US Assault Rifle Ban Could Aid Mexico
Fox News (USA)
17 March 2009
Get ready for a gunfight. Attorney General Eric Holder is using the drug violence in Mexico to "confuse and mislead" Americans in an attempt to reinstate the expired Federal Assault Weapons Ban, gun advocates claim. Holder revealed his intention to reinstate the ban last month while announcing more than 700 arrests in connection with a crackdown on Mexican drug cartels operating in the United States. "As President... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Mexico
Mexico Seizes 40,000 Guns a Year, US Gun Laws Fuel Cartel Drug Wars
National Law Journal / The Recorder (USA), Opinion
16 March 2009
Anyone who needs convincing that our nation's gun laws are dangerously inadequate should consider the devastating impact those laws are having on our neighbor to the south, Mexico. Firearm-related violence across the border has skyrocketed recently in bloody battles between Mexican drug cartels and Mexican authorities, resulting in the slaughter of police officers, soldiers, judges, prosecutors, reporters and innocent bystanders. Because... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Mexico, Guatemala, Central America
US, Central America Fuel Mexican Drug Cartel Wars with Guns, Grenades
Los Angeles Times
15 March 2009
ZIHUATANEJO and MEXICO CITY -- It was a brazen assault, not just because it targeted the city's police station, but for the choice of weapon: grenades. The Feb. 21 attack on police headquarters in coastal Zihuatanejo, which injured four people, fit a disturbing trend of Mexico's drug wars. Traffickers have escalated their arms race, acquiring military-grade weapons, including hand grenades, grenade launchers, armor-piercing munitions... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Mexico
Enforce US Assault Weapon Import Law to Slow US-Mexico Gun Running
Associated Press
15 March 2009
WASHINGTON, DC -- A gun control expert says the administration can help control drug violence in Mexico by enforcing already existing laws. Expert Tom Diaz says that imports of certain semiautomatic rifles were regulated under the first Bush and Clinton administrations. But he told a House panel Wednesday the import rules were relaxed under the most recent Bush administration. Diaz also says a 1930s gun law can be used... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Bail Denied for Licensed US Gun Dealer with Machine Guns, Grenades
Thaindian News (Bangkok) / IANS
13 March 2009
WASHINGTON -- No date has been set for the trial of an Indian-American doctor found with more than $1 million worth of machine guns and grenades in a raid at his home in Arkansas. Denying Randeep Singh Mann bail pending his federal trial, US Magistrate H. David Young in Little Rock said he was unconvinced the accused would remain in the country if freed on bond. Young said he didn't have an accurate account of Mann's "financial... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Illinois Lawmakers Introduce at Least 55 Gun Control and Pro-gun Bills
Associated Press
11 March 2009
Legislators have introduced at least 55 bills that could change Illinois laws on guns and hunting. Here's a look at a few: Concealed carry: Lets gun owners carry handguns in public. (HB245, HB367, HB462, SB1976) Private sales: Requires individuals to sell or transfer firearms through a licensed gun dealer. (HB48, SB1848) Assault weapons: Bans semiautomatic assault weapons, .50 caliber rifles and accessories. (HB165,... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Mexico
Licensed US Gun Dealer In Court for Selling 700 Guns to Mexican Cartels
Arizona Republic
9 March 2009
Law-enforcement agents on both sides of the U.S.-Mexican border will be watching closely today as a Valley businessman accused of supplying assault rifles to Mexican drug cartels goes on trial. The case has drawn international attention as a landmark effort against gunrunning and because of the cooperative work between Mexican and U.S. authorities. Mexican prosecutors sat in on suspect interviews and provided investigative materials... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Arkansas Gun Dealer Loses Illegal Machine Guns, Grenades, Licence
Associated Press
9 March 2009
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas -- The father of a doctor accused of stockpiling more than $1 million worth of machine guns, grenade launchers and grenades in and around his home is a known international arms dealer, and he and his son made frequent trips outside the country in the past two years, a federal agent testified Monday. Prosecutors and an agent of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives offered no evidence... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Gun Permits Should be Easier for US War Vets with Post-trauma Stress
Omaha World-Herald
5 March 2009
Sgt. Tim Mechaley trained fellow Marines to fire .50-caliber machine guns. He qualified as a marksman. He fought in the battle for Fallujah, Iraq, and received a combat medal with a "V" for valor. Back home, he uses a rifle for target shooting. Yet, when Mechaley sought to buy a 9-mm Ruger pistol for protection at his midtown apartment, the Omaha Police Department rejected his application for a gun permit. "I was... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Obama Should Not Reinstate Assault Weapon Ban, Say Gun Enthusiasts
Los Angeles Times / Outposts, Column
2 March 2009
Last week's announcement that 730 people across the United States had been arrested during a 21-month investigation targeting Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel underscored the scope of a simply-described cross-border problem that cannot be easily solved. Cartel members smuggle drugs into the U.S., where demand is insatiable and worth billions, and smuggle high-tech weapons from the U.S. into Mexico to protect their interests against... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
'Wacky' Gun Lobby Amendment Would Eliminate Washington, DC Gun Laws
New York Times, Editorial
27 February 2009
The Supreme Court brushed past flimsy arguments by the gun lobby this week to uphold an important restriction on gun ownership that protects public safety. The 7-to-2 decision upheld a broad reading of a 1996 federal law written by Senator Frank Lautenberg, Democrat of New Jersey, that bars people convicted of crimes involving domestic violence from owning guns. A narrow interpretation of the law, excluding domestic abusers convicted... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Mexico
US-Mexico Gun Runners: Thousands of Licensed US Gun Dealers Fuel War
New York Times
26 February 2009
PHOENIX -- The Mexican agents who moved in on a safe house full of drug dealers last May were not prepared for the fire power that greeted them. When the shooting was over, eight agents were dead. Among the guns the police recovered was an assault rifle traced back across the border to a dingy gun store here called X-Caliber Guns. Now, the owner, George Iknadosian, will go on trial on charges he sold hundreds of weapons,... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Mexico
Mexican Drug Cartels Armed with US Guns, Threaten National Security
Fox News (USA)
4 February 2009
In November, along the border with Texas, Mexican authorities arrested drug cartel leader Jaime "el Hummer" Gonzalez Duran -- one of the founders of "Los Zetas," a paramilitary organization of former Mexican soldiers who decided there was more money to be made in selling drugs than in serving in the Mexican military. As El Hummer was being transported to the airport in an armed vehicle, his fellow cartel members launched a brazen... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Rush to Buy Guns Includes More Women, Say Florida Gun Show Dealers
Florida Trend
28 January 2009
MIAMI -- It was a tough day for Victor Bean. Typically, a weekend in September would find 3,300 people at his Victor Bean Southern Classic Gun and Knife Show in Miami. But the threat of a hurricane had people in line at Home Depot and Publix, making for a very slow day for Bean, a friendly 49 year old. "When things are slow, we joke, 'Where's Bill Clinton when you need him?' " Many a true word spoken in jest. Two months later, Barack... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Officer Buys Stolen .50cal Rifle in Maryland Carpark, Four Busted in Sting
WBOC-TV News (Maryland)
21 January 2009
DENTON, Maryland -- Maryland State Police have arrested four suspects on illegal firearms charges following an undercover sting operation that occurred in a parking lot near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Police say that shortly before 3 p.m. Wednesday, an undercover state trooper met with 23-year-old Michael A. Lednum of Denton and the three other suspects in a parking lot on Kent Island, just east of the Bay Bridge. According to police,... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Chicago Pair Planned to Use .50cal Machine Gun In US Terror Plot
Lake County News-Sun (Illinois)
16 January 2009
A North Chicago man accused of terrorist conspiracies against Americans and U.S. military personnel pleaded guilty Thursday in Ohio. Zubair A. Ahmed, 29, and his cousin, Khaleel Ahmed, 27, of Chicago, also pleaded guilty before U.S. District Chief Judge James Carr in Toledo to one count of conspiracy to provide material support and resources, including the defendants themselves as personnel to terrorists. The Ahmeds face... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Wrong Man May Have Confessed to Texas .50cal Sniper Rifle Shooting
WFAA-TV News (Texas)
14 January 2009
FORT WORTH -- There is new information on the shooting of a woman at Texas Motor Speedway. The wrong man may have turned himself in. A stray bullet hit Jill Moss as she cooked inside her RV in November. The Fort Worth Police Department is reviewing new evidence. The day a stray bullet hit Moss, finding the shooter was like looking for a needle in a haystack; .50-caliber bullets can travel for miles. ... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Mexico
Obama Vows to Curb Flood of US Guns Flowing to Mexico's Drug Cartels
Houston Chronicle (Texas)
12 January 2009
WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama promised Mexican President Felipe Calderon during a summit Monday that the U.S. would take stronger action to stem the flow of weapons smuggled from Texas and other border states to drug lords in Mexico. Obama, outlining for the first time his plans for U.S.-Mexico relations, pledged to find ways to collaborate more effectively with Mexico to reduce drug-gang violence, including curtailing... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Follow New Jersey: Impose 'One-gun-a-month' Limit, Ban .50cal Rifles
Philadelphia Inquirer, Editorial
7 January 2009
Even though New Jersey officials long ago put in place the nation's second-toughest firearms restrictions, many are prepared, with Gov. Corzine's backing, to kick it up a notch by enacting a monthly limit on handgun buyers. As soon as next month, the state Senate could vote on a measure approved by the state Assembly that would impose a one-handgun-per-month limit. At the same time, the Assembly's calendar contains another smart... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Michigan Man Arrested for Firing .50cal Muzzleloader in Domestic Dispute
Saginaw News (Michigan)
2 January 2009
MOUNT PLEASANT -- A domestic dispute Thursday afternoon escalated into a shooting -- landing one man in jail and another seeking medical treatment for an arm wound. A 26-year-old Clare man at 12:45 p.m. went to see his 22-year-old wife where she was staying -- in the 4000 block of Chippewa in Denver Township near Coleman -- and assaulted her after an altercation, Isabella County Sheriff Leo Mioduszewski said. The 36-year-old... ( gunpolicy.org )
Mexico, United States
Traffickers in US-Mexico Drug Wars 'Prefer to Buy Guns from US Citizens'
El Universal (Mexico)
22 December 2008
[Translated summary: A Mexican government report on US-Mexico firearm trafficking shows four major gun smuggling routes into Mexico. No organized crime group is exclusively dedicated to smuggling firearms, and traffickers prefer to buy weapons from US citizens or legal residents. From December 1, 2006 to November 27, 2008, 28,019 firearms (15,162 long arms, mainly assault rifles), 3,718,541 cartridges/ammunition and 1,981 grenades have been... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
DC Gun Store Lost 34 Handguns in One Theft: 'They Mean Death' - Police
Washington Post
22 December 2008
The crime took place about two hours from Washington, on the outskirts of Richmond: Two masked burglars smashed into a sporting-goods store and walked away with 34 semiautomatic handguns. The two novice criminals, college-educated men who had been friends since their high school years in Greenbelt, pulled off the heist in June with plans to sell the guns for quick cash in and around the District. Federal agents and D.C. police arrested... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
LA City Council Bans .50cal Ammo, Tightens Gun Laws; NRA Will Sue
Los Angeles Times
18 December 2008
The Los Angeles City Council approved a package of gun control laws Wednesday, placing new requirements on ammunition sellers and banning the sale of military-style ammunition in the hopes of further reducing the city's gun and gang violence. The measures ban the sale of .50-caliber ammunition, capable of penetrating a car's engine, and would require the city's ammunition vendors to be licensed, to sell ammunition face-to-face instead... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Mexico
Thousands of Mexican Crime Guns Traced to US Just Tip of the Iceberg
El Paso Times
13 December 2008
EL PASO -- The recent sentencing of two men convicted of federal arms-trafficking charges represents the latest cases with ties to El Paso investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. John Avelar, 32, of El Paso and Jonatan López-Gutiérrez, 33, of Mexico were sentenced, respectively, to 37 months and 48 months in prison, after pleading guilty to their roles in a gun-smuggling scheme. The indictment... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Mexico
Feds Try to Stop US Guns Flooding Over Border to Mexican Drug Cartels
USA Today
12 December 2008
U.S., Mexican and Colombian officials are taking new steps to stop U.S.-based gun-smuggling networks that arm violent Mexican drug cartels. The focus on gun smuggling comes as new Drug Enforcement Administration data out today show street prices of cocaine reaching near record levels. The three countries have shared intelligence to target major drug cartels in successful prosecutions, which appears to have slowed the flow of cocaine... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
LA Controls Guns, Ammo Sales, Bans .50cal: 'Sick' Gun Industry Protests
Los Angeles Times
9 December 2008
The Public Safety Committee of the Los Angeles City Council approved a package of gun control measures Monday that would make it easier for landlords to evict tenants with illegal firearms and ammunition, place new requirements on ammunition vendors and allow the city to permanently seize cars from some gang members. The measures were introduced by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and several council members, including Jack Weiss, a candidate... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
US-Mexico Gun Trafficking Threatens Texans' Safety: Ban Assault Rifles
Houston Chronicle (Texas), Editorial
8 December 2008
Guns don't kill people. Gangsters kill people. But Mexican narcotraffickers buy Texas guns, and thousands of people die as a result. No turn of phrase can hide the link between gun sales in Texas and the violence just over the border. If we want Mexico's cartels under control for our own security, we need to halt their incredibly easy access to military-grade weapons on this side of the border. Last year alone, Mexican... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
High Demand for Guns, Much Debate Among US Pro Sport Stars, Clubs
Houston Chronicle (Texas)
7 December 2008
From a distance, be it one created by geography, lifestyle, fame or finances, it's easy to consider the plight of Plaxico Burress, the wideout who couldn't shoot straight, and pass it off as slapstick. In fact, one observer quickly compared Burress, the Giants wide receiver who accidentally shot himself in the leg with a handgun at a New York nightclub and now faces weapons charges, to the ultimate goof with a gun. "Plaxico... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Devastatingly Destructive .50cal Sniper Rifles, Pistols Should be Banned
Philadelphia Inquirer, Editorial
6 December 2008
A densely populated and industry-rich state like New Jersey doesn't need more people carrying .50-caliber rifles capable of hitting a target from miles away. These devastatingly destructive weapons should be banned. In the coming weeks, state Assembly members can take the first step toward doing just that -- by approving a measure that would halt the sale of the rifles, now legal even under New Jersey's restrictive gun... ( gunpolicy.org )
Mexico, United States
US Gun Shows, Dealers, Citizens Supply Most Mexico Drug War Guns
Federal Government, United States of Mexico, Fact Sheet
27 November 2008
How does arms trafficking operate in Mexico? According to the legal definition, arms trafficking consists of illegally bringing into the country weapons, ammunition, cartridges, explosives or materials that are reserved exclusively for use by the Army, Navy or Air Force, or that are subject to controls. This regulation is explicit in article 84 of the Federal Firearms and Explosives Act (Ley Federal de Armas de Fuego y Explosivos).... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
US Gun Shops Whip Up Paranoia, Fear of Obama to Re-sell Gun Market
Air America (USA), Transcript
17 November 2008
Lee Rayburn: My name's Lee Rayburn, sitting in for Thom Hartmann today on Air America radio. Joining us this afternoon from Chicago from Gun Guys.com -- he's the communications director for the Freedom State Alliance -- Scott Vogel. Good afternoon, Scott. Scott Vogel: Thank you so much for having us, Lee -- I really appreciate it. Lee Rayburn: It's good to speak with you again. I use GunGuys.com all the time to keep up... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Obama Gun Ban Rumours Fuel Rush to Buy Assault Rifles, Ammunition
New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung (Texas)
9 November 2008
As I walked into the Saxet Gun Show in San Antonio last weekend, something seemed different. Since it was the first weekend of deer season, I expected the crowd to be somewhat smaller than usual. But it wasn't long before I realized that two items seemed to be selling quickly: so-called assault rifles and ammunition. A "gun show," in case you have never been, is usually held in a large facility. The Saxet Gun Show... ( gunpolicy.org )
Mexico
288 Assault Rifles, .50cals, 500,000 Rounds Seized from Mexican Cartel
McAllen Monitor (Texas)
7 November 2008
REYNOSA -- Mexican authorities came under attack Friday as they arrested the purported head of Gulf Cartel operations in Reynosa and tried to fly him out of the city, U.S. law enforcement officials said. Federal police found Jaime "El Hummer" González Durán just after 1:30 p.m. during raids on three buildings in and around the city. But as they drove him to the airport outside Reynosa, their convoy encountered several... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Woman Hit by Stray .50 Calibre Sniper Rifle Bullet at Texas Speedway
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Texas)
4 November 2008
FORT WORTH -- Kerry "Jill" King had just finished breakfast Sunday when, she said, what felt like a bolt of lightning ripped through her recreational vehicle at Texas Motor Speedway. "The explosion was so loud," she said Monday. Dazed, the 62-year-old Arlington woman's first reaction was to check the stove's butane tank. As she turned, she realized that her right arm was dangling and useless. "I starting screaming... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Woman Hit by Stray .50 Calibre Sniper Bullet at Texas NASCAR Race
Associated Press
4 November 2008
FORT WORTH, Texas -- A NASCAR fan in her recreational vehicle at Texas Motor Speedway was wounded by a stray bullet after someone apparently fired a gun into the air, police said. A bullet suddenly pierced through the motor home's roof Sunday morning before the Dickies 500 race, hitting a woman in the right arm, relatives said. "She immediately (screamed), 'I've been shot. I've been shot.' She took off running out the door,"... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Texas Man Fears His .50cal Bullet Might Have Hit Woman 8kms Away
Dallas Morning News (Texas)
4 November 2008
Fort Worth police are investigating reports from a 49-year-old Benbrook man who says he may be responsible for the stray bullet that hit an Arlington woman Sunday morning at Texas Motor Speedway. Kennith Jaramillo contacted Fort Worth police on Monday after hearing that Jill King Moss, 62, was hit in her arm by a .50-caliber bullet that pierced the roof of her RV, authorities said. Ms. Moss was taken to Harris Methodist Hospital... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Texas 2nd Amendment Guy on Wife's .50cal Shooting: 'There is a Limit'
Dallas Morning News (Texas)
3 November 2008
A stray bullet struck a woman in her camper Sunday morning at Texas Motor Speedway. The .50-caliber bullet pierced the roof of Jill King Moss's RV, hit her arm and lodged in a wall. The bullet's trajectory indicated that it came from a long distance away, Fort Worth police told WFAA-TV (Channel 8). Her husband, Melvin Moss, said Monday that his wife was in good condition at Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital.... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Idaho Election Swings on Size, Purpose of Candidates' Gun Collections
Associated Press
29 October 2008
BOISE, Idaho -- Democratic candidate Walt Minnick leads Republican U.S. Rep. Bill Sali by a seven-to-five margin in one of the most telling polls of Idaho's 1st Congressional District race: a tally of the two rivals' personal firearms. In Idaho, gun ownership -- especially in tight elections - can be a way for candidates to communicate shared values with residents, many of whom hunted before they could watch PG-13 movies. Minnick... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
72 Handguns, Sniper, Assault Rifles Seized in New York Drug Busts
Watertown Daily Times (New York)
21 October 2008
CANTON -- Police and federal agents arrested 20 drug suspects during a series of early-morning raids Monday around St. Lawrence County. Most of the 20 suspects were arraigned Monday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Syracuse before Magistrate Judge David E. Peebles on various drug charges, the U.S. attorney's office said. Four more suspects remain at large. "This is a milestone in combating drug trafficking in St. Lawrence... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Both Candidates for Montana's Peak Law Job Claim 'Most Pro-gun' Title
Missoulian (Montana)
19 October 2008
HELENA, Montana -- Democrat Steve Bullock and Republican Tim Fox, the two men running to be Montana's next attorney general, have been in a gun fight for months now. Since July, Fox has pushed gun rights as a cornerstone of his campaign and targeted Bullock for being, in his campaign's estimation, weaker on the issue. The National Rifle Association and the Montana Shooting Sports Association have both endorsed Fox. But... ( gunpolicy.org )
New Zealand
New Law Will Ban Deadly Large-calibre Airguns in New Zealand - Police
New Zealand Press Association
12 October 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... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Ammo Maker Fears Iraq War Profit Slide, Aims for US Hometown Hunters
Business Week (USA) Vol. 4100
22 September 2008
In a recent TV ad for Black Cloud ammunition, a frantic flock of ducks darts around an orange sky as a heavy-metal guitar riff chugs ominously in the background. Cut to black. A slogan pops up, each word punctuated with a shotgun blast: Drop. Ducks. Like. Rain. The spots, currently airing on Versus cable network, are remarkably brash for the otherwise moribund ammunition market. The goal for Black Cloud's maker, the $4.6 billion... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Duel of Bills as US Congress Threatens to Wipe Out Gun Control in DC
Washington Post
11 September 2008
A House committee approved a bill yesterday that would allow D.C. officials to write their own gun laws, as D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton and others tried to forestall more drastic congressional intervention. But Norton (D) acknowledged that the real showdown on the District's gun laws will come on the House floor, probably next week. There, a tougher bill that would eliminate most D.C. gun regulations probably will be offered... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
New US Gun Bill Exposes DC Police, Residents, President to Weapons
New York Times
10 September 2008
WASHINGTON -- A bill before Congress to ease restrictions on guns in the District of Columbia would make it harder to protect federal workers, residents and the president, city and federal officials said Tuesday at a House oversight hearing. The bill, which would make it easier for residents to buy semiautomatic weapons legally, is a response to a 5-to-4 Supreme Court decision on June 26 that overturned the city's 32-year-old ban... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
NRA Election Threat Has US Congress Poised to Trash DC Gun Law
Washington Post
9 September 2008
Congress plans to take up a bill this week that would repeal the District's gun-registration requirements and make it easier for residents to legally buy semiautomatic weapons, raising alarm among city officials that the measure would effectively end local gun control. Chiefs of the D.C. police, the Capitol Police, the Secret Service and other law enforcement agencies are expected to testify against the bill during a House hearing... ( gunpolicy.org )
Colombia
Colombian Govt Ignores 2-million-signature Gun Ban Petition [Espanol]
El Tiempo (Colombia)
28 August 2008
[Translated summary: The Mayor of Bogotá vows to restrict civilians carrying guns in public places, after an eminent university professor was killed by a pedestrian firing at someone he believed was about to steal his car]. El hecho ocurrió hace 2 meses. La iniciativa había sido radicada a finales del 2007 y liderada por los ex alcaldes Lucho Garzón, de Bogotá, y Juan Manuel Arango, de Pereira. Alcaldía de Bogotá... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Mexico
6,700 Licensed US Gun Dealers Line Up on Border, Sell Guns Into Mexico
La Opinión (USA), Editorial
13 August 2008
Mexican society finds itself in a bloody war with the drug cartels that has taken more than 4,000 lives so far this year alone. The government of Felipe Calderón has launched a full-scale war against the cartels, which requires significantly more effort than the current U.S. collaboration to be successful. The Mérida Plan provides helicopters and other support, but there are other more direct ways to help the Mexican government.... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
US Man Had Machine Gun, Assault Weapons, Handguns, Mental Illness
Cape Cod Times (Massachusetts)
31 July 2008
MARSTONS MILLS, Massachusetts -- Under an unrelenting sun, a massive collection of deadly weaponry was displayed yesterday afternoon at 3640 Falmouth Road in the woods overlooking Mill Pond. More than 50 handguns, shotguns, rifles, high-powered assault rifles, hundreds of rounds of assorted ammunition including a case clearly labeled "NATO," throwing knives, bayonets, an inert bomb, and a 50-pound bag of black powder were laid out... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, United Nations
Gun Lobby Mole Unmasked: NRA Paid Spy to Infiltrate Gun Control Groups
Mother Jones (USA)
30 July 2008
This is the story of two Marys. Both are in their early 60s, heavyset, with curly reddish hair. But for years they have worked on opposite ends of the same issues. Mary McFate is an advocate of environmental causes and a prominent activist within the gun control movement. For more than a decade, she volunteered for various gun violence prevention organizations, serving on the boards of anti-gun outfits, helping state groups coordinate their... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Even This Californian Gun Collector Finds Gun Nuts Scary
Daily Breeze (Los Angeles)
23 July 2008
Leo and I were talking guns at the Redondo Beach home he shares with his wife, Ginger. At 63, he is well-dressed, nicely spoken and not without a sense of humor. "Gun nuts scare me, especially the cold-dead-hand types," said the Vietnam veteran/businessman as he handed me the Red Army Mosin-Nagant rifle that set him down the path to owning a wall full of low-cost, knock-down vintage military firepower. I drove over to meet... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Anger in Connecticut as Stray Bullets 'From Gun Range' Pepper Homes
Hartford Courant (Connecticut)
23 July 2008
DURHAM -- The Blue Trail Range & Gun Store in Wallingford is preparing to reopen three of its four firing lanes, residents learned at a meeting Tuesday night. The decision to reopen the lanes came, Blue Trail lawyer Martha Dean said, only after significant and expensive improvements were made to the safety of the 100-yard rifle range and to business operations, including range security and record keeping. The tense but... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Easily Bought Assault Weapons Kill More Americans, Cops Than Ever Before
Mother Jones (USA) / Jul-Aug Issue
14 July 2008
In a warehouse on the outskirts of the rural Shenandoah Valley town of Fishersville, Virginia, it didn't take long to spot what I was looking for. There were plenty of guns lined up neatly on display tables, everything from Civil War-style muskets to handguns to hunting rifles, but I was in the market for something with a bit more firepower. At a table near the entrance, I found it: a Chinese-made MAK-90 semiautomatic rifle, a variation... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
25yr-old Man Shoots Himself in the Head at Illinois Gun Range, Dies
St Charles Sun (Illinois)
11 July 2008
DUNDEE TOWNSHIP -- A 25-year-old Cary man died after shooting himself in the head Thursday morning at a gun range in northern Kane County. The incident happened at G.A.T. Guns, 14N915 Route 25 in Dundee Township. "We just heard somebody come from the shooting range: 'Somebody on the floor is bleeding,'" said customer Augustin Dominguez, of Carpentersville. Dominguez, 33, had just walked into the store to buy fishing... ( gunpolicy.org )
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