United States
Gun Shops In, Around Washington DC Refuse Sales, Await New Rules
Washington Post
30 June 2008
D.C. resident Anthony Mason walked into Atlantic Guns in Silver Spring on Friday afternoon and asked a question the staff had heard all day: "How can I buy a small handgun?" "With the overturn of the gun ban," the retired Metrobus driver began to explain to the sales associate behind the counter. "We're telling everyone to wait 30 days," said Atlantic manager Dale Metta, something he's repeated dozens of times in the past... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Afghanistan
US Army's $300m Ammo Deal 'Case Study' in Botched Military Contracting
New York Times
25 June 2008
WASHINGTON -- When the Army last year awarded a contract worth up to nearly $300 million to a tiny Miami Beach munitions dealer to supply ammunition to Afghanistan's security forces, it overlooked a very checkered past. A Congressional committee revealed Tuesday that by the time the Army awarded the bid, State and Defense Department officials had canceled or delayed at least six earlier contracts with the company, AEY Inc., for... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Georgia Gun Dealer Sued by New York City, Gave it Up and Fell in Love
Village Voice (New York)
24 June 2008
In 2006, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that he was filing suit against 27 out-of-state gun dealers. He called the gun sellers a "scourge on our society," and claimed that they were illegally selling weapons that kept ending up on the streets of New York. Most of the dealers Bloomberg sued quietly settled their cases, agreeing to allow the city to place monitors in their stores to oversee transactions. Others shut down their... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Canada
Chicago Shop Owner Charged With Smuggling 220 Guns to Canada - Feds
Franklin Park Herald-Journal (Illinois)
20 June 2008
A former Franklin Park gun shop owner was charged Thursday with violating the federal Arms Export Control Act, allegedly for exporting 220 firearms to Canada. Agents from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms took Ugur Yildiz into custody without incident near his home in Park Ridge, said federal law enforcement agents in a press release. He is in federal custody pending... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
US Prison Chief Fired After Handguns Discovered Missing from Jail Armoury
Washington Post
4 June 2008
The director of corrections for Prince George's County was fired yesterday after four handguns were found to be missing from the county jail's armory, the latest in a series of security mishaps at the facility. Alfred J. McMurray Sr., a 25-year veteran of the county Corrections Department, was relieved of his post two days after the guns -- 9mm Berettas, and their holsters -- could not be accounted for during a regular inventory... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada, United States
Drug Gangs Smuggle Guns from US as Armed Crime Grows in Vancouver
Vancouver Sun (British Columbia)
23 May 2008
VANCOUVER -- Last Dec. 9, an alert Vancouver patrol officer stopped a GMC SUV as it cruised through East Vancouver. As the vehicle was pulled over, a passerby noticed a loaded handgun being thrown from the passenger side. Two well-known gangsters were inside. But it was the modifications made to the 4x4 that surprised VPD Insp. Dean Robinson, head of the Uniformed Gang Task Force: The vehicle was fully armoured to deflect gunfire.... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Court Hears Georgia Gun Dealer Sold 72 Crime Weapons Found in New York
New York Law Journal / Law.com
22 May 2008
New York City's public nuisance action against a Georgia sporting goods shop, one of the three remaining defendants in the city's effort to hold 27 out-of-state dealers responsible for the use in New York crimes of guns they sold, will go forward following a Brooklyn federal judge's denial of the shop's motion for summary judgment. In a written decision Wednesday, Eastern District of New York Judge Jack B. Weinstein found that the... ( gunpolicy.org )
Albania, Kosovo
75 Handguns Seized from Albanian Brothers Said Gunrunning from Kosovo
BC Monitoring Service (Tirana) / Shekuli
7 May 2008
"Operation Morina" has led to the arrest of two brothers and the seizure of a veritable arsenal, including 74 handguns, which was in their possession. Yesterday afternoon, the organized crime department's anti-illegal trafficking unit, acting jointly with the prosecutor's office, organized an operation that ended with the arrest of two brothers suspected of arms trafficking. The two brothers arrested yesterday near Tirana's Pharmacy No.... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
New York's 8 Year-old 'Public Nuisance' Lawsuit Against Gun Industry Fails
Reuters
30 April 2008
NEW YORK -- A U.S. federal appeals court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by New York City against gun makers the city targeted in a bid to stop the flow of illegal weapons. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the city's claims against the manufacturers and wholesale sellers of firearms, ruling a federal law granted them immunity. The decision overturns a lower court ruling. The city claimed firearms makers... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Mexico
8 Gun Runners, Woman Straw Buyer Bought Guns in US, Sold to Mexico
Brownsville Herald (Texas)
28 April 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... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Canadian Collector Had 70 Illegal Firearms, Handguns, Submachine Gun
Regina Leader-Post (Saskatchewan)
9 April 2008
REGINA -- There wasn't any sinister intention behind a fearsome arsenal of guns and ammunition found inside a south Regina home two years ago, a Regina court heard on Wednesday. Instead, the defence told court that Murray Dalrymple Hogg's impressive and varied collection of firearms was a kind of savings plan, an investment for a man of modest means. "This is his Registered Retirement Savings Plan, so to speak," lawyer... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Washington Police Trace Weapon Traffickers, Arrest Interstate Gun Runners
Washington Post
17 March 2008
For police and federal agents trying to keep guns out of the hands of criminals in the District, building a case against a firearms trafficker can mean months of work. Or it can come together quickly -- as fast as a speeding motorcycle. Virginia State Trooper Eric Linkous was looking for speeders on Interstate 66 in Fauquier County on Aug. 10 when Michael W. Lewis II blew past him on a Suzuki Katana going 99 mph. By the time Linkous... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Boston Man Who Gave Gun to Suicidal Friend Convicted of Manslaughter
Boston Herald / AP
11 March 2008
PITTSFIELD -- Christopher Burda says his friend was so despondent over her father's death and other problems that he believed only a major jolt would "snap her out of it." So he decided to shock Nancy Choquette with the sight and feel of her late father's 9mm Beretta -- the very gun that, moments later, she lifted to her head and used to kill herself in Burda's North Adams kitchen. Now Burda faces up to 20 years in prison... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria, Germany
German Gun Makers Profited from Decades of Armed Violence in Nigeria
Guardian (Lagos), Opinion
10 March 2008
On New Year's Day 2008, 18 people died in a shooting scene in the Nigerian city of Port Harcourt, amongst them civilians who were caught up in the crossfire. Just like in Kenya -- where massacres were raging at the same time -- there was a German weapon at the centre of the violence: according to Nigerian press reports, the police confiscated one Heckler & Koch (H&K) G3 assault rifle from the attackers. However, German media only reported... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Twelve US States Mull Bills to Allow Hidden Handguns on Campus, in Class
Los Angeles Times, Column
25 February 2008
I am having a recurring nightmare. It takes place in a lecture hall at Anywhere State College during a tedious presentation on the history of video games. The only alert person in the class, a straight-A student majoring in Wi-Fi, suddenly notices an unfamiliar male entering the room. He is wearing a hooded sweat shirt because it is cold outside and the wind is blowing, but it makes him look like a convenience store crook.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Sudan, China, Chad, Austria
Guns, Grenade Launchers in Chad, Darfur Traced Back to China, Austria
Mother Jones (USA)
22 February 2008
My first glimpse into the flow of small arms into Darfur began at 4:45 on a February morning in 2006. The lights were off in the first-class Sudan Airways lounge at Khartoum International Airport. Sitting to my left was Abdallah, resplendent in white robes, sporting spectacles and a sharply trimmed goatee. Back then, Abdallah's younger brother, Mahamat Nour, was the leader of an 8,000-man rebel force sworn to overthrow the government of... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Armed Felon Snared by (Voluntary) Register of Bullet Buyers in Maryland
Baltimore Sun (Maryland)
21 February 2008
Attention, Maryland felons: Here's some news you can use -- it's against federal law for you to possess bullets. You can't have a gun, of course, but you knew that already. Did you also know that, under federal law, you can go to prison for up to 15 years if you're found to be packing ammo? I mentioned it because it's highly likely no one at the Division of Correction took the time to go over this with you before your release. ... ( gunpolicy.org )
Sweden, Denmark
40 Handguns Seized at Swedish Border, 4 Men Arrested for Gun Running
The Local (Stockholm)
22 January 2008
Four people have been indicted in Malmö on gun-running charges following the seizure last autumn of a major consignment of weapons. Customs officials in Malmö found 40 semi-automatic weapons concealed in the seats of a car on October 10th last year. The driver of the vehicle was pulled over after customs officials noticed him behaving in a nervous manner when crossing the border from Denmark to Sweden. One of... ( gunpolicy.org )
Guyana
Illegal Trafficking in Guns, Ammunition Flourishes in Guyana
Stabroek News (Guyana)
13 January 2008
Anyone with the right connections and cash can buy or rent a gun in Guyana, to be used in way they choose. And, in fact, if the renter knows the gun is to be used to commit an armed robbery, he may demand a share of the booty as rental. Access to illegal weapons across the country, according to several sources this newspaper spoke to during last week, is not very difficult. This is perhaps the major reason why six years... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
US Church Shooting Town Moves to Arm More Security Guards with Pistols
Los Angeles Times
15 December 2007
DENVER -- In Colorado Springs, where a troubled young man brought an assault rifle, two semiautomatic handguns and 1,000 rounds of ammunition to a church, security guards aren't allowed to carry anything more powerful than a revolver. That could change early next year, when the city will consider a proposal to permit licensed security officers to carry semiautomatic weapons. The proposed change doesn't come in response... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Canada Seeks New Jobs for Border Guards; 30% Can't or Won't Carry Gun
Sarnia Observer (Ontario)
3 December 2007
Ottawa is facing a multimillion-dollar bill to find work for border guards who can't or won't carry guns, newly released documents show. The Canada Border Services Agency began arming its officers with 9-millimetre pistols in August, and so far 150 volunteers have successfully completed the training. Eventually, the agency plans to arm 4,800 border guards at all land and marine border crossings, though not at airports. But... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada, United States
Mounties Catch Teenager Trying to Import Machine Guns from US to Canada
Vancouver Sun (British Columbia)
24 November 2007
PORT COQUITLAM -- A 19-year-old man who allegedly ordered three fully automatic weapons from a U.S. firearms dealer over the Internet was arrested Friday as he waited for his shipment to arrive. Octavian Emilian Olaru, 19, of Port Coquitlam has been charged with importing a prohibited firearm. More charges are pending. He remained in custody and was to reappear in Surrey Provincial Court next week. Olaru, a Canadian citizen,... ( gunpolicy.org )
United Kingdom, World
Brief Guide to the World's Best Known Guns and Major Gun Makers - BBC
BBC News
12 November 2007
The global trade in small arms is big business -- 1,250 companies in at least 92 countries produce weapons, parts or ammunition. But who are the big players? ARMALITE Makers of the M4 and M16 assault rifles, which are popular with the US armed forces and soldiers from many other nations. The design was quickly bought by Colt. Armalite weapons were also popular with the IRA, hence the republicans' long-time policy of... ( gunpolicy.org )
United Kingdom, World
Brief Layman's Glossary of Firearm and Ammunition Terminology - BBC
BBC News
12 November 2007
Most people in the UK will have never come across a real gun and the terms used, while they are readily recognisable, need some explanation. BALLISTICS Ballistics is the science concerned with the functioning of firearms and the dynamics of projectiles, from bullets through artillery and right up to rockets. Forensic ballistics experts are able to determine various characteristics which can link bullets and guns with... ( gunpolicy.org )
New Zealand
116 Handguns, Machine Guns Still Missing in 'Theft' from Licensed Collector
New Zealand Herald / NZPA
18 October 2007
Most of the large arsenal of weapons missing from a Coromandel gun collector's safe have still not been found. Police said yesterday no one offered to return the guns under an amnesty that would have allowed them to do so without being charged. They believe the guns are still in the hands of criminals. Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Nicholls of Hamilton said it was not known if any of the weapons recovered during... ( gunpolicy.org )
New Zealand
Handgun Seized in NZ Drug Bust May Be One of 121 Guns Lost by Collector
Waikato Times (Hamilton)
9 October 2007
A gun found on a man arrested at a Hamilton motel could be linked to a collection from a Hot Water Beach property. The man, 29, was arrested at an Ulster St motel by the Armed Offender Squad on Sunday morning. Police said they found an automatic pistol, ammunition, methamphetamine and several syringes at the motel. The man appeared in the Hamilton District Court yesterday charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and... ( gunpolicy.org )
New Zealand
Licensed NZ Gun Collector Denies Lying to Police in 'Theft' of 121 Firearms
New Zealand Herald
8 October 2007
Concerns about guns being sold on the black market ending up in criminal hands have been reinforced after the armed offenders squad found an automatic pistol, ammunition and methamphetamine in a motel unit. Police arrested a 29 year-old man at the Hamilton Hotel at about 1.30am this morning. The man is a known associate of a fugitive arrested last month in Auckland who was found with two pistols -- a Glock and a Beretta.... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Growing Numbers of California Women Take Up Guns for Security and Sport
Ventura County Star (California)
30 September 2007
Cheryl Weissmann of Camarillo owns a 9 mm handgun, a .22-caliber automatic pistol and a Taurus revolver. She likes to go to Shooters Paradise in Oxnard at least twice a month and pop off a few rounds as a way to blow off steam. Over the years, Kim Carsey of Moorpark has "fired just about everything -- shotguns, Tommys, 9 millimeters" Ventura resident Carly Gregory, a firearms newbie barely into her 20s, ticked off a list... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Indian Insurance Industry Touts Gun Cover as Firearm Owners Multiply
Economic Times (India) / TNN
23 September 2007
If you have a raging romance with Walther P99s, Beretta AR-70 /90s, Smith & Wesson .357s and the likes, go ahead and take aim. But before you get trigger-happy, spare a thought -- does your prized possession have an appropriate cover? For those not in the know, gun insurance is a policy which takes care of not only your guns, air pistols and other firearms but also provides protection against other liabilities arising due to some... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
US Appeals Court Hears Arguments on Letting NYC's Gun Suit Go to Trial
Law.com / New York Law Journal
21 September 2007
Corporation Counsel Michael Cardozo insisted Friday that New York City should be able to go to trial in its efforts to force gun manufacturers and distributors to put a lid on the illegal sale of firearms. In arguments before the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Cardozo said a law passed by Congress to limit suits against manufacturers and distributors whose guns end up in the hands of criminals was unconstitutional and, in any... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
30 Guns Stolen from Toronto Lawyer's Office Keep Turning Up in Crime
Toronto Sun (Ontario)
13 September 2007
A handgun pointed at a Toronto constable during a foot chase last week, which led to the arrest of two men, has been traced to the theft of about 30 firearms from a lawyer's downtown office two years ago. Two burglars made off with a dozen handguns and a number of rifles after breaking into the Parliament St. office in October, 2005. A fire was then set in the office. Toronto Police have since worked feverishly... ( gunpolicy.org )
United Kingdom
Deactivated Guns Sell Legally for £200 Online in UK, 'Can be Reactivated'
Sunday Times (UK)
2 September 2007
Deactivated guns that can be converted to fire live ammunition are being sold on the internet for as little as £200 each. Despite a government crackdown on the sale of guns, there is still a widespread trade in deactivated weapons, which criminals are known to convert into working firearms. Gun campaigners last week called for the sale of the guns to be banned. Weapons being offered for sale last week on British-based... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Idaho Crime Guns Are Supplied By Both Legal and Illegal Gun Owners
Times News (Idaho)
12 August 2007
TWIN FALLS -- When somebody wants to shoot someone, the gun is almost always nearby. Jake DeGarmo stole a Rupert man's Winchester 12-gauge shotgun that Johnny Shores likely used to kill Jesse Naranjo in the winter of 2005. Juan Carlos Fuentes Pina allegedly plucked it from inside the meth home they frequented and stuck it in the hands of Shores. Adam Mower kept a clean record until months before December when he shot Idaho... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Canada
US/Canada Gun Runner Discharged: 'Paranoid Delusions' Led to Gun Stash
Chronicle Herald (Nova Scotia)
2 August 2007
BRIDGEWATER -- Thirty eight firearms charges have been dropped against the man accused of running guns between Canada and the U.S. after a psychiatrist determined he was not criminally responsible for his actions at the time of the offense. However, Joseph Jean Paul Cyrille Leger must still face 14 other charges under the federal Customs and the Excise and Revenue acts when he returns to court in Digby next week. In the... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Gun Ring Stole Weapons in Philadelphia Suburbs, Sold to Gangs in Cities
Philadelphia Daily News (Pennsylvania)
19 July 2007
For a while there, the seven savvy young thieves appeared to be running a flawless illegal gun-trafficking ring. During the daytime, they staked out posh houses in Montgomery, Berks and Chester counties. When the homeowners predictably headed off to work, the crooks pounced in prolific fashion. From November to June, they pulled off 40 heists, stole 48 guns and more than $100,000 worth of jewelry and personal belongings,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia, United States
Gun Runners Arm Australian Bikie Gangs with American Handguns
Age (Melbourne)
24 June 2007
After he fired the shots that killed Brendan Keilar and wounded two others, the gunman placed the pistol barrel under his chin. For a moment, he seemed set to kill himself, but he lost his nerve and ran. If he had pulled the trigger, it would have blown his head off. It's that sort of gun. A court will formally decide who carried out the shootings but the handgun is already guilty. It is illegal in Australia on two counts: it combines... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Guns Stolen from Florida Vehicles Increasingly Used to Commit Crimes
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale)
15 June 2007
Two shootings in west Orange County last week and the shootings of two deputy sheriffs a week earlier have the same thing in common: stolen guns. The pistols linked to both sets of shootings were taken from motorists, who are permitted by Florida law to store loaded firearms in unattended vehicles -- something many police agencies prohibit their own officers from doing. The rationale of police is simple: Hundreds of guns... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Quebec Clamps Down on Gun Owners, Licensing, Semi-automatic Firearms
Montreal Gazette (Quebec)
15 June 2007
Louise De Sousa held back tears at Dawson College on Friday as Premier Jean Charest announced steps to restrict the kind of semi-automatic weapon that killed her daughter Anastasia last fall. "It puts a smile on my face that we have a government that's trying to do something so that my daughter will be remembered," De Sousa said after Charest announced details of Bill 9, dubbed Anastasia's Law. "This is a good law," her... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Nova Scotia Man Charged With Gun Running from USA to Canada
Chronicle Herald (Nova Scotia)
6 June 2007
YARMOUTH -- When the Mounties examined the .22-calibre Beretta pistol, they discovered it was loaded. A .45-calibre Colt MK4 pistol was loaded, too. A .25-calibre Beretta pistol was loaded and the Mounties noticed the serial number had been removed. Another .22-calibre pistol, this one unloaded, was also found as the guns kept coming. All of this information is contained in a thick file folder itemizing... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
America's Hot-selling Weapon is Now the 'Black' Assault Rifle
New York Times
3 June 2007
Last February, Jim Zumbo, a burly, 66-year-old outdoors writer, got a phone call at his home near Cody, Wyoming, from the rock star -- and outspoken Second Amendment champion -- Ted Nugent. "You messed up, man," Mr. Zumbo says Mr. Nugent told him. "Big time." Two days earlier, Mr. Zumbo, a leading hunting journalist, outraged Mr. Nugent and many other gun owners when he suggested in a blog post that increasingly popular semiautomatic... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Illinois Police Issue Gun Licence to 10mth-old Boy, 'No Restrictions on Age'
Associated Press
16 May 2007
Bubba Ludwig cannot walk or talk -- but he does have an Illinois firearm permit for his very own 12-gauge shotgun. The 10-month-old, whose given name is Howard David Ludwig, was issued a firearm owner's identification card after his father, Howard Ludwig, paid the $US5 ($A6) fee and filled out the application, not expecting to actually get one. The card lists the baby's height (68.6cm), weight (9kg) and has a scribble where... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Handgun Found in Massachusetts School Was Stolen in Pennsylvania
Lancaster New Era (Pennsylvania)
9 May 2007
SALEM, Massachusetts -- Police in Salem, Mass., arrested a 17-year-old high school student on Monday for carrying a handgun to class. Why is that news here in Lancaster, 385 miles southwest, you wonder? Because that particular weapon, a .380 semiautomatic Beretta, had been reported stolen from a Quarryville-area gun shop nearly nine months ago, police say. "We're looking at the background of that gun, and how it... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
More American 'Security Moms' Get Serious About Packing Hidden Guns
Orlando Sentinel (Florida)
6 May 2007
APOPKA -- Monday is Ladies Night, and Lorrie McNally is a regular here. So is her 62-year-old mom. The air is thick and smoky, and the place is packed. People are forced to shout over the boom, boom, boom. But these women aren't clutching cocktails -- they're gripping guns. Ladies Night at the Shoot Straight gun range means women don't pay. McNally trains her eyes on a neon-orange target nearly 20 feet away. She... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Quebec Plan to Limit Semi-autos to Gun Clubs Under Fire from Many Sides
Canadian Press
6 May 2007
MONTREAL -- In a province where gun-control advocates usually have little trouble mustering support, Premier Jean Charest's plan to further restrict semi-automatic weapons is being met by a surprising yet vocal chorus saying it's riddled with holes. Though details about the proposed bill won't be unveiled until some time after the provincial legislature resumes this week following the recent election, the Liberals have already indicated... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Indian Gun Enthusiasts' Leader Envies Africans, Who 'Can Shoot Anything'
Times of India News Network
5 May 2007
In this series, we cover unusual groups that are bound by a common passion. This week, Sharmila Ganesan meets a society of armed Indians On April 16, when a sullen English literature student named Cho Seung-Hui shot dead over 30 students and teachers at Virginia Tech, a scattered network of Indians silently cursed him for very personal reasons. Cho had given people like them a bad name. They went to the net and wrote passionate... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, Germany, Australia, World
Shooting Massacres Often Bring Tough Gun Controls Around the World
Associated Press
30 April 2007
After a loner armed with assault weapons turned a scenic resort into a mass of mangled bodies and thrashing injured in 1996, Australia took quick and decisive action. Twelve days later, the government pushed through a tough ban on semiautomatic rifles. Australia, which had been bloodied by 13 mass shootings in the 15 years that preceded the slaughter in Port Arthur, Tasmania, hasn't seen one since. Gun control proponents... ( gunpolicy.org )
Japan
Former Legionnaire and Wife Held in Japan on Gun Running Charges
Asahi Shimbun (Japan)
24 April 2007
A former Japanese member of the French Foreign Legion and his wife were arrested on suspicion of possessing firearms that were likely smuggled into the country, police said Monday. Three others, including a company president in Kanagawa Prefecture, were arrested for allegedly buying and possessing the weapons. Police said they have also obtained an arrest warrant for another man suspected of buying a handgun from the former... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
New York Police Fear Realistic Imitation Guns Will Bring Inevitable Tragedy
New York Times
9 April 2007
In January, a 13-year-old wielding what looked like a .38-caliber revolver tried to rob a Chinese restaurant in Mount Vernon, N.Y., until workers wrested the gun from him. In February, a 16-year-old boy in Clifton, N.J., accompanied by a friend, stuck what appeared to be a .45-caliber handgun in a man's chest and stole his cocker spaniel. And in the fall, a teenager in a pickup truck with other youths pulled up to a man... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Kenyan Pastoralists Defy Orders to Surrender Guns in Disarmament Drive
IRIN (UN News) / Reuters
22 March 2007
MARSABIT -- The severe drought in northern Kenya last year and cattle rustling have wiped out more than half of Halake Wario's livestock, but failed to dampen his determination to remain a pastoralist. "Livestock keeping is part of my Borana tradition but it is risky and tough," Wario told IRIN in Marsabit district. "Many people have been killed in the past and livestock stolen, [leaving] many families poor, but I wish the same... ( gunpolicy.org )
Uganda, East Africa
400,000 Illegal Guns in Uganda Alone: East African Nations Destroy Firearms
New Vision (Kampala) / IRIN
16 March 2007
KAMPALA -- Laws to control illegal trafficking of small arms across East Africa and the Horn should be harmonised to make them more effective and curtail instability in the region, according to analysts. The call was made at a meeting in Kampala, as Kenyan authorities destroyed 8,000 illegal weapons recovered by the police over the past few months in Nairobi's Uhuru park. This brought to 12,000 the number of guns destroyed in Kenya... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Patron Suicides at Boston Gun Range Could Cost Owner his Licence
Boston Globe
12 March 2007
ARLINGTON -- Late one afternoon in January, Peter Hartzel stood in the basement firing range of the PSMG Gun Shop with a 9-millimeter Beretta in hand and a consuming darkness welling within. Hartzel, a 29-year-old newspaper reporter with a history of mental illness, had nearly completed a three-day firearm safety course, required for a state license to carry or possess a gun. In his final hour of training, he was consistently hitting... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
How Guns Bleed Kenya's Heart: Firearms of All Descriptions for Sale or Hire
Nation (Nairobi)
11 March 2007
NAIROBI -- Eastleigh estate, which once was a well-regarded middle income civil servants estate but changed its face after the influx of Somali refugees in the early 1990s following the outbreak of war and chaos in Somalia, is today recognised as Nairobi's firearms supermarket. Former soldiers of the fallen Siad Barre regime of Somalia made a living by selling guns to gangsters, creating a lucrative illegal business which, by the... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Nigerian Police Procure 80,000 Guns, 32 Million Bullets for April Elections
Daily Champion (Lagos)
7 March 2007
LAGOS -- Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mr. Sunday Ehindero yesterday announced plans by the force to procure thousands of firearms and ammunitions for the April general elections. Specifically, he disclosed that arrangements have been concluded by the police leadership to acquire 40,000 (forty thousand) pieces of AK-47 riffles with 20,000,000 (twenty million) rounds of 7.65x 39mm ammunition; 10,000 pieces of Pistol Beretta with... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Stricter Gun Laws Could Have Prevented Canadian College Shooting
Chronicle-Herald (Nova Scotia), Opinion
27 February 2007
I sympathize with Richard Filion, director general of Dawson College, dealing with the aftershocks of last September's shooting rampage (re: "Dawson director: Shooting not preventable," Feb. 23). And I agree with his analysis, as far as it goes: Once Kimveer Gill showed up on his doorstep, with a Beretta semi-automatic rifle, a Glock .45-calibre pistol, a 12-gauge shotgun and 1,500 bullets, all the emergency planning in the world couldn't... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Indian Trade in Legal Private Guns Closely Regulated, in the Doldrums
Rediff News / Business Standard (India)
24 February 2007
On a recent visit to Munger, a small town in Bihar, my cabbie, speaking in a thick Bihari accent, decided to play guide, "Munger has one of the biggest gun factories in India, and guns are easily available here," he pointed out matter-of-factly. But forget Munger, what about the rest of the country? If one has to buy a licensed firearm, what are the choices and what are the prices? While a majority of arms dealers are tightlipped... ( gunpolicy.org )
Hungary, Serbia
Guns, Ammo Seized from 'Ant Trade' Driver at Serbo-Hungarian Border
Hungarian News Agency / MTI
19 February 2007
BUDAPEST -- Customs officials seized several pistols and a large amount of cartridges from a Dutch driver at the Tompa border crossing with Serbia, a Customs and Excise Office (VPOP) spokesman told MTI on Sunday. The ten Parabellum, Zastava, Smith, Beretta, Colt, Magnum and Wesson brand firearms and 100 pieces of cartridge were found hidden inside the backrest one of the front seats in the car, which sought entry to Hungary... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Gun Crackdown in Canada? YES: Close Loopholes for Assault Weapons
Ottawa Citizen (Ontario), Opinion
15 February 2007
As all firearms are potentially dangerous, all firearms need to be regulated, and all firearms owners regularly screened. While many firearms serve broadly accepted purposes -- hunting, for example -- there are others, such as military assault weapons, where the potential risk outweighs the accepted utility. Although definitions vary, a recent study has confirmed that most countries in the world prohibit civilian possession of these... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Popular Assault Rifle Lookalikes Designed to Evade Canadian Gun Bans
Ottawa Citizen (Ontario), Series
12 February 2007
Its name alone evokes images of guerrilla resistance fighters or Iron Curtain military might. With its wooden pistol grip and distinctive banana-shaped magazine, the AK-47 is the world's most recognizable assault rifle. From the jungles of Africa to the streets of Baghdad, the low cost, deadliness and reliability of Mikhail Kalashnikov's rifle have made it a favourite of conventional armies and insurgents alike. Although... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Shooters in Your Suburb: Canadian Gun Enthusiasts With Legal Weapons
Ottawa Citizen (Ontario), Series
11 February 2007
Dave Copping has a dream for his daughter. He doesn't imagine her playing hockey for Team Canada or earning a rich professional-sports contract. Instead, he hopes that seven-year-old Kenzie, who has Down's syndrome, will one day fire a gun at a bull's-eye in the Special Olympics. "She's a bright little thing," Mr. Copping said. "I honestly think, given the chance and the right training, she could probably do very... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Canadian Gun Owners Rush to Buy Carbine Used in College Shootings
Ottawa Citizen (Ontario), Series
10 February 2007
OTTAWA -- On the morning after the Dawson College shootings in Montreal, the country awoke to images of gunman Kimveer Gill photographed in sinister poses with the futuristic black rifle used in his rampage. For many Canadians, it was the first they had seen or heard of the Beretta CX4 Storm, a sleek, 9-mm, semi-automatic carbine that had entered the Canadian market only two years earlier. But for some who saw them, the... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada, Australia
Canadians Can Still Buy Semi-automatic Gun Used in Australian Death Spree
National Post (Toronto) / CanWest
10 February 2007
MONTREAL -- On a sunny day in April 1996, Martin Bryant went to a cafe in Port Arthur, Tasmania, and pulled out a semi-automatic AR-15. He fired 29 shots in 90 seconds, killing 20 people. Bryant, 28, moved into the parking lot, where he switched to another military-style rifle and got into his car. By the time he was arrested the following morning, Bryant had murdered 35 people. The response was swift. Within 12... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada, Australia
Canadians Consider Restricting Rapid Fire Guns, Cite Australian Example
Ottawa Citizen (Ontario), Series
10 February 2007
Before different types of firearms are regulated, they have to be defined, and that is the challenge of changing current firearms law to prohibit "assault weapons." Gun owners point out that most firearms in circulation were originally designed for military purposes. Even antique flintlock muskets were at one time considered high-tech assault rifles. After an elementary school massacre in Stockton, California, U.S. lawmakers... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
12yr-Old Robber Stole Handgun from His Mother, an Alabama Police Officer
Montgomery Advertiser (Alabama)
25 January 2007
The Montgomery Police Department revealed Wednesday that an officer whose department-issue gun was stolen -- allegedly by her 12-year-old son -- resigned Monday. The 12-year-old has been charged along with three others with conspiring to rob CJ's One Stop, 5780 Woodmere Blvd. Akeen Stewart, 18, turned himself in to police Tuesday. Desmond Jones, 16, and a 13-year-old were already in custody. Jones is being charged as an... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Gun Maker Smith & Wesson Takes Aim at Military, Police and Rifle Markets
Associated Press
25 January 2007
SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts -- Smith & Wesson may be best recognized as the brand of choice for Dirty Harry, the movie cop who warned punks his .44 Magnum was "the most powerful handgun in the world." But that was in 1971, and much has changed in the past 36 years. Police officers want lighter-weight pistols than the bulky steel revolver "Dirty" Harry Callahan barely concealed under a sport coat. Soldiers need foolproof weapons that... ( gunpolicy.org )
United Kingdom
Shooting the Latest Trend as British Executives Copy Aristocrats With Guns
Sunday Times (UK)
7 January 2007
Put down those golf clubs and go for your gun: shooting is fast becoming the social networking sport of choice. A survey of 2,000 companies and 14,000 directors shows that shooting is soaring in popularity. A decade ago, toting a shotgun did not even feature among the most popular recreations listed by company directors. But the survey ranks shooting as the seventh most popular recreation, almost level with gardening. "Though... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Montreal Gun Killer's Family Struggles to Understand Son's Terrible Act
Canadian Press
27 December 2006
MONTREAL -- Parwinder Kaur Gill misses her son. Her voice cracks as she tries to explain that she loved the young man now notorious for the terrifying shooting rampage at Dawson College last September. She loves him still, in fact, and can't understand what led him to commit such a terrible act. "It's hard," she said in a recent interview. "Everybody's still suffering." Kimveer Gill was living in the basement... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Arsenal of Guns for Canadian Indigenous Police Task Force 'Disappeared'
Montreal Gazette (Quebec)
12 December 2006
Ninety-two cans of pepper spray. Seven Glock pistols. Six Taser stun guns. Two Beretta handguns. No, that's not a parody of the Twelve Days of Christmas. It's a list of Kanesatake Mohawk Police weapons that have disappeared. Now a draft audit prepared for federal Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day recommends Ottawa and Quebec launch independent investigations to track down the weapons. The probes should also... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Montreal Shootings Reignite Fierce Battle Over Gun Control in Canada
Canadian Press
12 December 2006
MONTREAL -- When killer Kimveer Gill walked into Dawson College armed with three weapons, he unleashed a shooting rampage that left one student dead and hundreds of others facing a lifetime of fear. Gill also triggered a new round in the near-constant battle over gun control in Canada. Survivors and parents swelled the ranks of gun-control groups while opponents pointed out that the controversial gun registry failed to... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada, United States
The Story of One Handgun: the US-to-Canada Path of a Killer 'Baby Glock'
Vancouver Province, Series
3 December 2006
They call Smyrna, in Georgia's Cobb County, the "jonquil" city. Tens of thousands of the little white daffodils bloom in the Atlanta suburb every spring. Smyrna is a bedroom community just 15 minutes' drive from downtown Atlanta. The Smyrna website boasts of the city's convenience, its Village Green town centre, affordable homes, parks, and family atmosphere. Julia Roberts hails from Smyrna. So does Austria-based... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Impoverished Filipino Policemen Selling Their Service Guns to Make Money
Philippine Daily Inquirer
13 November 2006
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is investigating the possibility that errant policemen are selling their service firearms just to make money. The bureau launched the probe after operatives from the NBI National Capital Region (NCR) Office arrested a man selling guns -- including service firearms belonging to members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) -- during a buy-bust operation near Camp Crame last week. ... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Nigeria Buys 80,000 Guns, 32 million Rounds of Ammo for Election Time
African News Dimension
8 November 2006
As a pre-emptive step, the Nigerian government as ordered 40,000 pieces of Ak-47 rifles and 20 million rounds of 7.62 x 39mm ammunition for the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) ahead of the country's 2007 elections. The government anticipates an upsurge of criminal and violent activities prior to the polls. Minister of Police Affairs, Alawoei Broderick Bozimo said, in Abuja, that "plans have been concluded to procure the following; 40,000... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Canadian Combat Pistol Shooters Feel Like a 'Misunderstood Fraternity'
Montreal Gazette (Quebec), Series
24 October 2006
On a rainy Sunday in early October, 38 men and two women come to the firing range to shoot targets with their handguns. They arrive with their semi-automatic pistols locked inside special cases. They have boxes of hand-packed ammunition, holsters, magazines to hold the rounds of brass-cased cartridges and a belt to hold the magazines. They wear plastic goggles and earmuffs for protection. Most important of all, they all... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Shooting Rampage Focused Debate: Gun Screening Tougher in Quebec
Montreal Gazette (Quebec), Series
22 October 2006
If there is one thing the Sept. 13 shootings at Dawson College has taught officials screening citizens applying for firearm licences in Canada, it is that they can do better. That's because even with all the checks in place in Canada -- considered among the strictest in the world -- there are, in the eyes of the police, improvements to be made. They would like more resources and powers to investigate applicants -- especially... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Tennessee School Target Shooters Lose Truckload of Guns to Thieves
Chattanoogan (Tennesee)
12 October 2006
Tennessee's Scholastic Clay Target Team suffered a major blow recently when a vehicle was stolen that contained all of the teams firearms. It's estimated the team lost $120,000 worth of uninsured firearms and other equipment. On October 4th two Tennessee teams from Dyersburg and McKenzie were preparing to leave for Colorado Springs for the first ever SCTP International Trap Shooting Championships. The two teams and 5 coaches had... ( gunpolicy.org )
Taiwan, Indonesia
Indonesian Seaman Caught Smuggling Handguns in Taiwanese Port
Taipei Times
5 October 2006
Investigators yesterday arrested an Indonesian man attempting to enter the country with five pistols. Shih Tung-liang, an official at the Kaohsiung branch of the Bureau of Investigation, told a press conference yesterday that an Indonesian man named Lutfirahman, a crew member on a commercial transport ship, attempted to enter Kaohsiung International Port with the pistols. Investigators arrested him portside. The pistols... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Montreal College Teachers Establish Coalition, Push for Stricter Gun Control
Montreal Gazette / CanWest News Service
4 October 2006
MONTREAL -- A group of Dawson College teachers has formed a committee to fight for stricter gun control laws in response to the deadly shooting at the school Sept. 13. "In the past few weeks, especially in light of what's also been going on in the United States, it's clear that the need for more gun control is growing, not diminishing," said Mary Hlywa, a Dawson teacher and committee member, referring to recent school shootings... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Another School Shooting in Montreal, Another Case for Gun Control [English]
Le Soleil / Cyberpresse (Quebec City) -- Translated, Opinion
24 September 2006
Another school shooting. More funerals, nightmares and questions. For the victims and their close relations, and for the students of Dawson, the world will never be the same again. And as in 1989, after the slaughter at l'École Polytechnique, the citizens, the media and the politicians react by wondering how one can prevent this kind of tragedy. There is talk of changing the violent culture, of reducing the isolation of young people,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Another School Shooting in Montreal, Another Case for Gun Control [Francais]
Le Soleil / Cyberpresse (Quebec City), Opinion
24 September 2006
Encore une fusillade dans une école. Encore des funérailles, des cauchemars et des questions. Pour les victimes et leurs proches, et pour les étudiants de Dawson, le monde ne sera jamais plus le même. Et comme en 1989, après la tuerie à l'École Polytechnique, les citoyens, les médias et les politiciens réagissent en se demandant comment on peut prévenir ce genre de tragédie. On parle de changer la culture violente, de... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Scrap Canada's Gun Registry, Then Just Ban Semi-automatic Weapons
Winnipeg Sun (Manitoba), Column
24 September 2006
I have to correct a glaring error I made in last Sunday's column. I claimed the firearm used by Kimveer Gill -- the 25-year-old male who went on a shooting rampage at Dawson College in downtown Montreal earlier this month -- was an illegally obtained, banned weapon. In fact, Gill's semi-automatic Beretta CX4 Storm is a restricted weapon, not a prohibited one. It was legally obtained and registered. In the fog of rapidly... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Canadian Firearm Lovers Go Off Half-cocked at Suggestion of Gun Ban
Montreal Gazette (Quebec), Column
20 September 2006
After I urged last week that semi-automatic weapons be banned in the same way that automatic weapons are prohibited, a number of readers, mostly men but one woman, took to their keyboards to raise the following issues with me: I know nothing about guns. Annoyed by my calling the Ruger Mini 14 used by Marc Lepine a faster-action gun than the Beretta used by Kimveer Gill, a Gatineau reader wrote, "I assume that you are referring to... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
One Good Reason Why Montreal Killer's Guns Should Not Be Banned?
Ottawa Citizen, Opinion
19 September 2006
One good reason. Give us one good reason why the guns that Kimveer Gill used to such deadly effect last week -- guns primarily intended to kill people, not ducks or deer, or targets -- should not be immediately banned? What is the other side of the argument? What social good does ownership of these weapons advance? If it is a question of civil rights, whose rights should take precedence -- the hobbyists, recreational shooters... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Tougher Gun Laws Needed in Canada: A Thoughtful List of Proposals
Toronto Star (Ontario), Editorial
18 September 2006
Kimveer Gill, who wrote about wanting to be the Angel of Death, never should have been licensed to own a restricted Beretta rifle and Glock pistol or a 12-gauge shotgun. He wrote on the Internet that "anger and hatred simmers within me." He reviled police, posted pictures of himself pointing weapons and fantasized about going on a killing spree. Friends knew "he had a big problem with humanity in general" long before he gunned down... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Canada Needs Reasoned Reform to Gun Laws, Not Hysteria
Montreal Gazette (Quebec), Editorial
16 September 2006
There is a world of difference between reasonable prudence and hysteria. In the wake of such senseless acts as the violent rampage at Dawson College this week, it's important to stay on the right side of that divide, no matter how bitter the tragedy or how strong the temptation to resort to Draconian measures. The pressure is on Prime Minister Stephen Harper now to fight Canada's "gun culture" by cracking down on guns, and Harper... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Study: Worst Gun Massacres Committed With Legal Firearms [English]
La Presse (Montreal), Translation
16 September 2006
Kimveer Gill has at least a point in common with the authors of the majority of the worst [gun] slaughters in the past 40 years: the weapons used at Dawson college, Wednesday, were perfectly legal, just like those of the murderers who shot nearly 200 people in 12 similar events since 1966. According to a compilation carried out by the researcher Philip Alpers, of the School of public health of the University of Sydney, in Australia,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Study: Worst Gun Massacres Committed With Legal Firearms [Francais]
La Presse (Montreal)
16 September 2006
[Translated summary: As in Montreal last week, most of the Western world's largest gun massacres were committed by previously law-abiding gun owners using lawfully held firearms]. Kimveer Gill a au moins un point en commun avec les auteurs de la plupart des pires tueries des 40 dernières années: les armes dont il s'est servi au collège Dawson, mercredi, étaient parfaitement légales, tout comme celles des meurtriers qui ont... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
'Intense' Gun Registry Debate Expected in Wake of Canadian Shootings
Toronto Star (Ontario) / CP
15 September 2006
OTTAWA -- The day after a gunman's deadly shooting spree with a restricted semi-automatic weapon and two pistols, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said it is not the time "for a political discussion" about the firearms registry or whether government could have done anything to prevent the tragedy. However, Harper went on to say, in English and in French, that current laws did not prevent the Dawson College tragedy, and his government... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Licensed Montreal Gun Killer Followed All the Rules to Buy His Legal Guns
Montreal Gazette (Quebec)
15 September 2006
QUEBEC -- Kimveer Gill had to jump through regulatory hoops to get the two restricted firearms and the shotgun he used to kill 18-year-old Anastasia DeSousa and wound another 20 people at Dawson College before killing himself. But he appears to have slipped through the system without raising any suspicions. To buy a non-restricted firearm, like the 12-gauge shotgun he was carrying, Gill would have had to pass the Canadian... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Montreal Killer Linked to Gun Club Which Trained Previous Mass Shooter
Montreal Gazette (Quebec)
15 September 2006
It is an ordinary red brick building, with no windows, and strangers are not made to feel welcome. The Club de Tir Ville St. Pierre is the place where notorious Montreal mass murderer, Valery Fabrikant, took a course in handguns before killing four people at Concordia University in 1992 with a Smith and Wesson .38 special. He took the course in the fall of 1991. And now it is the place where media reports suggest Dawson... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Montreal Killer Passed Revised Gun Licensing Screening, Still Got Guns
Canadian Press
15 September 2006
Canada has some of the most stringent requirements in the industrialized world for its citizens to possess guns, especially restricted firearms such as handguns. But Kimveer Gill, who bragged on the Internet about his fascination with guns and death, managed to pass the system's screening process. Gill legally acquired a pistol and restricted semi-automatic carbine, which to witnesses looked like an assault rifle, and took... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Montreal Shooter Bought Guns from Club Linked to Previous Mass Killer
Canadian Press
15 September 2006
MONTREAL -- Kimveer Gill bought firearms from at least two Montreal gun clubs, including one where notorious mass murderer Valery Fabrikant took a course in handguns before killing four people at Concordia University in 1992. Marco Pendenza, an employee at the Club de Tir Ville St-Pierre, told CBC that he sold Gill a 10-shot semi-automatic Glock pistol. Gill, who was a member of the club for about a year, had passed all... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Montreal Shooting: Victims' Families Demand Tougher Gun Laws
CTV News (Toronto)
15 September 2006
The brother of a Dawson College shooting victim has lashed out at Prime Minister Stephen Harper, for refusing to back down on his plan to abolish the long-gun registry. Hassan Kadhim, whose 17-year-old brother lies in hospital with three bullet wounds to the leg, neck and head, wants Harper to think twice about his decision. "Canada is supposed to be a peaceful country. We're not in the United States," Kadhim told CTV News.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
The Guns Used in Montreal, With a Primer on Canada's Gun Laws
Globe & Mail (Toronto)
15 September 2006
There are three classes of guns in Canada. They are: - Non-restricted guns, which include ordinary rifles and shotguns and some long-barrel semi-automatic rifles; - Restricted guns, which include handguns and most semi-automatic weapons with a barrel length less than 470 millimetres; - Prohibited guns, including automatic weapons, handguns with short barrels less than four inches long, and most .25-calibre and... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
When Law Abiding Gun Owners Use Their Legal Guns to Kill, as in Montreal
Globe & Mail (Toronto), Editorial
15 September 2006
All three guns in the Montreal shooting rampage, including the semi-automatic weapon wielded to such terrifying effect, were legally registered to the gunman. That comes as a terrible shock. If Canadians are permitted to own guns that prove useful to those bent on mass murder, is the list of tolerated guns too broad? Or is the Canadian Firearms Centre, which runs the federal gun registry, missing some red flags when dangerous people... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Montreal Killer a Gun Club Member With Lawfully Held Weapons [Francais]
La Presse (Montreal)
14 September 2006
[Translated summary: Montreal college killer was a gun club member whose three weapons were legally possessed and registered]. Les trois armes avec lesquelles Kimveer Gill a fait 20 victimes hier, dont une imposante carabine semi-automatique Beretta, sont non seulement tout à fait légales au Canada mais elles étaient dûment inscrites au registre des armes à feu. Dans son grand sac noir, le jeune homme de 25 ans transportait... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Montreal Killer a Loner, Shot Himself With Semi-auto Beretta Carbine
Montreal Gazette (Quebec) / CanWest
14 September 2006
The young gunman who stormed into Montreal's Dawson College killed himself, according to the preliminary results of an autopsy. Kimveer Gill, 25, was shot in the arm by police, but the fatal head wound was apparently self-inflicted. Meanwhile, more details emerged on the killer's state of mind in the months leading up to Wednesday's rampage, which left 18-year-old student Anastasia DeSousa dead and 20 others injured, Thursday... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Montreal Killer's Carbine 'A Lot of Fun to Shoot,' Says Canadian Gun Lobbyist
Globe & Mail (Toronto) / CP
14 September 2006
The gun alleged college killer Kimveer Gill displays proudly on his blog is a restricted firearm under Canadian law but popular with the country's shooting fraternity. "To be perfectly honest it's a lot of fun to shoot," said Tony Bernardo, executive director of the Canadian Shooting Sports Association, who also owns a Beretta CX4 Storm. "The little pistol calibre it comes in gives virtually no recoil. It's very accurate.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada, World
Montreal Killer's Web Site Declares Obsession: 'Love Guns, Hate People'
Reuters
14 September 2006
MONTREAL -- The gunman who went on a shooting spree at a Montreal college, killing one woman and wounding 19 other people, had an obsession with guns and death, according to his online journal. Montreal's police chief, Yvan Delorme, confirmed on Thursday that the gunman, who died at the scene after a shootout with police on Wednesday afternoon, was Kimveer Gill, a 25-year-old man from a Montreal suburb. On a Web site devoted... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Montreal Shootings, Killer's Restricted Carbine Heat Up Gun Control Debate
Reuters
14 September 2006
OTTAWA -- The deadly rampage by a gunman in a Montreal college is heating up a long-standing debate on whether Canada's already strict gun controls are tough enough to prevent such murderous outbursts. Wednesday's shootings -- in which two people including the gunman were killed and 19 were injured -- could also spell trouble for the minority Conservative government, which wants to scrap a long gun registry set up in the wake of... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Fatal Gun Accidents in South Dakota Provide Safety Reminder
Argus Leader (South Dakota)
12 September 2006
Arthur Tarian's voice wavers between sorrow and frustration as he recounts the night of his brother's fatal accident. A guest at his house was expressing a dislike of guns, so Razmik "Raz" Mkhitarian tried to show him there was nothing to fear. He clicked and toggled the safeties on a Beretta 92 pistol in his hands, turned the gun toward himself and pulled the trigger. "He tried to show these guys that guns are... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Smith & Wesson Aims to Oust Beretta in $500m US Army Handgun Deal
Globe & Mail (Toronto) / Bloomberg
23 August 2006
Smith & Wesson Holding Corp., fresh from winning military contracts in Afghanistan, now wants a bigger prize back home: a U.S. Army deal worth as much as $500-million (U.S.) that would be its biggest defence order yet. The largest U.S. handgun company, maker of the .44-calibre magnum popularized in Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry movies, will bid on a contract to make about 645,000 of its .45-calibre pistols over the next 10 years,... ( gunpolicy.org )
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