United States
Licensed US Gun Dealer, Acquitted of Fraud, Gets 2yrs for Tax Offences
Fort Mill Times (South Carolina)
22 July 2008
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky -- A man once hired by a Louisville millionaire to help him build a world-class gun collection was sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison for failing to pay taxes. Michael K. Salisbury of Alabama was cleared of fraud and several other felony charges by a federal jury in January. But he was convicted on two misdemeanors for failing to pay taxes on some of the guns that he acquired for Owsley Brown Frazier,... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Smith & Wesson Mints Special Revolver to Mark US Supreme Court Win
Boston Herald
22 July 2008
Smith & Wesson thinks the Supreme Court's recent Second Amendment ruling is a legal victory worth notching on a gun. The Springfield firearms manufacturer said yesterday it will make an engraved version of its Model 442 revolver to commemorate the historic June 26 high court decision striking down the District of Columbia's strict handgun ban. Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. said it will give a gun to each of the six plaintiffs... ( 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
Non-Lethal Guns May Consign US Ruling to 'Status of an Odd Little Opinion'
New York Times, Opinion
2 July 2008
PHILADELPHIA -- A narrowly divided Supreme Court ruled last week that the Second Amendment gives Americans the right to keep a loaded gun at home for their personal use. Presumably, citizens can use these weapons to defend themselves from intruders. But given the growing effectiveness and availability of less lethal weapons, it is likely that state laws will increasingly keep people from actually using their guns for self-defense. The... ( gunpolicy.org )
Zimbabwe
Cost of Zimbabwe Gun Licence Rises to $50 Billion, Renewal $25 Billion
Herald (Harare)
1 July 2008
Police have, with immediate effect, increased charges for obtaining firearms and clearance certificates. Police spokesperson Superintendent Andrew Phiri yesterday said the increases were with effect from today. The cost of issuing a firearms certificate has been raised from $50 million to $50 billion while an import permit now costs $250 billion, up from $250 million. Renewing a firearm certificate now costs $25... ( gunpolicy.org )
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
Louisiana Sheriff Says 'Fanatic' Gun Collector Caught by Own 'Perversion'
St. Tammany News (Louisiana)
27 June 2008
Sheriff's Office deputies seized $150,000 in guns from a Slidell area gun collector whose "perversion" with weapons led to picture taking of his 1-year-old son, in diapers, clutching an AK-47 machine gun, Sheriff Jack Strain said Thursday. Fai Yui "Frank" Kwan, 42, 101 Foxcraft Drive, was arrested and charged with several felonies, including two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, when the cache was discovered... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Louisiana Weapon Collector Faces 8 Charges After Reporting Gun 'Theft'
New Orleans Times-Picayune (Louisiana)
26 June 2008
St. Tammany Parish deputies seized an arsenal from a Slidell-area home last week that included a military-grade machine gun and sniper rifle, submachine guns, assault rifles likely converted to automatic fire and dozens of other weapons including sawed-off shotguns. The seizure, which also included manuals on converting weapons to automatic fire, computers, a flak jacket and tactical webbing and more than half a million rounds of... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
US Gun Makers Hail 'Moral Victory for Beleaguered Industry, Gun Owners'
Boston Globe / AP
26 June 2008
HARTFORD, Connecticut -- New England's prominent gun makers said Thursday's landmark Supreme Court ruling that affirms the right to keep guns at home for self-defense is a moral victory for their beleaguered industry and law-abiding gun owners. The 5-4 ruling affirms gun ownership at home as an individual right for self-defense. It overturned a 32-year-old ban in the District of Columbia, letting governments continue to set rules... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Licensed US Gun Collector Aimed At Neighbours, Machine Guns Seized
WHNS - TV News (South Carolina)
25 June 2008
GREER, South Carolina -- Police said they found an arsenal of weapons inside a Greer man's home after he pointed a gun at his neighbors. Police arrested William Delamar after they received a call about him pointing a .45 caliber handgun at his neighbors because they blocked his driveway. Police said when they went inside Delamar's home they found several weapons including M-16s and a .50 caliber gun, all of which were military... ( 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 )
Canada
Licensed Canadian Gun Collector Walks on 50 Trafficking Charges
Winnipeg Free Press (Manitoba)
20 June 2008
A man accused of letting two dozen high-powered guns fall into the wrong hands has walked free on a legal technicality, the Free Press has learned. Terry Gale was arrested in 2002 following a raid on his Fort Rouge home. It was the largest weapons investigation in Manitoba history. Gale's case finally made it to court this month -- but the case abruptly collapsed earlier this week when a judge ruled Winnipeg police breached... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Chicago Gun Laws Eased to Benefit Councillor Who Forgot to Re-register
Chicago Tribune
4 June 2008
Ald. Richard Mell got a City Council committee to approve a change to a Chicago law on his behalf Wednesday, but argued it would benefit thousands of other city residents who, like him, simply failed to renew their gun licenses. "It was probably good I didn't [renew], because there are an awful lot of other citizens" who had the same problem, Mell (33rd) said after the Police and Fire Committee approved an amendment to the gun registration... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Campaign for Canadian Handgun Ban Grows as Collector Loses 125 Guns
Toronto Star (Ontario)
30 May 2008
QUEBEC CITY -- Two big-city mayors have gotten behind Mayor David Miller's push for a national handgun ban. Montreal Mayor Gerald Tremblay has sent Miller a letter of support for the ban, and Mayor Peter Kelly of Halifax -- who attended the Big City Mayors caucus meeting here yesterday along with Miller and several other Canadian mayors -- is also onside. Miller has launched an online anti-handgun petition on the City of... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
60 Guns Seized in Saskatchewan Included 'Weapons No-one Can Have'
Southwest Booster (Saskatchewan)
29 May 2008
SWIFT CURRENT, Saskatchewan -- Two Mankota district men are facing numerous gun related charges after Ponteix RCMP and other agencies executed a search warrant at their farm property on May 6. The Ponteix RCMP held a press conference this past Friday to display the 60 firearms seized, along with a sample of the related ammunition located with the weapons. On display were 11 handguns, a wooden bat with nails driven through it, 22... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Licensed Toronto Gun Collector Loses 80 'Improperly Stored' Firearms
CITY News (Toronto)
29 May 2008
As Mayor David Miller fights to rid the city of both legal and illegal guns police raided an east end home and seized dozens of firearms and some ammunition. Authorities entered the home in the Queen Street and Victoria Park area early Thursday morning where they removed over 80 guns and several rounds of ammunition apparently belonging to a collector. Police allege the firearms were being stored improperly. Miller... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Canadian Criminals Easily Steal Shotguns from Legal Owners - Police
Winnipeg Free Press (Manitoba)
28 May 2008
The shotgun seems to be the firearm of choice for Winnipeg criminals, judging by the sheer number of them police pull off the street. According to Det. Rob Duttchen, a Winnipeg police officer who's a member of the National Weapons Enforcement Support Team (NWEST), the shotgun's status as a non-restricted weapon means they are easy to get, and therefore widely used in crime. "That's the easiest firearm to obtain lawfully.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Toronto's 'Demagogue' Mayor Redirects Public Anger to Lawful Gun Owners
National Post (Toronto), Editorial
27 May 2008
Let's see if we have this right. Toronto has a problem with young gang members using smuggled handguns to kill one another in rave clubs and warehouses -- and in order to fight this trend, mayor David Miller wants to ... take away target pistols from Olympic shooters and close down law-abiding gun clubs. Mr. Miller's logic is so bizarre, it's hard to know where to begin to dismantle it. He either completely misunderstands the causes... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
61 Guns, Illegal Pistols, Ammunition Reloader Seized from Canadian Farm
Regina Leader-Post (Saskatchewan)
26 May 2008
REGINA -- Recalling images of the wild west, a cache of five dozen firearms and a baseball bat with spikes hammered into it discovered on a farm in southwest Saskatchewan were put on display for the media Friday. "It certainly is on the higher end of a (weapons) seizure," RCMP Sgt. Carole Raymond said in an interview. Two men are facing 21 charges after Ponteix RCMP, executing a search warrant on a farm in the Mankota area... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Avid Australian Gun Collector, Explosives Enthusiast Dies in Blast
Sunday Telegraph (Sydney)
25 May 2008
A prominent Sydney scientist killed in a mysterious explosion at his semi-rural property was an avid gun collector and champion shooter. Dr Lionel Lowe, 67, was sitting on a ride-on mower at the rear of his Mitchell Rd, Dural property at the time of the blast at 4.30pm last Monday. Neighbours have told how their homes "shook" from the force of the explosion. "There was one loud explosion and the house shook," one neighbour,... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Chicago Mayor Backs Gun Amnesty Proposed by Forgetful Colleague
Chicago Sun-Times
21 May 2008
Mayor Daley said today he's all for the idea of temporarily re-opening gun registration in Chicago -- not as a favor to Ald. Richard Mell (33rd), but to get a realistic handle on the number of guns in Chicago. A former hunter, Mell is proposing a one-month amnesty after he forgot to re-register his arsenal of shotguns, rifles and pistols as required every year by the ordinance he helped to pass. During the month-long window,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada, United States
Machine Guns, Assault Rifles, Uzis Bought in US, Found in Nova Scotia
Halifax Chronicle-Herald (Nova Scotia)
16 May 2008
Police and customs officers seized machine-guns and assault rifles from at least two Halifax addresses Wednesday. The weapons, including Uzi and MAC-10 submachine-guns and AR-15 assault rifles, were allegedly smuggled into Canada from the United States since March 2006, court records show. A 21-year-old man was arrested Wednesday and arraigned in Halifax provincial court Thursday on four charges under the Customs Act and... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Licensed Canadian Gun Collector Fired Shots in House, Lost 500 Firearms
Canadian Press
15 May 2008
SUDBURY, Ontario -- A 76-year-old Sudbury, Ont., man has agreed to give up his cache of weapons and pay a $1,000 fine on three firearms-related charges. When police entered Georgio Bassetti's apartment on Feb. 29, in they found rooms full of hundreds of weapons, ammunition and six gunshot holes in the ceiling. It took police days to remove all of the weapons found inside the apartment. Assistant Crown attorney... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
US Mayors Air Gun Control TV Ads Just as McCain Courts NRA in Kentucky
New York Times / City Room, Blog
15 May 2008
Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a coalition founded by Mayors Michael R. Bloomberg of New York and Thomas M. Menino of Boston, announced today that it was placing a television advertisement in Kentucky, which is holding Democratic and Republican presidential primaries on May 20. But anyone who expected the nonpartisan group to take a stand that could affect the fortunes of Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama or John McCain is likely to be... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Millionaire Chicago 'Collector' Had 80 Firearms, Machine Guns, No Licence
Chicago Sun-Times
10 May 2008
Benjamin Stevens kept a .50-caliber machine gun -- along with more than 80 other firearms and 50,000 rounds of ammunition -- in his Lake Forest mansion because he collects historic weaponry, his attorney said Friday. The millionaire businessman, who was arrested a day earlier when police raided his north suburban home, had acquired all the firearms legally and kept most in his basement, defense attorney Douglas Zeit said as Stevens... ( gunpolicy.org )
Namibia
Namibian Gun Law Allows Self Defence Shootings Only Under Real Threat
New Era (Windhoek), Opinion
7 May 2008
If you carry a weapon, especially a gun, you run the risk of over-reacting in some cases. You might misread a situation and become the aggressor. Another important point to remember is that if you threaten an intruder with a weapon, he can disarm you and use the weapon against you. The chances are that you will end up more seriously injured or even killed than if no weapon was involved. Also take note of the laws of the country.... ( gunpolicy.org )
United Kingdom
Under Pressure from Pistol Shooters, UK Plans to Loosen Handgun Ban
Scotland on Sunday
4 May 2008
Anti-gun campaigners have warned the Government not to relax firearms legislation in the run-up to the London Olympics, saying: "A child's life is not worth a medal." UK and Scottish ministers have agreed that from August, sportsmen and women will be given special permission to use their weapons at Ministry of Defence ranges in Britain. At present, competitors have to train abroad. It is a major breakthrough for British... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Nashville Gun Dealer Applauds Mayors Trying to Close Gun Show Loophole
City Paper (Nashville)
27 April 2008
A national movement among urban mayors against illegal guns and the so-called "gun show loophole" has made its way to Knoxville and Memphis. Nashville Mayor Karl Dean said he is exploring joining that cause. Over 250 mayors from 40 states have signed on to the coalition, which seeks to cut down on the illegal purchasing and selling of guns. The first battlefront is eliminating the so-called "gun show loophole," which allows individual... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Negative Publicity Pushes Canadian Gun Clubs Into Realm of Secret Society
CITY-TV News (Toronto)
21 April 2008
TORONTO, Ontario -- The first rule of gun club is, you don't talk about gun club. Ranges that cater to sport shooters are increasingly secretive and an outsider's attempts to gain access to a gun club, such as the one hidden in the rafters at Union Station, are difficult, if not impossible without an invitation from a long-standing member. Media attempts are even more vehemently thwarted, and Tony Bernardo, Executive Director of... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
New Law Allows Machine Guns, Sawn-off Shotguns, Silencers in Kansas
Topeka Capital-Journal (Kansas) / AP
21 April 2008
Starting July 1, Kansans will be able to own machine guns, other fully automatic weapons, sawed-off shotguns and silencers. Gov. Kathleen Sebelius signed a bill today legalizing their possession. Supporters say collectors are likely to be the main beneficiaries. They note that machine guns typically cost at least $20,000. Purchasers still must comply with federal restrictions, which include two background checks... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Canadian Gun Lobby Martyr Out on Bail, Vows to Continue Years of Protest
Kenora Daily Miner and News (Ontario)
15 April 2008
After 25 days behind bars, Bruce Montague was granted bail and released from the Kenora District Jail Friday night. After the Crown required further affidavit material at his first bail hearing in Toronto in late March, the hearing was adjourned to April 11, leaving Montague in custody for an additional 15 days before his release last week. "Jail is not a nice place to be," Montague said. "The effect it had on me, I thought... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
US Group Honours Virginia Tech Victims with Gun Show Loophole Protest
Charlotte Observer (North Carolina)
14 April 2008
As the nation prepares to mark the first anniversary of the Virginia Tech shootings, a group of Charlotteans is planning to honor the victims of gun violence Wednesday during a demonstration uptown. The demonstration is part of a growing movement led by Charlotte native Abby Spangler, founder of Protest Easy Guns, a gun-control advocacy group. It's one of 80 demonstrations being planned across 33 states. "A law-abiding... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Albany, NY Cops Illegally Bought 48 Machine Guns, City Fights Exposure
Albany Times-Union (New York)
13 April 2008
ALBANY -- A state Supreme Court justice will privately review files regarding the illegal purchase of dozens of machine guns by Albany police officers before deciding whether they should be released to the Times Union under the Freedom of Information Law. Acting Supreme Court Justice Roger D. McDonough on Friday gave the city a week to turn over the records for his review. The judge said he will determine whether any of the documents,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Another Licensed Canadian Gun Collector's Pistol Turns Up in Drug Crime
London Free Press (Ontario)
13 April 2008
From a German soldier's hands on a Second World War battlefield, to the hands of a Strathroy collector, to a criminal's grip and, finally, into a London police storage vault. The odyssey of one Polish-made Radom pistol, scooped up in a police raid in London, has spanned borders, decades -- and both sides of the law. It's one of dozens of guns London police have seized in a crackdown on illegal firearms, and its story is... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
'Strict Gun Laws, Fewer People Shot,' Says Toronto Mayor. Is It That Clear?
Globe & Mail (Toronto)
12 April 2008
The way Judith Ross describes her favourite hobby, you'd swear she was talking about hatha yoga or a Buddhist pursuit. "It's almost like a meditation," she says, "an experience of focus and concentration. You have to be relaxed and calm." Dr. Ross, a 69-year-old retired psychologist who worked for 30 years at the University of Toronto, is a sport shooter, regularly heading off to her gun club to pursue her passion. When she started... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
84yr-old Gun Collector, Doctor, Felon Had 500 Guns in New Jersey Home
Record (New Jersey)
9 April 2008
An 84-year-old man who kept nearly 500 guns, 800 pounds of gunpowder and 75,000 rounds of ammunition at his Ridgefield home pleaded guilty Tuesday to creating a community hazard. Sherwin Raymond had rejected plea offers since his arrest in 2005 and insisted that his stash of rifles and pistols was nothing more than that of a gun enthusiast. On Tuesday, however, after jurors were picked for his trial in state Superior Court... ( 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 )
Germany
German Collector Had So Many Guns He Had to Move Out, Live at an Inn
Cape Times (Capetown)
3 April 2008
BERLIN -- A German man was such an avid collector of weapons and other paraphernalia that he ran out of space at home and had to sleep in a hotel, neighbours said following the 71-year-old's death. Executors found an arsenal of weaponry and assorted goods at the man's two-storey home in the western city of Aachen. "There were 71 guns, one for each year of his life," said police spokesperson Paul Kemen. "He also had 41 cases... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Get a Vasectomy, Receive a Gun for Masculinity: Population Control in India
ThaiIndian News (Bangkok) / IANS
1 April 2008
BHOPAL -- Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district has embarked upon a novel idea to promote male sterilisation -- the administration has decided to grant gun licences to those who come to family planning camps and offer to undergo vasectomy, a senior official said Tuesday. These camps are being held more and more frequently now. The last two-day camp in the district started March 27. It saw 37 people came forward for vasectomy; 23 of them have... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
India Among Most Heavily Armed Nations, Suffers 'Epidemic of Gun Violence'
Open Democracy (UK), Web Page
1 April 2008
I dedicate this article to the more than 5000 women who have lost their lives or been wounded by gun violence in my home-state of Manipur in Northeast India. As the world knows, India is the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi, the land where non-violence was born. Last year the United Nations declared that his birthday, 2 October, would become International Day of Non-Violence. The India that existed at the time of independence championed... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Major US Gun Dealer Risks Losing Licence Amid Security Lapse Allegations
Daily Record (New Jersey)
1 April 2008
LONG HILL -- Sarco Inc., one of the nation's largest wholesale and retail suppliers of firearms and parts, is in danger of losing its state license to sell weapons because of alleged lax security measures. Sarco's state license to operate was supposed to expire on Monday, but a Superior Court judge in Morristown last week extended the license until this Friday, when he said he would hear arguments on whether Sarco owner Charles... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
To Reduce Population Growth, India Encourages Men to Get a Gun
NDTV News (New Delhi)
1 April 2008
SHIVPURI -- What's the best way to get men to get vasectomies? Apparently it's to offer them gun licenses. That's a ploy which seems to be working in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district. Family planning is being promoted with guns in Shivpuri. But it's not what you think, men are being lured with gun licenses to undergo vasectomies, and it's already showing results. Men are going for a vasectomy surgery but family planning... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Licensed Gun Collector Loses 35 Illegal Weapons to New Jersey Police
Record (New Jersey)
26 March 2008
RUTHERFORD -- Police seized a cache of 35 weapons on Tuesday, including illegally modified assault rifles and machine guns from the Hastings Avenue apartment of a gun collector, authorities said. The State Police Street Gang Unit North and borough detectives found an armory of loaded guns and 3,000 rounds of ammunition in the apartment of Joseph Leone, 57. "Laying around in the closet, out in the open, in the dresser drawer... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Lifetime Gun Ban for Canadian Lobbyist 'Cursed with Sense of Armageddon'
Kenora Daily Miner and News (Ontario)
19 March 2008
Eton Rugby resident and former gunsmith Bruce Montague will serve up to 18 months in jail following sentencing at Ontario Superior Court on Tuesday. Montague was found guilty on 26 firearms offences by an 11-member jury in December. The convictions carry sentences ranging from six to 18 months to be served concurrently followed by one year probation. Forfeiture of approximately 200 firearms seized from the Montagues' rural residence... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Canadian Gun Lobby Martyr Faces Sentence on 26 Firearm Related Crimes
Kenora Daily Miner and News (Ontario)
18 March 2008
Bruce Montague returned to a Kenora courtroom Monday for a sentencing hearing following 26 firearms related convictions in December. The charges against Montague, and his wife Donna, date back to 2004, following his arrest at a Dryden gun show. After police twice searched his Eton-Rugby home, Montague was charged with more than 50 firearms offences. His wife faced three charges. On Monday, the defence and the Crown argued... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
'Stubborn, Foolish' Canadian Gun Lobbyist Loses Case, Gets 18 Mths Jail
CKDR Radio (Ontario)
18 March 2008
Former Dryden-area Gunsmith Bruce Montague has been sentenced to a total of 18-months in prison after being found guilty on a variety of firearms related offences. Justice John Wright had some harsh words for Montague this morning as he delivered his sentence. The judge described Montague as stubborn and tenacious to a fault who acted foolishly by making automatic weapons. The toughest sentence was for converting... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Amid Little Evidence of Benefit, US Critics Assail 'Feel Good' Gun Buybacks
USA Today
17 March 2008
Gun buyback programs from Miami to the San Francisco Bay are coming under fire by critics who question whether the bucks are reducing the big bangs. "It's like trying to drain the Pacific with a bucket," says Alex Tabarrok, research director at the Independent Institute, a think tank in Oakland. "More guns are going to flow in." Tabarrok and others complain the programs are feel-good events that do not reduce gun crimes... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Thousands of US Firearm Collectors See Guns as a Hobby Like Any Other
Reuters
11 March 2008
DOUGLAS, Arizona -- An odd contraption in retired firefighter Alex Black's cluttered garage looks a bit like the hand winch at the top of a well. In fact, it is a machinegun. Turning the shiny brass handle spat out a withering hail of bullets that transformed modern warfare. "You march in to battle in straight lines against this, and nobody comes back," said Black, standing beside the hefty, carriage-mounted Colt Gatling... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Licensed California Gun Collector Arrested Again for Drugs, Machine Guns
Associated Press
9 March 2008
TORRANCE, California -- A Torrance man arrested last month for having a cache of weapons in his home has been booked after a second raid this week. Russell Josiah Powell was arrested at his home Wednesday night when police allegedly found drugs, newly purchased illegal ammunition and parts that enable guns to fire as automatic weapons. Police Officer Dave Crespin says the 35-year-old Powell was booked for investigation... ( gunpolicy.org )
United Kingdom
Arsenal of Illegal Guns Sees 'Deceitful' Head Teacher Jailed, Struck Off in UK
BBC News
5 March 2008
A former primary school head teacher has been struck off after a disciplinary hearing was told he was "deceitful" about his arsenal of guns. Martin Wynn Davies, from Wrexham, was jailed for four years in 2006 for keeping 21 weapons, including revolvers and semi-automatic pistols and rifles. He bought guns after tightening of laws following the Dunblane massacre. The committee ruled his crimes were "fundamentally... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
New Jersey Approves One-handgun-a-month Sales Limit (13 Pistols a Year)
Asbury Park Press (New Jersey)
4 March 2008
TRENTON -- New Jerseyans -- be they sport shooters, casual collectors, hunters or someone with criminal intent -- would be restricted to purchasing one handgun every 30 days, or 13 in a year, under legislation approved Monday, though not without dissent. "I feel good, but it is only the first step in the process," said Assemblywoman Joan Quigley, D-Hudson, sponsor of the measure. Quigley was joined by Jersey City Mayor... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
US Gun Dealer Sold to Campus Killers, Wants More Guns in Classrooms
Los Angeles Times
4 March 2008
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin -- Online gun dealer Eric Thompson can't recall exactly what he was doing when he learned that one of his customers had just killed five students in a college geology class. He knows what flashed through his mind, though: Not again. Ten months earlier, another customer had murdered 32 students and faculty at Virginia Tech. The coincidence stuns Thompson. He calls it upsetting. Beyond... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
150,000 Guns Sold Each Year in Virginia Without Any Background Checks
Virginian-Pilot (Virginia)
3 March 2008
An AK-47 with five 30-round clips ($375). A Bushmaster, like the one the Beltway snipers used, complete with bipod ($1,300). A Barrett .50-caliber rifle with scope, accurate at one mile ($3,200). What do these guns have in common? They've been banned in a number of states and cities. And they were recently for sale in Hampton Roads, offered up to anyone -- no questions asked. Advertisements for these guns... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
How the US, Virginia and Other States Compare on Gun Laws
Virginian-Pilot (Virginia)
3 March 2008
Virginia's approach to gun sales has earned it a reputation for having lax laws. In reality, Virginia's firearms rules are not that different from most other states -- especially in the South. In the most recent scorecards by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, which ranks states according to their gun-control laws, Virginia scored just 18 out of 100 possible points. But 34 states scored lower -- downgraded for lack of oversight... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Excellent Student, Ex-US Army Campus Gun Killer Had 'Boy Next Door' Face
Chicago Sun-Times
16 February 2008
DEKALB -- Those closest to Steve Kazmierczak saw 2 sides -- a gifted, dedicated student, but beset by behavioral problems Steve Kazmierczak had gone more than a dozen years without talking to his godfather, Richard Grafer. Until about a month ago. That's when Grafer got a call from his 27-year-old godson with the boy-next-door face. "It was like he was reaching out for someone to talk to, someone he could confide... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Aussie Gun Collector, Porn Dealer Illegally Sold 24 Guns, Submachine Gun
Advertiser (Adelaide)
10 February 2008
Criminals will laugh at the "grossly inadequate" sentence imposed on an Adelaide porn dealer who sold guns to the Melbourne underworld, a court has heard. Director of Public Prosecutions Stephen Pallaras, QC, today said William Nash should serve more time for selling a police-issue sub-machine gun to the Condello family. He told the Court of Criminal Appeal mobsters and gangsters would "be watching" Nash's six-month sentence... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
NY Police Find 'Stunning Cache' of Guns at Home of Mentally Ill Collector
Newsday (New York)
4 February 2008
A 60-year-old East Meadow man called Nassau police and told them he was under attack. He reported hearing gunshot blasts all around, and said there were bodies on the floor. But the siege was taking place only inside David Martin's head, authorities said. As responding officers came rushing into his Rita Avenue home early Saturday, they realized Martin was suffering from some sort of psychiatric condition. They... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Kentucky Gun Dealer, Wife, Gun Historian All Acquitted in $1.5m Fraud Trial
Associated Press
23 January 2008
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky -- A jury rejected all felony charges brought against an Alabama couple accused of selling a slew of famous firearms to a millionaire collector at fraudulent prices. Many of the guns involved have historical significance: Teddy Roosevelt's "Big Stick," Gen. George Custer's Colt six-shooters and a Winchester rifle carried by Buffalo Bill. Federal prosecutors accused Michael K. Salisbury of acquiring... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Canadian Handgun Ban Misses the Mark: Tackle the Root Causes Instead
Sudbury Star (Ontario)
22 January 2008
Handguns kill. That is their only practical purpose. Often, they kill people, and so it is understandable that those most likely to be threatened by a handgun should be motivated to ban them. But, as with most issues that cross into the matter of civil liberties, what to do about the rash of handguns falling into the hands of people not afraid to use them is complicated. And, increasingly, urgent. The Coalition for Gun... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Virginia Senate Delays, Blocks Move to Prevent Felons Buying at Gun Shows
Virginian-Pilot (Virginia)
22 January 2008
RICHMOND, Virginia -- The hundreds of people who turned out Monday morning to learn the fate of a Senate bill that would require criminal background checks for those who purchase firearms from private dealers at gun shows will have to wait a bit longer. The Senate Courts of Justice committee that is considering the bill to close the so-called gun-show loophole heard testimony but delayed a vote until Wednesday. Current state law... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada, United Kingdom, Norway, Luxembourg
Washington, Britain, Other Countries Show Handgun Bans Don't Work
National Post (Toronto), Editorial
22 January 2008
Toronto Mayor David Miller and the federal NDP have called for a ban on all handguns in Canada. Following the killing of two innocent bystanders in Toronto by stray bullets in the past week, it's natural to cast about for solutions. But calls for a handgun ban amount to meaningless symbolism. If restricting ownership of handguns among ordinary law-abiding citizens had a positive impact on crime, our existing laws would already have... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Toronto Recoils as Another Bystander is Killed by a Stray Handgun Bullet
National Post / CanWest News Service
20 January 2008
TORONTO -- Police here on Friday appealed in English and in Cantonese to potential witnesses, in the city's East Chinatown, to help locate the gunmen responsible for killing an innocent father of two on Thursday. Investigators have identified the city's third homicide victim of the year as Hou Chang Mao, 47. On Thursday, in the midst of a bustling crowd of after-work shoppers and as he stacked oranges, Mao was shot and... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Canadian Tories Shoot Down Handgun Ban, Stand By Lawful Gun Owners
Winnipeg Sun (Manitoba)
19 January 2008
Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day has rebuffed calls for a ban on handguns, insisting tougher jail terms, more police and strict border security will win the war against gun violence in Canada's cities. Calling the death of an innocent bystander in Toronto "very tragic," Day said penalizing law-abiding firearm owners won't stop the scourge of street shootings. "It would be counter-productive," he told Sun Media in an... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Firearm Laws Not Being Enforced, Says Canadian Gun Control Activist
Toronto Sun (Ontario)
19 January 2008
There is no simple cure to the plague of gang-related gun violence on our streets, a leading gun control advocate said yesterday. "Every time a tragedy strikes people want a simple solution and there isn't one," said Ryerson prof Wendy Cukier. "You have to have a long-term view." Cukier, who heads the Coalition for Gun Control, said the idea of an outright handgun ban is tricky because there's no clear-cut definition of... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Gov Schwarzenegger Collects Handguns, Assault Weapons, Machine Guns
Los Angeles Times
18 January 2008
Though many aspects of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's governing philosophy have changed over the years, his movie-star lifestyle hasn't. Asked about a recent comment he made that a revolver is a good weapon to have at home, he went on at length about his personal cache. "I have around 20 swords, from samurai swords to broadswords to everything from axes and spears from the Conan movies," he said. "All the weapons, from Uzis... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Toronto Mayor Calls Once Again for an 'Absolute Ban' on Handguns
CTV News (Toronto)
18 January 2008
Toronto Mayor David Miller called for an "absolute ban" on handguns in Canada after the city's second shooting death of an innocent bystander in less than a week. "We can choose to act," Miller said at a press conference on Friday. "We can choose to say handguns are so dangerous and kill uninvolved people that we're going to close the loopholes in our law and end the ownership of handguns in this country." The charge comes... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Canadian Man Joined Gun Club, Bought Handgun, Shot Innocent Passerby
Globe & Mail (Toronto)
16 January 2008
A Scarborough man accused in the shooting death of an innocent bystander outside a Yonge Street strip bar on the weekend became a full member of a target-shooting club north of Toronto last October. As such, Edward Paredes, 23, had successfully completed eight probationary shoots under close scrutiny of fellow members of The Grange Firearms Association. The club is one of seven, with a combined membership of about 2,000, that convene... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Innocent Toronto Man Killed by 22yr-old Licensed to Carry Hidden Handgun
Toronto Star (Ontario)
15 January 2008
In the wake of the Yonge St. shooting of innocent bystander John O'Keefe, Mayor David Miller says he finds it shocking that the "fairly young man" accused in the crime "legally had a gun." After speaking to the 42-year-old victim's family yesterday, Miller renewed his call for a handgun ban. "Why does a 22-year-old in a city like Toronto need a handgun? It's just not acceptable and I think it's time the federal government... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
US Gun Maker Slammed for Naming Handgun After 'Killer' LA Police Unit
Los Angeles Times
12 January 2008
LOS ANGELES -- To the dismay of some city leaders, a gun company is marketing a line of high-end pistols named for the LAPD's Special Investigation Section, an elite group of plainclothes detectives with a history of fatally shooting suspects. The guns for the undercover unit were created at the request of the Los Angeles Police Department. Kimber, a Yonkers, N.Y.-based gun maker, is marketing a slightly modified version to the... ( gunpolicy.org )
United Kingdom
British Police Welcome Tougher Ban on Deactivated, Even Antique Guns
Guardian (UK)
10 January 2008
The shadow home secretary, David Davis, today said government plans to ban deactivated guns by the end of the year would "do little more than paper over the cracks". His comments came after the home secretary, Jacqui Smith, speaking during a visit to Liverpool, said tough new laws would be brought in to target the supply of deactivated guns that were then reactivated and used in crime. "Tackling gun crime is key to making... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
US Gun Owner's U-Haul Unit Arms Criminals with 50 Guns, 2,000 Rounds
Lodi News-Sentinel (California)
8 January 2008
When Kenneth Warren moved to San Joaquin County to take care of his elderly parents, he wanted to make sure his gun collection was safe. He kept about 50 guns and as much as 2,000 rounds of ammunition in a double-walled, fireproof safe that, when empty, weighed 1,300 pounds. He moved it into a climate-controlled metal and concrete storage unit at U-Haul in Lodi. And he even got a second-floor storage unit for added security. ... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Are We Americans Crazy? Do We Just Accept 30,000 Gun Deaths a Year?
News-Leader (Missouri), Column
26 December 2007
"Why do you people allow this? Are you all crazy!?" I had no idea why the taxi driver in Rome was so angry with me. I had been traveling for nearly a day. In Italy it was early morning on April 21, 1999 and the taxi I had hailed at the train station was now hurtling through the most confused and dangerous looking rush hour traffic I have ever witnessed, and yet my driver was steering with one hand and was turned to look more at me than at... ( gunpolicy.org )
United Kingdom
Wild West Gun Buyer Avoids Jail for Illegally Importing Revolver to England
BBC News
21 December 2007
A Wild West fan from Devon escaped being sent to jail for importing firearms after being told by a judge his case was "extraordinary". Gun-collector Jeremy Couchman faced a minimum five-year sentence after being convicted of possessing a prohibited Smith & Wesson revolver. The 53-year old bus driver from Torquay was also found guilty of attempting to purchase ammunition. The judge at Plymouth Crown Court gave Couchman... ( gunpolicy.org )
New Zealand
Licensed Gun Collector Ran Black Market Gun Trade, Say NZ Police
TVNZ News
19 December 2007
A Coromandel gun collector is to stand trial for allegedly running a black market gun operation. John Mabey claimed more than 120 weapons were stolen from his Coromandel home. He says he was burgled in July and burglars took 113 pistols, a couple of semi-automatic rifles and half a dozen machine guns. But police investigating the break-in suspected a scam. In a transcript of a police interview, a detective tells... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Convicted Canadian Gun Lobbyist Prepares for Jail, Martyrdom for Cause
Kenora Daily Miner and News (Ontario)
12 December 2007
Staring down the barrel at a prison sentence on 26 firearms related offences, Canada's most outspoken crusader against Bill C-68 and the federal Firearms Act, Bruce Montague, has laid the foundation to bring his fight to the Supreme Court. Montague was recently found guilty on half of 53 charges he faced in Kenora court. Without being convicted on at least one charge, he wouldn't be able to challenge the law. "Without a... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Despite Heavy Court Loss, Canadian Gun Lobby Martyr's Beliefs Unswayed
Kenora Daily Miner and News (Ontario)
7 December 2007
After less than a day of deliberations, the jury returned a guilty verdict Thursday on 26 of more than 50 firearms related charges faced by Bruce Montague. Montague sat in the defendant's chair holding his 16-year-old daughter's hand over his shoulder as the foreman read the verdicts. His sister sat behind him, rocking back and forth, with a tissue to her eye. Donna Montague was found guilty on one of the three charges... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Omaha Mall Massacre Unlikely to Alter American Gun Laws
Reuters
7 December 2007
NEW YORK -- Once again there has been a mass shooting in the United States, this time in a Nebraska shopping mall. Once again there is no national outcry for gun control. A 19-year-old man shot and killed eight people and then himself in Omaha, Nebraska, on Wednesday with a semi-automatic AK-47 that police say he stole from his stepfather. Leading presidential candidates for the November 2008 U.S. election issued statements... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
US Mass Shootings: Easy Access to Guns a Big Part of the Problem
Philadelphia Inquirer (Pennsylvania), Editorial
7 December 2007
The senseless shooting deaths of eight people in an Omaha mall further underscore the need for greater gun control nationwide and in Pennsylvania. The suburban mall slaughter should be a wake-up call for lawmakers to pass meaningful gun-control legislation. Unfortunately, many in Harrisburg have been reluctant to confront the growth in gun violence, believing it is an urban problem and not something people have to worry... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Jury Retires as Canadian Gun Lobbyist Faces Nearly 50 Firearm Offences
Kenora Daily Miner and News (Ontario)
6 December 2007
The nine men and two women charged with determining the outcome of Bruce and Donna Montague's criminal trial on firearms-related offences have been sequestered to decide their verdict. Justice John Wright wrapped up his charge to the jury Wednesday afternoon and released them to make their decision on Bruce Montague's nearly 50 firearms-related charges and Donna's additional three. Wright instructed the jury to exercise... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Canadian Gun Lobbyists' Criminal Defence All Based on Red Herrings
Kenora Daily Miner and News (Ontario)
5 December 2007
Assistant Crown attorney Peter Keen made his closing arguments to the jury that will decide the outcome of Bruce and Donna Montague's criminal trial Tuesday. He began his address by saying the defence's argument is based on red herrings, saying the missing money doesn't matter, ignorance of the law is not a defence, the registrations Montague presented were not valid and his defence based on right to property doesn't apply. ... ( gunpolicy.org )
New Zealand
Another Glock Pistol Turns Up from NZ Firearm Collector's 121 'Stolen' Guns
New Zealand Herald / NZPA
4 December 2007
Police say they have recovered another pistol from a large collection of guns allegedly sold by a Coromandel collector on the black market. The Glock automatic pistol was found in a bag by a man who stopped his car on State Highway 25, near Thames on Friday. A sawn-off shotgun was found nearby. "Operation Might" head Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Nicholls said the pistol was one of 121 restricted weapons police allege... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Landmark Canadian Court Case Pits Gun Lobby Against Federal Gun Law
Kenora Daily Miner and News (Ontario)
4 December 2007
Closing statements in Bruce and Donna Montague's criminal trial began Monday with defence attorney Doug Christie arguing the Crown created a criminal out of an honest man with technical, ridiculous and arbitrary charges. He began his address by telling the jury they alone will determine the future of two "decent, honourable and honest people." He reminded them that, whatever their decision, they will have a lifetime to think about... ( 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 )
United States
Kentucky Gun Collectors, Dealers on Trial in $1.75m Firearm Fraud Case
Associated Press
2 December 2007
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky -- The evidence will look like a prop list from a John Wayne movie when three antique gun enthusiasts go on trial Monday on charges of bilking a millionaire collector. Buffalo Bill's Winchester rifle. A pair of Colt six-shooters owned by Gen. George Custer. Geronimo's bow and arrows. The collector, Owsley Brown Frazier, a well-known Louisville philanthropist, spent millions acquiring the antique arms... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
San Francisco Gun Buyback Reaps Plaudits, Assault Weapons for Furnace
Associated Press
2 December 2007
Armed citizens packing everything from an AK-47 assault rifle to a couple of sawed-off shotguns and enough antique pistols to set a collector's heart racing massed across the street from San Francisco's City Hall on Saturday -- but pulling triggers was the furthest thing from anybody's mind. They came to dump the weapons so these firearms could be forever kept from falling into the hands of criminals. Or from killing someone during... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Canadian Gun Collector in Court to Protest Gun Control Laws, Cites Rwanda
Kenora Daily Miner and News (Ontario)
30 November 2007
The latest chapter in Bruce Montague's trial on nearly 50 weapons-related offences saw the defence call his wife, Donna, to the witness box to testify. When Bruce Montague was arrested at a Dryden gun show in 2004, Donna settled into a day of baking at home. She got a call that her husband had been arrested and rushed out of the house in a panic -- forgetting to unload and store two rifles kept in the house for predator control.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Europe, World
27 European Nations Vote for Comprehensive Gun Registration, Age Limits
Associated Press
29 November 2007
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Responding to a school massacre in Finland and other deadly shootings, lawmakers on Thursday overwhelmingly backed tighter gun control for the 27-nation European Union. The European Parliament vote comes less than a month after an 18-year-old went on a shooting rampage at a school in southern Finland, killing eight people and himself. Under the new guidelines, only adults over age 18 would be able to... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Gun Collector, Lobbyist Committed Offences to Test Canadian Firearm Law
Kenora Daily Miner and News (Ontario)
29 November 2007
For the third consecutive day Bruce Montague was in the witness box in a Kenora Superior courtroom defending himself against nearly 50 firearms related offences. His lawyer, Doug Christie, played a clip of a documentary featuring Montague protesting the Firearms Act on Parliament Hill the day it was enacted in 2003. He and a group of others protested Bill C-38 by burning registration certificates and placing a wooden plaque on the... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Canadian Gun Lobbyist Dared Police to Arrest Him, Regrets He Got His Wish
Kenora Daily Miner and News (Ontario)
28 November 2007
Bruce Montague's emotions appeared on his second day in the witness box defending himself against nearly 50 firearms related offences in a Kenora Superior courtroom. When asked how his arrest effected his relationship with the Lutheran church, where he was a trustee and performed maintenance work, his eyes welled up and he took a minute to compose himself before explaining how his family was pushed out and forced to find another... ( gunpolicy.org )
Europe
European Union Debates Tougher Gun Licensing, Marking, Registration
European Parliament, Justice and Home Affairs (Brussels), Media release
28 November 2007
MEPs Wednesday debate proposals aimed at making it harder to acquire guns in the European Union. Control on internet sales, targeting converted guns and giving greater weight to the European Firearms Pass are among the proposals. The report, drafted by German Green MEP Gisela Kallenbach follows Commission proposals to update rules agreed in 1991. It would bring EU rules into line with a UN protocol on weapons and takes into account the size... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Germany
Nevada Man Arrested Smuggling Machine Gun Parts from Germany to US
Associated Press
28 November 2007
LOS ANGELES -- A Nevada man was charged with attempting to smuggle in parts of a World War II-era submachine gun by hiding them inside a Porsche he was importing from Germany to the Port of Long Beach, authorities said Wednesday. Peter Scharf, 43, of Henderson, Nev. Was arrested by federal agents in Los Angeles Tuesday after being charged with smuggling and importing a machine gun without a license, U.S. Immigration and Customs... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Canadian Gun Collector Had Loaded Weapons 'In Case War Comes Home'
Kenora Daily Miner and News (Ontario)
27 November 2007
As the defence began its arguments Monday, Bruce Montague took the stand to defend himself against nearly 50 firearms-related offences in a Kenora Superior courtroom. Assistant Crown attorney Peter Keen wrapped up his case in the morning, after conceding to have six of the offences faced by Montague thrown out. Montague's attorney Doug Christie told the jury he would present evidence that every firearm Montague owned was... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
USA: 'Responsible Gun Collector' Gets 4yrs Jail for 60 Illegal Machine Guns
Associated Press
27 November 2007
MADISON, Wisconsin -- A former Navy supply officer who illegally possessed dozens of machine guns was sentenced Tuesday to three years and 10 months in prison. David Carmel told the judge he was a harmless weapons collector, but federal prosecutor Laura Przybylinski Finn said he had thought he was above the law. "He decided it was OK for him to have an arsenal on his property," she said. "He had weapons he wasn't supposed... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Crown's Prosecution of Canadian Gunsmith, Gun Lobbyist Almost Complete
Kenora Daily Miner and News (Ontario)
23 November 2007
Crown attorney Peter Keen continued building his case against Bruce Montague Thursday with testimony that Monty's Gunsmithing was operating without a license weeks before his 2004 arrest. Chris Wood, a 24-year-old police officer with the Dryden Police Service, was the first witness into the box. He has no involvement in the case, however, he has known Montague since he was a child when Montague used to do work on his father's guns.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Trial of Canadian Gun Lobbyist Continues: Forensic Scientist Testifies
Kenora Daily Miner and News (Ontario)
22 November 2007
Bruce Montague's criminal trial on weapons related offences continued Wednesday with expert testimony from the Centre of Forensic Sciences. Crown witness John Paul Menard, senior forensic scientist at the centre in Toronto, tested more than 20 weapons recovered from the Montague home. One by one he identified and described weapons he tested -- riffles, hand guns and a cross-bow -- and classified them as non-restricted,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Vancouver Gang Member Caught With .50cal Sniper Rifle, Assault Weapons
Globe & Mail (Toronto)
22 November 2007
VANCOUVER -- The Steyr Mannlicher .50-calibre rifle that Inspector Dean Robinson hefted yesterday looked like it was built for just one thing -- to kill people at long distance. So why would a Surrey man have sitting in his broom closet a sniper rifle that is so powerful it can penetrate a Humvee troop carrier from more than one kilometre away? That's exactly what Vancouver Police Department's Insp. Robinson and members... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Canadian Gun Lobbyist Had Illegal Firearms in Hidden Room at Home: Police
Kenora Daily Miner and News (Ontario)
21 November 2007
During cross-examination of Const. Andrew Bulmer in a Kenora courtroom Tuesday, Bruce Montague's lawyer Doug Christie attacked the credibility of an OPP search of a hidden room in Montague's home. Bulmer said he and another officer counted $405 American and $2,105 Canadian dollars, money recovered from the room. Christie suggested there was well over $3,000 and presented a photo showing a sum of money in a large paper clip, with... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Crown Continues Case Against Canadian Gunsmith, Gun Lobbyist
Kenora Daily Miner and News (Ontario)
20 November 2007
Day four of Bruce Montague's trial on 53 weapons-related charges continued in a Kenora Superior courtroom Monday with the Crown presenting its next three witnesses. Const. Glen Fraser, who's testimony was cut short last week pending a decision whether literature found in a hidden room in Montague's basement would be admitted as evidence, returned to the witness box to identify the literature, along with thousands of rounds of ammunition... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Neighbour Latest to Testify in Trial of Canadian Gunsmith, Gun Lobbyist
Kenora Daily Miner and News (Ontario)
19 November 2007
Nine firearms recovered from Bruce Montague's Eton-Rugby home had been de-registered and noted as exported, according to testimony on day three of Montague's trial on weapons-related criminal charges. Richard Dvorski worked for the firearms registry until 2006 and signed the affidavits stating neither Montague, his wife Donna or his business, Monty's Gunsmithing, had valid licences or registrations after September of 2004. ... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Canadian Gun Lobbyist Advertised Unregistered Rifle for Sale: Prosecution
Kenora Daily Miner and News (Ontario)
16 November 2007
The second day of Bruce and and Donna Montague's trial on weapons-related charges dating back to 2004 proceeded Thursday with the Crown calling its second witness and presenting firearms related to the charges to the jury for the first time. After the morning was spent arguing the admissibility of evidence without the jury present, the trial resumed in the afternoon with Crown attorney Peter Keen calling Const. Glen Fraser to the... ( gunpolicy.org )
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