United States
Disgruntled Former Client Shoots 2, Himself at Texas Finance Company
Associated Press
8 March 2010
DALLAS - A gunman apparently angry over business dealings wounded a father and son at their financial services company inside an office building Monday, then shot himself as police closed in, authorities said. The gunfire at about 10:30 a.m. created a frightening, grisly scene at the 15-story building, with one of the injured men making his way down an escalator with blood gushing from his neck and scared bank employees and customers... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Gun Owner Fired Shots, Visited Texas Wal-Mart, Officers Shot Him Dead
Associated Press
7 March 2010
COMMERCE, Texas - A man walked into a Walmart in Texas carrying at least two guns before engaging in a shootout with police outside the store, authorities said. The man was killed and an off-duty officer in the store who had tried to stop him was injured. The incident in the east Texas city of Commerce began when police received a call of shots being fired from a car in nearby Greenville, about 50 miles northeast of Dallas, said... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Pentagon Shooter 'Brilliant' Conspiracist with Mental Problems and a Gun
Associated Press
6 March 2010
HOLLISTER, California -- John Patrick Bedell was a brilliant and seemingly gentle computer whiz, yet so withdrawn that people in this rural community where his parents and grandparents are civic leaders knew little about him -- until he opened fire at the Pentagon this week. Family and friends now paint a portrait of a troubled man who sank deep into mental illness and anti-government rants, even as his mother -- a nursing instructor... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Pentagon Police Officers Shot, Gunman Killed in State with 'Lax Gun Law'
New York Times
4 March 2010
WASHINGTON -- Two police officers at the Pentagon were wounded Thursday evening when a man walked up to the entrance of the complex's subway station and, without a word, opened fire on them, Pentagon officials said. Police officers quickly returned fire, fatally shooting the gunman after hitting him once in the head and once in the shoulder. The gunman was identified as John Patrick Bedell, 36, according to a police official here... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Nurse Shot 4 Times by 85yr-old Heart Patient in Connecticut Hospital
Associated Press
3 March 2010
HARTFORD, Connecticut - Investigators are looking into an elderly heart patient's possible "psychiatric issues" after he allegedly tucked a revolver into the folds of his hospital gown and shot a nursing supervisor who tried to wrest the gun away. The 85-year-old patient, Stanley Lupienski, shot himself once in the leg during the scuffle in Danbury Hospital's cardiac unit Tuesday, police said. He remained under guard Wednesday in... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
85yr-old Patient Pulls Gun, Shoots Nurse, Himself in Connecticut Hospital
Associated Press
2 March 2010
DANBURRY, Connecticut - Police say an 85-year-old patient shot and wounded a nursing supervisor in a Connecticut hospital. They say the nurse suffered non-life-threatening wounds while trying to subdue the patient Tuesday afternoon. They say he was rushed to the emergency unit for treatment. Police say the man pulled a gun after the nurse went in to treat him and shot the victim three times after he tried to grab the weapon.... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Las Vegas Police Officer, Mother Charged After 2yr-old Son Shot Himself
Fox News (USA)
1 March 2010
LAS VEGAS - A Las Vegas police officer and his wife will be charged with child abuse and neglect with substantial bodily harm after their 2-year-old shot himself with the officer's gun in February. Las Vegas Metro police officer Jared Bledsoe and his wife, Shawnee Bledsoe, both 27, face one count of the felony charge after their son discovered a loaded gun in their night stand after he was put to bed. The complaint, made in Moapa... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
11 Die in Mass Shooting as 'al-Qaida' Militants Sack Philippine Village
Associated Press
27 February 2010
MANILA, Philippines - Suspected al-Qaida-linked militants raided a village in the southern Philippines early Saturday, killing 11 people in the country's worst militant attack on civilians in nine years. Gunmen from the extremist Abu Sayyaf group backed by renegade Muslim separatist rebels fired grenade launchers and automatic rifles on houses while residents were asleep, killing one government-armed militiaman and 10 civilians... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
California Deputy Killed in Gun Battle with Firearm Collector
New York Times
25 February 2010
SAN FRANCISCO -- A California sheriff's deputy was fatally shot and two other officers were wounded Thursday morning when a fire investigation in rural Fresno County turned into a gun battle and standoff between law-enforcement authorities and an unidentified suspect. Thursday night the suspect was found dead by a SWAT team from the Fresno County sheriff's office at the scene of the standoff, the suspect's mobile home in the tiny... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Canada Safety Council Wants Replica Guns Registered, Owners Licensed
CBC News (Canada)
25 February 2010
Replica guns should be licensed and registered just like the real thing, say safety advocates and police. In recent years, police officers across the country have shot and killed several people holding guns that later turned out to be replicas. The Canada Safety Council has approached police to push for gun replicas to be regulated under the federal Firearms Act, said council president Emile Thérien. That would require them to... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Gunman Shoots, Injures Students at School 3 Miles from Columbine High
Associated Press
23 February 2010
LITTLETON, Colorado - A teacher tackled a man armed with a high-powered rifle just after two teenage students were shot Tuesday at a suburban Denver middle school that's just miles from Columbine High School, the site of one of the nation's deadliest school shootings, authorities said. One male and one female were shot at about 3:30 p.m. outside Deer Creek Middle School in Littleton, Jefferson County Sheriff's office spokeswoman... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Students Return to Alabama University After Professor Shot Her Colleagues
Associated Press
22 February 2010
There was no easing back into classes at the University of Alabama in Huntsville on Monday: Many students and teachers had to return to the building where three professors were gunned down more than a week ago. Classes resumed on the campus where authorities and witnesses say Amy Bishop, a biology professor bitter over being denied tenure, opened fire in a small conference room, killing three colleagues and wounding three others.... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States,Nicaragua
LA Dodgers' Padilla Laughs Off Unintentional Gunshot Wound to His Leg
Associated Press
21 February 2010
GLENDALE, Arizona - Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Vicente Padilla can laugh now about a gunshot wound that almost ended his career. Padilla talked about his injury Sunday, saying he was practicing with a small handgun on Nov. 3 in his native Nicaragua when the weapon jammed. He said a friend was trying to fix the problem when the gun accidentally fired. The bullet went into Padilla's upper right thigh and came out through... ( gunpolicy.org )
Russia
Policeman Gets Life for Shooting 7, Killing 2 in Moscow Supermarket
Associated Press
19 February 2010
MOSCOW, Russia - A Moscow court sentenced a police precinct chief to life in prison Friday for a drunken shooting spree that killed two people and wounded seven. Maj. Denis Yevsyukov opened fire last April inside and outside a Moscow supermarket. He killed a cab driver and wounded several passers-by in the street, then gunned down a cashier and a customer in the market. He then held two dozen people hostage for several hours and... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Police Officer Killed with His Own Gun in Minnesota Domestic Abuse Call
Pioneer Press (Minnesota)
17 February 2010
His police call for backup. His last words over the airwaves. A fellow officer fired upon, shouting "officer down!" These are the newest details released Tuesday in the fatal shooting of North St. Paul police officer Richard "Rick" Crittenden, killed with his own gun during a violent struggle with a suspect in September. The investigation was closed recently after the Ramsey County attorney's office concluded last month... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Teenage Brothers Shot by Hooded Gunman in Packed California Church
San Francisco Chronicle
16 February 2010
Two teenage brothers who were shot in a Richmond church are cooperating with police to help identify and arrest three hooded men who burst into the packed service and opened fire, police said Monday. The brothers, 14 and 19, were shot in the leg and shoulder during the violent invasion that sent more than a hundred terrified worshipers ducking for cover Sunday at the New Gethsemane Church of God in Christ. "We know this... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
After Alabama College Shooting, Killer's Co-workers Try to Regain Footing
New York Times
15 February 2010
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - When after many months of careful tending, Sarah Cseke reached a milestone in her graduate student research, she went straight to the office of the busy chairman of the biology department at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, Gopi Podila, to share the triumphal moment. "I knocked on his door with a petri dish full of hairy roots, and he actually came to the door and took the time to look at it," she said.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina Civilians Among 'Most Armed in the World'
SEESAC / Politika (Belgrade)
14 February 2010
SARAJEVO, Bosnia & Herzegovina -- According to the official information, at present 19% of BiH citizens are legally "armed", and 15% civilians are illegally armed. A survey conducted by UNDP in the past confirmed that there is around half a million of weapons in illegal civilian possession and that they are often used in incidents many of which have a fatal outcome, which is proved by the fact that "from the end of the war to 2003 in BiH... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Professor at University of Alabama Shoots, Kills 3 of Her Colleagues
Big News Network
13 February 2010
Amy Bishop, a biology professor at the University of Alabama's Huntsville campus, has been charged Friday with one count of capital murder after she opened fire on colleagues during a faculty staff meeting. Bishop killed three fellow biology professors and injured three other members of staff. Students and staff gathered to comfort each other after hearing the news. "When someone told me it was a staff person and... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Iowa 12yr-old Charged with Murder in Shooting Death of Stepfather
Associated Press
12 February 2010
DES MOINES, Iowa - A 12-year-old boy was charged Friday with murder and other counts in a shooting that killed his stepfather and wounded a young girl in Iowa. Authorities responded to a shooting Wednesday afternoon in Chariton, about 40 miles south of Des Moines. When they arrived at the white farmhouse south of town, they found the body of Todd Peek, 37, who authorities say was shot in his upper body. Authorities said... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Florida Gun Owner Visits Gun Shop, Shoots Himself in the Leg in Carpark
Associated Press
9 February 2010
JUPITER, Florida - A man accidentally shot himself in the leg shortly after leaving a Jupiter gun store. Police said the unidentified man went to Chuck's Guns and Ammo Monday afternoon, looking for batteries for the laser sight on a small handgun. When the man was back in his car, the gun accidentally fired, hitting him in the leg. The man was taken to a West Palm Beach hospital for treatment. ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
44 Shots Fired, 1 Dead in 'Predictable' San Francisco Nightclub Gunfight
San Francisco Chronicle
8 February 2010
SAN FRANCISCO - A Fisherman's Wharf nightclub was already facing a seven-day city suspension of its license for out-of-control crowds when a gun battle erupted there over the weekend, leaving one man dead and four others wounded, San Francisco officials said Monday. The city imposed an emergency suspension Sunday, after Lawon Hall, 19, of Richmond was slain in the shootout in front of the Suede Nightclub and Lounge at 383 Bay St.... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Utah Gun Owners Should Be Allowed to Brandish a Firearm When Scared
Salt Lake Tribune (Utah), Editorial
2 February 2010
Utah law allows a person to threaten or use force against someone in self-defense, that is, to protect himself or another person from the imminent use of illegal force. Rep. Stephen Sandstrom, R-Orem, wants to make it legal for the person under immediate threat of illegal force to show a gun or tell his assailant that he has a gun. Why not? Showing a weapon might deter violence. Or, it might escalate the violence. It depends. But... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
California Hunting Dog Gets Excited, Fires Shotgun Into Master's Back
Associated Press
31 January 2010
LOS BANOS, California - One California hunting dog apparently takes the term a bit too literally. Authorities say a central California hunter was wounded when his own dog accidentally sent a bullet into his back. The 53-year-old man was treated at Los Banos Memorial Hospital and released after a few hours. The Merced County Sheriff's Department says the man and a partner had been hunting near Highway 152 in the Los Banos... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Miami's 'PR Nightmare' as 6yr-old Italian Boy Hurt by Celebratory Gunfire
Miami Herald
21 January 2010
The 6-year-old Italian boy struck by a stray bullet during last week's New Year's Eve celebration was in "good spirits" at a Miami hospital on Monday, while police continued their investigation into a shooting that made headlines overseas in Europe. Andrea Fregoneses, whose family was visiting Miami as tourists from Italy, was expected to recover from a bullet wound to the stomach. Meanwhile, fears waned among tourism executives... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Adelaide Gun Owner Shoots 3 with Airgun, Police Seize His 300 Weapons
Australian Associated Press
19 January 2010
Police have uncovered a cache of weapons connected to a man who allegedly shot three people with an air rifle south of Adelaide last Saturday. Police arrested and charged the 51-year-old man from Willunga, where they also uncovered more than 300 assorted firearms from two separate premises. The bailed man will appear in Christies Beach Magistrates Court on February 23 where he faces charges of acts likely to cause harm... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Saskatoon Man Flaunted Rifle, Shot 6yr-old Girl Sleeping in Next Room
CBC News (Canada)
14 January 2010
The man who carelessly fired a rifle inside a Saskatoon home, hitting a sleeping child in the next room, has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison. The girl, Letisha Kishayinew, was six years old when the shooting took place Jan. 16, 2009. The bullet travelled through an interior wall of the home before striking the child. Spencer Wapass, 21, and another man were arrested within a week of the shooting. ... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Seattle Jewsish Office Shooter 'Understood His Plan', Says Judge
Associated Press
14 January 2010
SEATTLE - A man who went on a shooting rampage at a Seattle Jewish center, killing one woman and wounding five others, appealed for forgiveness and blamed his medication as a judge sentenced him Thursday to life in prison without parole. "I am not a man filled with hate," Naveed Haq told the court. "I would like to say I apologize from the depth of my being." Haq, 34, drove from his Eastern Washington home in Pasco to Seattle... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Truck Rental Killings Occured Inside Georgia School Safety Zone
Examiner (Atlanta)
13 January 2010
The scene of a mass murder yesterday afternoon is inside a "school safety zone." Few details are known about why an ex-employee of a Penske Truck Rental facility in Kennesaw entered his former place of business and shot five people, killing three. No motive is yet being discussed. Another thing that is not being discussed is the location of the murders. The Penske Truck Rental facility is located in one of Georgia's "school... ( gunpolicy.org )
Botswana
Botswanan Soldier Shoots Wife and Step-Mother, Captured
AllAfrica.com
11 January 2010
Francistown -- A Botswana Defence Force (BDF) soldier, who allegedly shot and wounded his girlfriend and her mother, appeared briefly before Chief Magistrate Mokwadi Gabanagae on two counts of attempted murder on Friday afternoon. He was charged with the attempted murder of Nametsegang Stewart and her mother, Cecilia Mphathiwa last Tuesday. Tonota police station said that Batsile Kesupile, 35, a lance corporal based at... ( gunpolicy.org )
Togo,Angola
2 Arrested, 3 Dead in Togo Team Bus Shooting
BBC News
10 January 2010
Angolan authorities have arrested two people over a deadly attack on Togo's football team at the Africa Cup of Nations tournament, state media says. Angola's National Radio reported that two suspects were arrested in the northern province of Cabinda - where Togo's team bus was attacked on Friday. Cabinda has seen a low-level insurgency for many years. Two Togolese officials and the Angolan bus driver were killed... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Disgruntled Worker Kills 4 in St Louis Workplace Shooting
Associated Press
8 January 2010
ST. LOUIS,Missouri - Police on Friday revealed details of the horror inside a plant where a shooting spree left four dead and five injured -- bullet-sprayed walls, trembling workers and a suspect armed with four guns and a fannypack full of ammunition. The head of homicide for St. Louis police said authorities still do not know why an employee of ABB Inc. opened fire at the plant, killing three co-workers and wounding five others... ( gunpolicy.org )
Angola
Togo Team Bus Attacked by Automatic Gunfire, 1 Dead, 9 Hurt
Associated Press
8 January 2010
LUANDA, Angola - Gunmen in an area plagued by separatist violence used machine guns to open fire Friday on a bus carrying Togo's national soccer team to a tournament in this southwest African country, killing the driver and wounding at least nine people, including two players. Some players said they wanted to pull out of the African Cup of Nations tournament following the violence, but an official in Angola said it would go ahead... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Cousins Playing With 'Toy' .303 Pipe Gun, Put in Mouth, 12 year-old Shot
The Telegraph (Calcutta)
7 January 2010
Malda, Jan. 7: The left jaw of a 12-year-old was blown off today when a pipe gun with which a cousin of his was playing went off in a Kaliachak village this morning. Police said the injured boy, Harun Sheikh, was admitted to the district hospital here and later referred to North Bengal Medical College and Hospital in Siliguri. Doctors attending to him said the boy's left jaw and two teeth were blown off and the face suffered a ghastly... ( gunpolicy.org )
Egypt
7 Churchgoers Dead in 'Retaliatory' Egyptian Drive-by Shooting
Associated Press
6 January 2010
CAIRO, Egypt - Three men in a car sprayed automatic gunfire into a crowd of churchgoers in southern Egypt as they left a midnight Mass for Coptic Christmas, killing at least seven people in a drive-by shooting, the church bishop and security officials said. Egypt's Interior Ministry said the attack Wednesday just before midnight was suspected as retaliation for the November rape of a Muslim girl by a Christian man in the same town.... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Guard, Gunman Die in Vegas Courthouse Shootout
Associated Press
4 January 2010
LAS VEGAS - A gunman who opened fire with a shotgun at a federal building Monday, killing a court security guard and wounding a U.S. marshal before he was shot to death, was upset over losing a lawsuit over his Social Security benefits, law enforcement officials told The Associated Press. The two officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case, said 66-year-old Johnny Lee Wicks... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Indiana Boy, 13, Shoots 14yr-old Girl with Grandma's Unsecured Handgun
Associated Press
1 January 2010
FRANKLIN, Indiana - Indiana authorities say two cousins were playing with a gun at their grandmother's house when the 13-year-old boy accidentally shot the 14-year-old girl in the forehead. Franklin police Chief Stan Linn says the girl was critically hurt Thursday. She was conscious when she was taken to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Police say the children found the grandmother's .38-caliber handgun while the girl's... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
16yr-old Michigan Boy Charged with Street Shooting of 15yr-old Girl
Grand Rapids Press (Michigan)
29 December 2009
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan - The mother of Jashaan Drew Edwards said her son was only trying to protect his younger sister, who had been the target of gang beatings, when he opened fire in their Southeast Side neighborhood this week and struck 15-year-old Rashonda Mitchell in the chest. She said her son, who just turned 16, and a 14-year-old friend encountered the victim and two men -- including one who possessed a sawed-off shotgun,... ( gunpolicy.org )
United Kingdom
Estranged Husband Shoots 4yr-old Daughter, Wife, Self in UK Custody Fight
Guardian (UK)
29 December 2009
A four year-old girl was shot dead and her mother critically wounded in an incident in Aldershot yesterday in which a man, believed to be the child's father, was also found shot dead. Hampshire police were called to the terrace house near the town centre at 10am after neighbours reported hearing a violent dispute. It is thought the woman, named in reports as Julie Harrison, had dropped her daughter Maisie off at the house... ( gunpolicy.org )
South Africa
Six Dead, Three Injured in Kenyan Christmas Assault Rifle Ambush
Cape Times (Capetown)
26 December 2009
Six people were killed and three others injured on Friday night when three men armed with R5 and AK-47 rifles entered a Ngwane house and opened fire, Kwa-Zulu Natal police said on Saturday. According to National Police Commissioner, Bheki Cele, the gunmen entered the house at 11.30pm. "A group of 11 friends were enjoying themselves when the three men entered. They simply opened fire on the group," said Cele. Those... ( gunpolicy.org )
El Salvador
Ban Guns to Curb Injury, Death in El Salvador - Health Minister [Espanol]
Noticias (El Salvador)
16 December 2009
[Translated summary: Deputy Minister of Health asks Congress to ban civilian gun ownership, says 80% of El Salvador's homicides, external-injury hospital admissions involve firearms.] El Ministerio de Salud dio a conocer el plan preventivo para las fiestas de fin de año, y la mayor preocupación de las autoridades son los casos de niños quemados, los accidentes de tránsito provocados por personas ebrias, y el incremento de heridos por... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Licensed Hidden Handgun Owner Charged with Road Rage Shooting
Boston Globe
16 December 2009
QUINCY, Boston -- A judge set bail at $500,000 today for the son of a prominent developer who allegedly shot an off-duty Milton firefighter during what police have described as an incident of road rage. Robert P. O'Connell, 40, is accused of shooting Joseph Fasano, 30, in the abdomen on Saturday night with a .45-caliber handgun after the two men pulled over on Commander Shea Boulevard to exchange words. Quincy District... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Parents Hid Loaded Gun Behind Christmas Tree, 12yr-old Shot Himself
Associated Press
16 December 2009
CORTEZ, Colorado - Authorities say a 12-year-old Colorado boy accidentally shot himself in the leg while playing with a loaded pistol his parents had hidden behind the family Christmas tree. Montezuma County Sheriff Gerald Wallace says the boy was shot in the calf on Monday morning but the injury wasn't serious. Wallace says the parents had left for work but other family members took the boy to a hospital. The... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Spate of US Cop Killings Belies 21% Reduction in Gun Deaths Since 1973
Associated Press
12 December 2009
NEW YORK -- A police officer is gunned down in his patrol car in Penn Hills, Pa., while waiting for backup. Near Seattle, four officers starting their day at a coffee shop are ambushed by an ex-con with a handgun. Another four officers are shot to death in Oakland, Calif., after a traffic stop gone awry. Across the nation, 2009 was a particularly perilous year for officers involved in gun disputes. The number of officers killed... ( gunpolicy.org )
Hungary
Student, Club Shooter Kills 1, Injures 3 in Hungarian University Shooting
Hungary Around the Clock (Budapest)
27 November 2009
A pharmacology student fired shots inside a building of Pecs University in the south of Hungary just before noon on Thursday, killing a classmate and wounding another student, a male lab worker and a cleaning woman, local county police chief told the press from the site. Police have arrested the attacker, a 23 year-old man, who gave himself up over the phone shortly after firing the shots with a handgun, Jozsef Dakos said. ... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Pistol Stolen from Licensed Gun Owner, Used to Blind Toronto Bus Driver
Toronto Star (Ontario)
25 November 2009
The gun used in the shooting that blinded TTC bus driver Jaime Pereira has an ugly criminal history. Forensic experts have determined the Browning FN 9mm handgun was linked to a series of crimes: The murder of youth worker Kempton Howard in 2003. Two young men were convicted. Two 2005 shooting incidents, one in Whitby, with no victims. The April 14, 2006, wounding of a customer in a variety store in Malvern... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Gun Culture, Illegal Firearm Industry Booming in Trigger-happy Delhi
Times Of India / TNN
8 November 2009
NEW DELHI -- Just the other day, Himanshu Sharma had an argument with a petrol pump manager and was shot at by the guard. On September 29, two Delhi residents were shot at in Faridabad when they had gone to a restaurant for dinner and had an altercation over parking. There is suddenly an alarming rise in the use of fire-arms in the city. Guns are being pulled out on the slightest provocation -- as TOI reported recently, a young man whipped... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Gunman Shoots 6, Kills 1 in Florida Workplace Grievance Shooting
New York Times
6 November 2009
A 40-year-old engineer who was dismissed from his job two years ago returned to his former workplace in downtown Orlando, Fla., on Friday morning and opened fire, killing one person and shooting five others, the authorities said. A police SWAT team detained the man, who was identified as Jason S. Rodriguez, about three hours later. The police said Mr. Rodriguez fled the building -- the 18-story Gateway Center, a glass-and-granite... ( gunpolicy.org )
Japan
Yakuza Gunman Dead, Three Injured in Rare Japanese Shooting
BBC News
6 November 2009
A gunman in Japan has taken his own life after wounding three people in Yokohama, outside Tokyo, police said. The gunman had taken refuge in a building in a residential area which the police surrounded. A police spokesman said one of the injured men was in a critical condition and the other two were lightly wounded. Japanese media reported the violence appeared to be gang related. Shootings are rare in Japan, where... ( gunpolicy.org )
United Kingdom,Scotland
Scottish Gun Crime at 10-year Low, Gun Death, Gun Injury at 30-year Low
BBC News
27 October 2009
Gun crime in Scotland has fallen to its lowest level in a decade, while the number of deaths and injuries from such weapons reached a 30-year low. Offences involving guns dropped 17% to 949 in 2008-09, compared with 1,144 the previous year, official figures showed. But police solved fewer gun-related crimes, as the offence clear-up rate fell from 64% to 59%. Scots ministers welcomed the figures, while using them... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Dropped Pistol Shot Owner, Alabama Jury Awards $1.25m Against Taurus
Gadsden Times (Alabama)
16 October 2009
GADSDEN, Alabama -- An Etowah County Circuit Court jury on Thursday awarded a 28-year-old Boaz man a $1.25 million judgment in an unintended gun discharge case. The jury awarded the judgment to Adam Maroney in a lawsuit against Taurus International Manufacturing. The lawsuit, originally filed on Feb. 13, 2007, involved the unintended discharge of a PT111 9mm Millennium Taurus handgun in 2005. Maroney, who owns... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
US Public Health Study Shows Carrying Gun Raises Risk of Getting Shot
Philadelphia Inquirer
12 October 2009
Meleanie Hain of Lebanon used to tell the news media that she carried a Glock 26 pistol everywhere she went to protect herself and her children. Then last week she was shot to death by her husband in what police called a murder-suicide. For years, researchers have been trying to investigate whether carrying a gun is protective or risky. But getting the answer through science has proved elusive. Now, University of Pennsylvania researcher... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Shooting Sees Licensed Canadian Gun Owner Lose His 43 Guns - Again
Halifax Chronicle-Herald (Nova Scotia)
10 October 2009
Some Shelburne County residents are upset that more than 40 guns seized from a local man several years ago were returned to him this year. And they're also miffed that they weren't notified. Now Michael Laurie Goulden, 49, of Carleton Village is charged with shooting an ATV rider in the back with a 12-gauge shotgun in his yard in the wee hours of Sunday morning. He was released on bail and returns to court next month. Jeremy... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Carrying a Gun Increases Risk of Getting Shot and Killed, Says US Study
New Scientist (USA)
8 October 2009
Packing heat may backfire. People who carry guns are far likelier to get shot -- and killed -- than those who are unarmed, a study of shooting victims in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has found. It would be impractical -- not to say unethical -- to randomly assign volunteers to carry a gun or not and see what happens. So Charles Branas's team at the University of Pennsylvania analysed 677 shootings over two-and-a-half years to discover... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Collector Gets Guns Back, Shoots Man, RCMP Seizes 43 Firearms, Again
Halifax Chronicle-Herald (Nova Scotia)
7 October 2009
The mother of an ATV driver who was shot early Sunday says the man accused of firing on her son should never have had his weapons returned to him. Rhonda Dixon is the mother of Jeremy Shand, 28, who was peppered with No. 4 birdshot while he and a friend drove all-terrain vehicles near a Carleton Village, Shelburne County, home. Ms. Dixon said her son is lucky to be alive and she is alarmed at how a man who once had his... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Naked Canadian Gun Owner Charged with Shooting Passing ATV Rider
Halifax Chronicle-Herald (Nova Scotia)
7 October 2009
A man who says he fired a shotgun while two ATVs raced around him in his yard on the weekend gave his version of events Tuesday. Michael Goulden, 49, was stark naked when he jumped from his bed shortly before 3 a.m. Sunday and ran out of his house to confront some rowdy ATV riders. He soon ducked back inside his home but not to grab his trousers. He picked up his 12-gauge Winchester pump-action shotgun instead.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Naked, Licensed Canadian Gun Collector Shot ATV Rider, 43 Guns Seized
Halifax Chronicle Journal (Nova Scotia)
6 October 2009
YARMOUTH -- RCMP say a man was shot in the back while riding an ATV early Sunday in Carleton Village, Shelburne County. Michael Laurie Goulden, 49, appeared in Yarmouth provincial court Monday after he is alleged to have shouldered a 12-gauge shotgun and opened fire at close range on two ATV riders in the pre-dawn darkness. He is charged with assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm, pointing a gun and careless... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Boston Gun Owner Shoots Neighbour in Leaf-dumping 'Garden Rage'
Associated Press
5 October 2009
BOSTON -- A Randolph man pleaded not guilty to armed assault with intent to murder after police said he shot his neighbor over a leaf-dumping dispute. Christopher Leonard was released Monday on $20,000 bail following his arraignment in Quincy District Court. Police said the 38-year-old shot his neighbor John Rota in the stomach Friday when they got into an argument over the disposal of leaves near their Randolph homes.... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Cheap Handgun 'Fires On Its Own' at Florida Gun Club, Shoots 3 People
St Petersburg Times (Florida)
5 October 2009
TAMPA -- Michael Thourot had just pulled his hand away from the warm metal when it started spewing bullets. Moments before, Sherri Thourot had watched her husband fire and reload the Jennings 9mm. Then he set it down for her to shoot next at the range. That's when the handgun started firing on its own, she said, spinning around in circles, landing the Thourots and an Irish tourist in the hospital. "Nothing like... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Gun Owner Shoots Both His Daughters by Mistake at Maryland Pistol Club
Associated Press
5 October 2009
NORTH EAST -- Two women were shot at a Cecil County pistol range in what Natural Resources Police say was likely an accidental shooting. Sgt. Art Windemuth says a Joppa man was teaching his two daughters how to use a 9mm handgun at the Elk Neck State Forest pistol range on Sunday when it discharged. He says the bullet struck man's 23-year-old daughter in the arm and a 27-year-old woman downrange in the leg. The... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Licensed US Hidden Handgun Owner Shoots Neighbour in Lawn Dispute
Randolph Leader (Massachusetts)
5 October 2009
RANDOLPH, Massachusetts -- A dispute about the changing of the seasons led one Randolph man to the hospital, and another to jail. Police said Christopher Leonard, 38, of Pleasant Street, was arguing with his neighbor about their properties Friday, Oct. 2, at about 10 p.m. when he took out a 9-millimeter handgun and shot his neighbor in the stomach. Randolph police said Leonard has a license to carry a firearm. David... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Nova Scotia Gun Owner Shoots 'Reckless' ATV Driver, Loses 43 Firearms
Canadian Press
5 October 2009
SHELBURNE -- RCMP in southwestern Nova Scotia say a man is facing charges after the driver of an ATV was shot over the weekend. Michael Goulden, 49, of Carleton Village, near Shelburne, is charged with assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm, careless use of a firearm and pointing a firearm. Police say the 28-year-old driver of the all-terrain vehicle was shot in the back with a 12-gauge shotgun. Police... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Arizona Gun Show Vendor Shot Woman Customer, 'Banned for Life'
East Valley Tribune (Arizona)
26 September 2009
Witnesses reported that an accidental shooting occurred Saturday at the Crossroads Gun Show at Mesa's Centennial Hall. The gun show on Center Street saw hundreds of sellers and buyers milling around in the noisy venue until the loud crack of a solitary gun shot. The show, packed with an estimated 200 to 300 people, fell silent about 11:30 a.m., and then came the screams of a woman who was grazed in the neck by a bullet... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Dealer Fires Handgun at Arizona Gun Show, Injures Woman, Girl
Arizona Republic
26 September 2009
A woman and a girl received minor injuries when a gun dealer inadvertently fired a loaded handgun during a gun show in Mesa late Saturday morning, police said. Police responded to the Mesa Convention Center about 11:30 a.m. to a call of a shot being fired during a gun show, said Det. Mike Melendez, a police spokesman. Investigators learned that a presenter at the gun show brought a loaded gun into the event, which is not... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Depressed Kansas Mother Had AK-47, Handgun, Shot Her Two Boys
Wichita Eagle (Kansas)
24 September 2009
WICHITA -- Carolyn Richardson struggled with anxiety and depression, and had trouble communicating with her boys -- and those issues converged in a violent way Wednesday morning, Wichita police said. A day after a brief confrontation left two sons wounded and their mother dead, Lt. Ken Landwehr offered this account of what happened: Richardson's 16-year-old son awoke shortly before 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, walked into the living... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
US Football Hero Gets 2 Years for Shooting Himself with Hidden Handgun
New York Times
23 September 2009
Elijah Burress ambled about with the typical innocence of a 3-year-old, his ponytail flopping as he played with a white handkerchief and squealed. At one point, his mother, Tiffany, wiped his mouth with her index finger. Elijah looked at his father, Plaxico, covered his lips with his index finger and let out a "shh." His father, wide-eyed, returned the gesture. But this scene among husband, wife and son in a Manhattan courtroom... ( gunpolicy.org )
Mexico
Police Scan Subway Passengers for Guns After Mass Shooting in Mexico
Associated Press
20 September 2009
MEXICO CITY -- Police started randomly checking people for guns in the capital's 175 subway stations Saturday after a man opened fire inside a crowded station, killing two people and causing eight injuries. Mexico City Attorney General Miguel Angel Mancera said the gunman, Luis Felipe Hernandez, 38, who was wounded by police, was undergoing psychological exams to determine if he is mentally unstable. Authorities have 48 hours to... ( gunpolicy.org )
United Kingdom
Firearm Instructor Mixed Ammo, Shot Colleague in UK Police Classroom
Telegraph (UK)
19 September 2009
A police firearms instructor shot and nearly killed a former champion rifle marksman during a gun awareness training exercise after mistakenly loading a Magnum.44 revolver with live ammunition he kept in a Quality Street tin, a court heard. Pc David Micklethwaite, 52, who has admitted breaching health and safe rules, pulled the trigger while pointing it at a civilian colleague on one of his classroom courses. London's Southwark... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Ohio AK-47 Owner Shoots Up Street, Hits, Injures 2 Police, Kills Himself
Columbus Dispatch (Ohio)
13 September 2009
Some of Jason Farnsworth's neighbors knew he had a handgun. John Bauman, who moved in two doors from Farnsworth in May, said a neighbor told him about the gun to reassure him after they had a conversation about crime in the area. "He told me, 'If worse comes to worst, Jason's got a gun.' " Police think Farnsworth used that handgun Monday afternoon to shoot an officer behind the N. 4th Street apartment building,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Austria, United States
Glock Documents Reveal US Police Gun Maker Knew of Safety Problems
Business Week (USA)
10 September 2009
Glock markets its weapons as "safe action pistols." But internal company documents reviewed by BusinessWeek -- and reported here for the first time -- reveal that in the late 1990s, company employees in the U.S. expressed concern about the safe performance of the Glock 22, a model commonly used by American police officers. If these documents had surfaced in injury lawsuits filed over the years against Glock, they could have created... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Ohio Gun Owner Shot 2 Police with Assault Rifle, Handgun, Killed Himself
Columbus Dispatch (Ohio)
9 September 2009
Cops call it a "go bag." It's a duffel they can grab in a heartbeat, one that contains water, first-aid supplies, extra ammunition -- some of the essentials needed to stay alive if an officer is caught in an extended gunfight. "It's designed for the long haul, for the long battle," said Sgt. Rich Weiner, a spokesman for the Columbus Division of Police. That might, police believe, say something about the mental... ( gunpolicy.org )
Thailand
Theft of 300 Army Guns Began 5-year Killing Spree in Southern Thailand
Bangkok Post
6 September 2009
There isn't a single shop in the South of Thailand where a gun can be bought legally, but statistics revealing the number of people killed or injured by small arms point to the rise of a gun culture, especially in the three southernmost provinces, driven in part by the basic instinct of self protection. The prevalence of small arms -- weapons which can be easily carried by an individual -- has been the trigger point of so much chaos... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Illegal Glock, NY Club Shooting Lands US Football Hero With 2 Years Jail
Daily News (New York)
20 August 2009
Ex-Super Bowl hero Plaxico Burress took a surprise plea bargain Thursday that will land the talented but troubled wide receiver behind bars for two years. The unexpected agreement with the Manhattan district attorney came nine months after Burress, 32, shot himself through the thigh with an illegal .40-caliber Glock in a crowded nightclub. "Do you wish to plead guilty?" asked state Supreme Court Judge Michael Melkonian... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
New York Giants Football Hero Pleads Guilty to Gun Crime, Faces 2 Years
Reuters
20 August 2009
NEW YORK -- Former New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress pleaded guilty to a gun possession charge on Thursday and agreed to a two-year prison sentence in what the Super Bowl hero's lawyer called an agonizing decision. Burress, 31, caught the winning touchdown in the Giants' Super Bowl victory in February 2008, but his career unraveled the following season when he accidentally shot himself in the leg in a New York City nightclub... ( gunpolicy.org )
Yemen
Armed Violence Nagging Problem in Yemen, a Culture of 10 Million Guns
National (Dubai)
14 August 2009
SANA'A -- Yahia al Umaisi, a flagstones worker, considers guns and jambiya, the traditional curved daggers worn by nearly all Yemeni men, symbols of status, power, manhood and responsibility. "Once my boy becomes a grown-up, I will buy him a jambiya and a gun. They are part of our tradition, which we have to cling to and respect. It is a tradition we inherited from our ancestors," Mr al Umaisi said. But with 35 people having... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Pro-gun Lobbyists, US Congress Hide, Skew Gun Violence Data
Chicago Sun Times, Column
5 August 2009
Four years ago, Arne Duncan says, he became "obsessed with numbers" he couldn't get. He was the CEO of Chicago Public Schools then, not the Secretary of Education he is today. How many of his students were getting shot, he wanted to know? "I could tell you exactly how many schools we closed, how many children had the H1N1 virus," he said Tuesday from his office in Washington. But not how many Chicago kids... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
US NRA 'Dedicated to the Cause of Making Everybody Loony' on Guns
New York Times, Column
1 August 2009
Plaxico Burress, the former football star, appeared before a grand jury in Manhattan this week to explain how he came to carry a concealed weapon into a nightclub. Burress, you may remember, had cannily tucked his loaded pistol into the waistband of his sweatpants when he went out for a night on the town. The gun started to slip, as objects in waistbands are wont to do. When he grabbed it, he accidentally shot himself in the thigh. ... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Increasingly Brazen Assault Weapon Shootings Chill Boston Police
Boston Globe
30 July 2009
The gang shoot-out that rained gunfire and smoke on a quiet Dorchester street this week disturbed police on many levels: the seemingly new height in disregard for neighborhood safety, the fact that a 12-year-old girl watching TV inside a nearby house was shot through the leg. But even more alarming: At least one of the weapons used in the gunfire was an AK-47 assault rifle, the fourth time in three weeks that one had been found... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Veteran Firearm Dealer Misled Police in Virginia Gun Show Shooting
Roanoke Times (Virginia)
22 July 2009
Police have charged a second man in the weekend gun show incident that injured one person at the Salem Civic Center. David Jack Gold, 74, a gun dealer from Bland, is charged with obstruction of justice and recklessly handling a firearm, both misdemeanors, according to Salem police. He was replacing the stock on his military-style antique rifle with his friend, Thomas Raymond Allen, 53, when the gun accidentally went off and shot... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Man Shot with Antique Rifle Brought to Gun Show Stall by Firearm Dealer
Roanoke Times (Virginia)
21 July 2009
The man who was injured when an antique rifle discharged during a gun show at the Salem Civic Center on Saturday has been charged with a misdemeanor count of recklessly handling a firearm, Salem officials said. Thomas Raymond Allen, 52, of Max Meadows was helping a friend who is a gun dealer replace the stock on the rifle when the military-style firearm went off, Lt. Mike Green said. As a result of the discharge, concrete... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Packing Heat, Strolling Free: Feathery Gun Crime Sentences in Sydney
Sydney Morning Herald
20 July 2009
In the middle of the afternoon of November 29, 2006, four hard men from the Lebanese community had a business meeting at the corner of Burwood Road and Livingstone Street, not far from the centre of the Burwood shopping centre. The meeting did not go well. Bashar Ibrahim, a relative of the Ibrahim brothers, some of whom have been involved in multiple violent crimes, allegedly including a fatal brawl in an arrival hall at Sydney... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Man Injured in Face When Antique Rifle Fires at Virginia Gun Show
Roanoke Times (Virginia)
19 July 2009
A man was wounded when an antique rifle he was holding discharged during a gun show in Salem on Saturday, according to city officials. The man, a friend of a dealer at the show, suffered superficial wounds to his face "apparently from concrete fragments that were sprayed upon impact when the rifle went off" in a confined area, Salem spokesman Mike Stevens said. Salem police described the gun as "an antique military-style... ( gunpolicy.org )
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea Parliament Tables 4 Year-old Gun Control Report
Post-Courier (Port Moresby)
16 July 2009
More than 1400 individuals and their families have been hurt or traumatised in instances where guns were reportedly used to commit crimes in the country. Guns are used to kill people, commit rape, robberies, used in tribal fights and other violent crimes where these weapons play a major role. Many people in PNG are victims of gun-related incidents while many more have lost loved ones, family members and properties in gun-related... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Nurse Shot by 84yr-old: Resident Kept Gun in Montreal Seniors' Home
CBC News (Canada)
15 July 2009
An 84-year-old man was arrested Tuesday after an employee was shot at Les Jardins de L'Aubade residence in Montreal's Saint-Léonard district. The man was expected to be arraigned Wednesday afternoon for attempted murder and weapons use charges. The victim, a 33-year-old nurse, remained in stable condition on Wednesday. Police said the incident happened Tuesday afternoon. Police said the shooter was in a wheelchair... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
80yr-old Québec Seniors' Home Resident Shoots Nurse with Hunting Gun
La Presse (Québec)
14 July 2009
[Translated summary: An 80-year-old resident of a Montreal seniors' complex refusing to go to the hospital shot a nurse. The nurse was conscious when the ambulance arrived and transported to the hospital. It was not the first time that the resident had threatened others with a long arm.] Une femme a été atteinte par balle au complexe Les Jardins de l'Aubade, une résidence pour personnes âgées de Montréal. C'est un... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Cleaning Rifle, Australian Man Shoots Neighbour Through 2 Shed Walls
Australian Associated Press
13 July 2009
A man has accidentally shot his neighbour through two shed walls while cleaning his rifle. A live round remained in the .222 rifle as the man cleaned it in his back shed on a property at Dennington, near Warrnambool, last night. The rifle discharged, sending the bullet through the shed wall and into a neighbour's shed, where it grazed the neighbour's leg. The injured man was taken to hospital at Warrnambool for... ( gunpolicy.org )
Uganda
Ugandan Security Guards, Police, Soldiers Rent Guns for Armed Crime
Monitor (Kampala)
11 July 2009
KAMPALA -- With cotton wool in both his ears and one of his eyes covered with a plaster, Mr Jim Twebaze, 25, is fighting for his life. The clinic bed has become his home for a month now. "Pain is all over my body. My right eye can't see and blood is oozing from my ears. I fear that I may lose my hearing ability," Mr Twebaze said. He has also undergone a surgery in his abdomen. Mr Twebaze's injuries and suffering was inflicted upon... ( gunpolicy.org )
El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Central America
More Central America 'Peacetime' Gun Deaths Than in Civil Wars - Report
Reuters
9 July 2009
GENEVA -- Some Central American countries are experiencing more gun killings now than during their civil wars and face serious security threats from firearms in civilian hands, the Small Arms Survey report released on Thursday showed. Armed robberies, extortions, kidnappings for ransom, organised riots and community violence threaten to destabilise post-conflict nations in Latin America, Asia and Africa where fighting has officially... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Alarm as Assault Rifle, 'AK-47' Shootings Spread Even to Rural Louisiana
Houma Today (Louisiana)
7 July 2009
HOUMA -- When police responded to a shooting that wounded a 30-year-old man this weekend, officers were alarmed by the crime as well as the shell casings left at the scene. Police aren't sure of the exact weapon that fired the bullets, but they suspect they came from an AK-47, a high-powered assault rifle rarely used in local shootings. More than a dozen casings were found scattered on Canal Boulevard, where the shooting... ( gunpolicy.org )
New Zealand
Dead New Zealand Gunman Had Firearm Licence, Despite History
New Zealand Herald / NZPA
29 June 2009
The 42-year-old paraplegic man killed during a shoot-out with police in the Christchurch suburb of Burnside was a licensed firearms holder. Shayne Sime's body was removed from the scene this afternoon but police caution their investigation is likely to be lengthy. A post mortem on Mr Sime will start this evening and continue into tomorrow. Detective Superintendent Brett Kane said that Mr Sime had been a licensed... ( gunpolicy.org )
Scotland, United Kingdom
Airgun Killings, Injury Move Scotland Towards Total Ban on Pellet Guns
Scotsman (Edinburgh), Opinion
26 June 2009
When two-year-old Andrew Morton was killed four years ago after being shot with an airgun, there were widespread demands for a crackdown on the deadly weapons. Andrew was being carried by his 13-year-old brother in Glasgow's Easterhouse estate when he was hit by a pellet in the head. An unemployed 27-year-old man, who had been taking pot shots from the window of his flat, was later sentenced to life imprisonment for murder. ... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Virginia Killer Shot Police Officer with AK-47 Quite Legal for Hunting
Virginian-Pilot (Virginia)
5 June 2009
CHESAPEAKE -- To understand the power of the weapon that Officer Sean Fleming was confronting, know this: Police believe two rounds went through Fleming's Jeep before piercing his bullet-resistant vest. Police said Thursday that Christopher White wielded a semi-automatic AK-47 when he burst out of a van and fired on police officers. Fleming had been on his way home from work Monday afternoon and was still wearing a typical,... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
US Woman Makes History with Face Transplant After Husband Shot Her
Associated Press
6 May 2009
Five years ago, a shotgun blast left a ghastly hole where the middle of her face had been. Five months ago, she received a new face from a dead woman. Connie Culp has stepped forward to show off the results of the nation's first face transplant, and her new look was a far cry from the puckered, noseless sight that made children run away in horror. Culp's expressions are still a bit wooden, but she can talk, smile, smell... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Illinois Man Shoots His Hand at Gun Shop, Lies to Police, Confesses
Daily Herald (Illinois)
25 March 2009
Police say a man accidentally shot himself in the hand Tuesday while target practicing at a Dundee Township gun store, then lied about how it happened. Kane County sheriff's deputies were called to Gat Guns, 14N915 Route 25, at 2:53 p.m. for a report of a person injured. At the scene, a man told police he had just finished firing and was removing the magazine from a .45-caliber handgun when the weapon discharged a bullet... ( gunpolicy.org )
Pakistan
Police Fired 423 Bullets in Pakistan Cricketer Ambush: Every Shot Missed
Daily Times (Lahore)
18 March 2009
LAHORE -- Gulberg Police have claimed firing 423 bullets in the Liberty shootout but at the same time admitted that none of the assailants were hit. The Gulberg incident left six people dead and 16 others, including five Sri Lankan players, injured. The police have claimed in its reports, copies of which are available with Daily Times, that 17 policemen through 21 weapons fired 423 bullets at the assailants, who fled unharmed.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Bermuda
Some Police Now Carry Guns in Bermuda, Public Should Remain Calm
Associated Press
13 March 2009
Authorities in Bermuda are asking residents to remain calm if they see police officers carrying weapons. Police Commissioner George Jackson says he is giving guns to a secret number of officers because of an increase in violence. Not all officers will be armed. Deputy Commissioner Michael DeSilva says he supports the idea. He says Bermuda is "not the Wild West and we can't start arming ourselves to the teeth." But... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Radical Florida Right-winger Sprays Chilean Students, Kills 2, Injures 3
North West Florida Daily News
3 March 2009
Six days since five Chilean students were shot in Miramar Beach, accused murderer Dannie Roy Baker sits in the Walton County Jail while three families sit in hospitals with their loved ones as Chile prepares to receive the bodies of two slain students. Sebastian Mauricio Arizaga-Suarez, 27, is in stable condition and Francisco Javier Cofre-Fernande, 25, is in critical condition suffering from a gunshot wound to the face. David Alonzo... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Another Man Rents a Gun Range Weapon to Kill Himself, in Washington
Everett Herald (Washington state)
2 March 2009
EVERETT -- Police believe a man intentionally shot himself inside an Everett gun range Sunday morning. The man, 45, rented a gun at Sam's Gun Shop and Range and entered one of the bays. He fired the gun a few times and then turned the gun on himself, Snohomish County sheriff's spokeswoman Rebecca Hover said. Paramedics raced to the gun range, located in the 11700 block of Airport Road. The man was taken to Harborview Medical... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Distracted by Cher, Tennessee Man Shoots, Injures Wife with Glock Pistol
Murfreesboro Post (Tennessee)
2 March 2009
Watching Cher on television distracted a husband cleaning a handgun, causing him to accidentally shoot his wife in the wrist Sunday afternoon, a Murfreesboro Police officer said. Husband Stephen Summers of Bolden Drive was showing wife, Evy Elaine, how to clean and disassemble a Glock firearm, Officer Palmer Gibbs reported. They were distracted while watching Cher. "Mr. Summers cocked the Glock and it went off and struck... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Innocent Chilean Students Killed, Injured in Florida 'Hate Crime' Shooting
Miami Herald
28 February 2009
With long, frosted hair and a sweet smile, Racine Balbontín-Aragondona was a natural cover girl. The 22-year-old college student studied hotel management and also worked as a model in her native Chile. She planned to marry in April. Nicolás Pablo Corp Torres was studying engineering and had been a star basketball player. His coach and friends described the 23-year-old as a "good student and a gentleman." Their lives were... ( gunpolicy.org )
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