Philippines
160 Civil Servants Among 1300 Violators of Philippine Election Gun Ban
ABS-CBN News (Manila)
8 March 2010
MANILA - The Philippine National Police on Monday said a total of 160 government employees have violated a nationwide gun ban since it was implemented last January 10. A PNP report said law enforcers have arrested a total of 1,294 gun ban violators including 1,134 civilians and 160 government employees. Seized during the period were 1,117 firearms, 798 airguns/replicas, 304 bladed weapons and 218 grenades or explosives.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Crime Busters Hail 'DNA for Guns' as Australians Solve Killings, Cold Cases
Sydney Morning Herald
7 March 2010
A process hailed as DNA for guns has helped to clear up many crimes that would otherwise remain unsolved. The NSW Police Force has lifted the lid on its integrated ballistics identification system (IBIS) which has just scored it 350th "cold hit". IBIS is an electronic database of bullets and cartridge cases collected from crime scenes or seized firearms. Using state-of-the-art lasers and microscopes, it scans the unique... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Maine Lawmakers Consider Removing Guns in Cases of Domestic Abuse
Bangor Daily News (Maine) / Capital News Service
4 March 2010
AUGUSTA, Maine -- Members of the Legislature's Criminal Justice Committee have voted to allow a bill to be considered this session that would require police to seize all guns in the possession of a person charged with a domestic violence offense. Rep. Anne Haskell, D-Portland, co-chairwoman of the committee, said the bill is based on language from a working group created by law last year to examines issues concerning domestic violence... ( gunpolicy.org )
Netherlands
Gang Spotted Loitering at Amsterdam Airport, Loaded Handgun Seized
Radio Netherlands
2 March 2010
Dutch border police say a 30-year-old man carrying a loaded gun was arrested at Amsterdam Schiphol airport on Monday. Two other men, aged 24 and 26 and thought to be accomplices, were also detained. The three men were reportedly loitering in the airport's shopping zone and behaving suspiciously. Their movements were first followed on CCTV, then a special observation team shadowed them for a while. Finally the police decided to take... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Found with Machine Gun, AK-47s, Gun Owner Decries 'Most Wanted' List
Daily Record (New Jersey)
2 March 2010
PARSIPPANY, New Jersey - A lawyer defending a Parsippany man accused of owning illegal assault guns and trying to sell a machine gun wants prosecutors to reveal whether his client or the buyer were on any county-wide lists of targeted alleged criminals. Filed on behalf of defendant Adam Coughlan, attorney Gregg D. Trautmann's motion was filed in Superior Court, Morristown, in response to a law enforcement initiative announced in... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Armed Groups Fight with Home Made Guns, AK-47s in Nigeria Gang War
Daily Independent (Lagos)
2 March 2010
ENUGU/ABAKALIKI, Nigeria -- Residents are now counting their losses after the ceasefire that followed Ezza/Ezzilo communal clash in Ebonyi State, while security forces have started recovering arms. Though, the number of casualties and quantum of material losses are still not clear, the police command admits that much had been lost. The hostilities ceased shortly after Governor Martin Elechi in the company of the Police... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Highway Robbery Gang Arrested with 16 Rifles, AK-47s in Nigeria
Vanguard (Lagos)
1 March 2010
ASABA, Nigeria -- Men of the Delta state police command have arrested a five-man gang along Patani/Ughelli road with dynamites and AK-47 rifles. State police command's spokesman, Mr. Charles Muka who confirmed the incident said that policemen on patrol duty successfully dislodged the gang before they could strike. According to him, "police command has recovered 16 assorted rifles seized from five members of the gang terrorizing... ( gunpolicy.org )
Uganda
Peaceful Disarmament 'Failed,' Uganda Army Goes for Karimojong Guns
New Vision (Kampala)
28 February 2010
KAMPALA, Uganda -- Karimojong warriors who do not voluntarily surrender their guns risk being court-martialled, the Government has warned. Information minister Kabakumba Masiko said about 70 warriors who refused to surrender their guns had been tried in the Court Martial. "The rustlers will be dealt with firmly and decisively and cattle rustling will be a thing of the past," she told a media briefing at the Kampala Media... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Toronto Lawyer Loses 30 Handguns to Thieves, Police Remove 170 More
Toronto Sun (Ontario)
23 February 2010
Toronto Police seized about 170 firearms from a Toronto lawyer's downtown home following a break-in, but believe dozens of handguns have been stolen. And investigators fear those guns may already be in the hands of dangerous thugs. Toronto Police say they were called to a fourth-floor apartment on Isabella St., near Church St., around 7:30 a.m. Monday by someone who was looking after the place while the resident, lawyer... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Current Laws Not Stopping Illegal Gun Epidemic in East Bay, California
San Francisco Chronicle, Column
23 February 2010
Since the start of the year, Oakland police have confiscated more than 200 illegal guns during routine traffic stops and planned police arrests. In Richmond, police seized more than 25 guns in vehicles during routine traffic stops in January alone. Illegal guns have become an epidemic problem in the East Bay. It seems we've become numb to the constant gun violence and remain unfazed when the gunman turns out to be too young... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Pastoralists Fear Brutality, Torture as Kenyan Police Come for Their Guns
Daily Nation (Nairobi)
22 February 2010
NAIROBI -- Pastoral communities in northern Kenya are apprehensive over the disarmament expected to start any time now. A 70-day amnesty to surrender illegal arms by the pastoralists lapsed at the weekend, with 1,141 guns and 14,980 bullets having been handed over. The government has also repossessed more than 500 guns initially issued to home guards in the region. This will ensure no one will be having a government-issued... ( gunpolicy.org )
Uganda
Karamoja Elder Betrayed by Gun Amnesty, Uganda Army 'Cattle Rustlers'
Monitor (Kampala)
21 February 2010
He has dedicated his life to peace, worked closely with the UPDF to disarm his clansmen and once secured surrender of 200 illegal guns in a day. Today, Mzee Aramutori Lokodo is an angry elder, temporary confined by the government at a top Kampala Hotel, after soldiers allegedly grabbed all his 350 cattle last month. He spoke to Sunday Monitor's Tabu Butagira (through an interpreter) about how the army has become what he called a "cattle-rustling... ( gunpolicy.org )
Uganda
66,000 Guns Destroyed in Uganda's 3-year Firearm Seizure Campaign
New Vision (Kampala)
21 February 2010
KAMPALA -- The Uganda National Focal Point (NFP) on small arms and light weapons has destroyed ammunition in an effort to combat the increase of small arms in the country. Among those destroyed were 300 explosives, 800 grenade canisters, 38 boxes of gun powder, 15 boxes of propellant charges, 100 tear gas canisters, 4,000 small ammunitions and 1,500 artillery rounds, some dating back to 1963. The arms were destroyed recently... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nigeria
Police Stop Car, Seize 16 Locally Made Guns, Arrest Driver in Nigeria
Leadership (Abuja)
20 February 2010
LAFIA, Nigeria -- The Nasarawa State Police command on Thursday intercepted, 16 local made rifles along Akwanga/Jos road en route from Cross River State to Jos, the Plateau State capital. Briefing newsmen in Lafia, the state police commissioner, CP Ephraim Amakulor, said that the rifles were stuffed in the door and boot mat in a Toyota Saloon car intercepted along Akwanga roundabout during the police stop and search operation. ... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
North Carolina Collector of Assault Weapons Also a Convicted Murderer
ABC News (USA)
19 February 2010
SALISBURY, North Carolina - Authorities have arrested and charged a convicted felon who had a large number of guns at his home in Salisbury. Investigators with the Rowan County Sheriff's Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) received a tip that Jessie Sexton was a convicted felon and had several firearms at his home on Jacob Bost Road. Assault rifles, shotguns, handguns, rare and collectible guns... ( gunpolicy.org )
Finland
National Handgun Ban Mooted After String of Shootings in Finland
Associated Press
17 February 2010
HELSINKI, Finland - A Finnish government commission on Wednesday proposed a ban on semiautomatic handguns after two school shootings in recent years left 20 people dead. The ban, which needs parliamentary approval, would sharply reduce the number of legal weapons in a country that ranks among the world's top five in civilian gun ownership. "We've had a very weapon-friendly culture," commission chairman Pekka Sauri said.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
868 Firearm Law Violators Charged So Far in Philippine Election Gun Ban
Asia Pulse / APU NewsWire (Philippines)
16 February 2010
Government authorities apprehended 28 new violators of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) imposed nationwide total gun ban on Monday. Reports from the National Election Monitoring and Action Center (NEMAC) showed that among the 28 latest gun ban violators were 25 civilians, one member of the Philippine National Police (PNP), a personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and one government employee. The arrested... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Massachusetts Gun Owner Amassed Legal Weapon Cache for Armageddon
Boston Globe
11 February 2010
A Manchester-by-the-Sea man who allegedly had a cache of weapons in his house told police he was preparing for Armageddon, authorities said yesterday. Gregory D. Girard, 45, was arrested Tuesday night and charged with storing several tear-gas grenades and explosive pepper-ball projectiles. He was also charged with illegal possession of four police batons. Girard faces four counts of possession of an infernal device and... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
New Hampshire Gun Owner Defies Wife-abuse Firearm Ban, Loses Licence
Union Leader (New Hampshire)
9 February 2010
GOFFSTOWN - A New Boston man at the center of a gun battle between a Manchester firing range and the New Boston Police escaped contempt charges in Goffstown District Court on Monday, but was ordered to relinquish his hunting and concealed weapons permits. Michael Murphy, 37, was supposed to give up the licenses on Jan. 27, when his wife, Paula Murphy, won a domestic violence temporary protection order against him. That... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Licensed US Machine Gun Owner Loses 13 Firearms in Domestic Dispute
Milford Daily News (Massachusetts)
9 February 2010
MILFORD, Massachusetts - A Milford man was arrested and police seized more than a dozen of his guns, including an M16 and AK47, after officers went to his home Saturday for a report of a domestic dispute. Paul A. Delaney, 45, of 48 Harvard Drive, assaulted his wife during an argument about the music being so loud that it might wake their kids in the middle of the night, police said. One of the children ended up trying to... ( gunpolicy.org )
Uganda
Ugandan Army Estimates 1,077 Illegal Guns Still in Hands of Karimojong
New Vision (Kampala)
8 February 2010
KAMPALA -- About 1,077 guns are still in the hands of the Karimojong, the UPDF 3rd division commander, Brig. Patrick Kankiriho, has said. He added that the army had collected 29,923â-guns in the last eight years of the disarmament exercise in Karamoja. "Very soon we shall declare Karamoja free from illegal guns. Then we can embark on integrated development and total pacification of the sub-region," Kankiriho said. ... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Soldiers, Police Among 704 Arrested for Carrying Guns in Philippine Poll
Sun Star (Philippines)
8 February 2010
A police report said another gun ban violator was arrested Friday at a Commission on Elections (Comelec) checkpoint. Police Chief Inspector Romeo Leyte, police chief of Isabela said combined elements of Isabela Philippine National Police (IPNP) and the Alpha Company of the 11th Infantry Battalion arrested Richard Dela Torre, 34, for possessing a caliber 45 pistol. Leyte said Dela Torre was a resident of Barangay Guintubdan... ( gunpolicy.org )
Jamaica
Police Officers Probed in 19-gun Theft from Jamaica Constabulary Storage
Gleaner (Jamaica)
7 February 2010
Cracks in the existing security system at the Jamaica Constabulary Force's (JCF) Armoury were exposed on Thursday, following a major gun-ammo seizure. A concrete structure, the armoury, which was built more than two decades ago, is regarded as one of the most secure facilities of the JCF. "The security procedures at the armoury and stores are adequate for the guidance of honest and responsible people. What is appearing... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Philippine Election Gun Ban Nets Another 43 Arrests in Central Mindanao
Sun Star (Philippines)
7 February 2010
A total of 43 people were arrested in Central Mindanao for violating the gun ban imposed by the Commission on Elections since January 10. Chief Superintendent Josefino Cataluña, regional police director, said a total of 16 violators were arrested since February 4 in Cotabato City, 10 in North Cotabato, nine in General Santos, five in Sultan Kudarat, three in South Cotabato and one in Sarangani. A total of 34 violators... ( gunpolicy.org )
Jamaica
Jamaican Authority Revokes Gun Owners' Licences for Negligence, Risk
Jamaica Gleaner
7 February 2010
Last year, more than 45 firearm licences were revoked, and that number may increase this year as the Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) has intensified its probe into hundreds of permits. According to reports reaching The Sunday Gleaner, dozens of firearm holders could lose their permits when the FLA concludes its investigation later this year. The list includes members of the security forces, private security companies and entrepreneurs.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Jamaica
Jamaica Police Sergeant, 10 Others Arrested in Theft of 19 Police Guns
Jamaica Observer
5 February 2010
A police sergeant was among 11 persons detained following yesterday's seizure of 19 high-powered weapons and close to 10,000 rounds of ammunition at a house in East Kingston. But amidst the shock and shame that the sergeant's arrest brought on the constabulary, police also felt a sense of pride that his plea for his colleagues not to arrest him was ignored by the five cops who smashed what was obviously a large gun-running operation.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Jamaica
Illegal Gun Shop Had Been Operating for a 'Long Time' in Jamaica
Jamaica Gleaner
5 February 2010
Munster Road, off Mountain View Avenue in eastern St Andrew, is considered a solid middle-class community despite its proximity to several volatile communities. With Wareika Hills as its back drop, the community borders the area of Mountain View Avenue known as 'Back Bush' with its neighbours, including Nannyville Gardens, Jarrett Lane, Jacques Road and other volatile communities. "This area, Sligo Road, Munster Road and... ( gunpolicy.org )
Netherlands
Dutch Police, 500 Nightclubs Trial 'Drop Vaults' for Illegal Guns, Drugs
Radio Netherlands Worldwide
5 February 2010
Five hundred nightclubs and cafés in the Netherlands will be fitted with vaults where visitors can drop off their illegal weapons and drugs anonymously. Police will keep the keys to the vaults and will regularly open them to confiscate the contents. The vaults are a project of Justice Minister Ernst Hirsch Ballinn who will officially install the first such receptacle in a bar in the town of Loosdrecht on Friday. Mr Hirsch Ballin... ( gunpolicy.org )
Tonga
Tonga Police Seize 34 Illegal Firearms, 'Gang Warfare' Assault Rifle
Matangi Tonga / PACNEWS
4 February 2010
Powerful weapons including a semi automatic assault rifle of a kind used in gang warfare, have been seized by the police in Tonga. And police are urging the public to report the whereabouts of other illegal weapons that may be on the island. Tongan Police Commander Chris Kelley this week put on display some of the 34 illegal firearms that were seized by the Tongan police from various locations in Tongatapu, during the past nine... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Baja California Police Detain Man With Illegal .50cal Sniper Rifle in Car
KPBS Radio (San Diego)
3 February 2010
Baja California police say a man they detained, who had a high calibre armor piercing gun, offered officers $20,000 to let him go. State police say an anonymous tip led them to the 32-year-old Joaquín Pedroza Ávila who was in a parked car. Officers say they found the gun in the back seat. The Barrett .50 calibre, also known as a sniper rifle, can hit targets more than a mile away. Armies around the world use the gun or... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya,Czech Republic
Police Find Another 30,000 Kenyan, Czech Bullets in Suspect's Home
Associated Press
1 February 2010
NAROK, Kenya - Kenya's police chief says officers have seized another cache of bullets at the premises of a man already facing charges for a separate arms seizure last year. Matthew Iteere says police found the Kenyan and Czech-made bullets in a container at Munir Ahmed's garage. He says police seized two other containers but are yet to confirm their contents. Most of the 30,000 bullets are Kenyan, Iteere says. Such bullets... ( gunpolicy.org )
Netherlands Antilles
Gun Battle Erupts, Revolver Found in Netherlands Antilles School Bus
Daily Herald (St Maarten)
30 January 2010
CUL DE SAC -- Police held nine teens and seized a revolver after a gang clash in Cul de Sac that led to a shooting from a school bus Friday afternoon. A gang from the district allegedly attacked the school bus near Cake House bakery and supermarket. A passenger retaliated, firing at least one gunshot from the bus window, police said. Witnesses remember hearing two gunshots. One didn't come from the bus. A stray bullet struck... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Drug Dealers Tool Up with Handguns, Threaten Police in Massachusetts
Eagle-Tribune (Massachusetts)
29 January 2010
HAVERHILL, Massachusetts -- They used to be relatively routine arrests. Police would get a tip from a neighbor that a man was dealing drugs out of his apartment -- not big sales, just enough to be a nuisance in the neighborhood. Officers would raid the apartment, seize the drugs, and arrest the man without a struggle. Case closed. Not anymore. Police said those cases have become more dangerous and complex for the... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Domestic Violence, Family Gun Homicide Continues to Increase in Iowa
Des Moines Register (Iowa)
28 January 2010
DES MOINES, Iowa - A new report released Thursday by the Iowa Department of Public Health shows that domestic violence cases are continuing to increase across Iowa. Officials said the number of people who are killed in domestic incidents is also rising. The IDPH's Domestic Abuse Death Review Team's report for 2007-2008 shows about 15 deaths per year between 2005 and 2009 from domestic violence, compared to about 12 per... ( gunpolicy.org )
Taiwan
Illegal Weapon Factory, 'Remodeled' Handguns Found in Taiwan Village
China Post (Taiwan)
27 January 2010
CHIAYI, Taiwan -- Chiayi Police yesterday crossed municipal lines to arrest a man who allegedly ran an underground weapons factory behind the facade of a registered green business in Chiayi County, local media reported. Kuo Wen-tsan was also suspected of illegal arms sale, given the sophisticated construction of six remodeled handguns found on scene, police were quoted as saying. But Kuo was cited as telling authorities that he... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
In Sweep to Seize, Destroy Illegal Firearms, Kenya Police Kill Gun Owner
Daily Nation (Nairobi)
26 January 2010
NAIROBI -- A man was killed and 13 others arrested in a police operation to recover illegal firearms in Trans Mara District. District commissioner Albert Mwiritza said police shot the man who defied orders to surrender and instead fired his gun at the officers. He said an AK-47 rifle and 16 rounds of ammunition were found on the deceased. Among the 13 who were arrested was a taxi driver who was found with nine... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Pennsylvania Judge Returned Gun to Abuser Who Used it to Kill Trooper
Tribune-Review (Pittsburgh)
24 January 2010
When a Venango County judge returned a rifle to a man who completed probation on a stalking charge more than a decade ago, state law contained no restrictions to prevent it. Pennsylvania State Police officials last week said they intended to investigate why then-President Judge H. William White ordered a .30-.30 rifle returned to Michael Smith in November 2000. Smith used that rifle to fatally shoot Trooper Paul Richey,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Tanzania
Gang Kills 14 in Tanzanian Mass Shooting, 9 Suspects Arrested
Citizen (Dar es Salaam)
21 January 2010
Police have arrested nine people and recovered two guns and 68 rounds of ammunition in a crackdown after gangsters killed 14 people at the weekend. But the Director of Criminal Investigations, Mr Robert Manumba, said police were yet to confirm if the guns, which were found abandoned in a bush, were the ones used in the killings. He said law enforcers recover a sub mashine gun with 68 bullets and a shotgun with five bullets... ( gunpolicy.org )
China,India,Nepal
Police to Focus on Nepal-India Smuggling of Chinese Guns and Ammo
Hindustan Times (Delhi)
14 January 2010
Alarmed by the continuous seizure of huge quantities of arms and explosives, the Bihar police has decided to approach neighbouring state agencies to unravel the inter-state network of arms and ammunition peddlers and crime syndicate active on the Indo-Nepal border. "A meeting chaired by Director General of Police Anand Shankar decided to approach neighbouring state agencies to eliminate the inter-state network of peddlers of arms, ammunition... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Pennsylvania Gun Owner, Wife Abuser Killed Trooper in 'Planned Ambush'
Associated Press
14 January 2010
FRANKLIN,Pennsylvania - A suicidal man made an improvised sniper's "perch" in an upstairs bedroom so he could fatally shoot a state trooper who volunteered to investigate a domestic-abuse report because he had previous contact with the gunman, the state police commissioner said Thursday. Michael J. Smith, 44, arranged folded towels and blankets on a corner table to steady a scope-equipped .30-30 hunting rifle that police believe... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States,Jamaica
New York Traffickers Ship AK-47s, Submachine Guns, Pistols to Jamaica
Gleaner (Jamaica)
14 January 2010
With 14 days into the new year, the island's security forces have seized more than 1,000 assorted rounds of ammunition and at least 27 illegal firearms, including four high-powered weapons and a number of semi-automatic pistols. The cracks in the existing security system at Port Bustamante were tested on Monday, when a Jamaican connection in New York sent a shipment containing 12 illegal guns and more than 700 rounds of ammunition.... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
'Brazen' Celebratory Shootings Targeted by Baltimore Police
Baltimore Sun
13 January 2010
Here's the tally from the Baltimore police commissioner's war on bad guys with guns during the opening minute of 2010: - A blue .38-caliber Smith & Wesson with four rounds in the chamber. - A 9 mm PA-63 semiautomatic handgun. - A .38-caliber Rossi revolver. - A Mossburg 12-gauge shotgun. - A chrome two-shot, .38-caliber Derringer pistol. Five guns, four suspects, two houses. These... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
14yr-old Boards Train with Stolen Air Rifle, Clears Tracks in Queensland
Courier-Mail (Brisbane)
13 January 2010
A 14-year-old boy has been charged with firearms offences after stepping on to a train at Toombul on Brisbane's northside allegedly armed with an air rifle. Police were called to the station at about 2.20pm yesterday after concerned commuters on the southbound Sandgate-line train raised the alarm. The boy initially claimed he found the firearm but further enquiries revealed the air rifle was allegedly stolen. He... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Assault Rifles Designed to Kill People, Should be Banned in Canada
Prince George Free Press (British Columbia), Editorial
12 January 2010
There is no doubt. It's not a hunting rifle. The assault rifle undercover police officers purchased on the street in Prince George is menacing. The black metal firearm is exactly what you'll see in Hollywood action movies. It's small and the stock folds up, making it easy to carry and easy to conceal. Looking at it in person leaves no doubt in one's mind that it is lethal. And, that it is not a deer rifle. However, it's not an illegal... ( gunpolicy.org )
Jamaica,United States
AK-47s, Submachine Guns Smuggled to Jamaican Gangs from New York
Associated Press
12 January 2010
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Authorities in Jamaica have arrested two men and a woman they say helped smuggle 12 high-powered weapons and 700 rounds of ammunition from New York. Police Inspector Jubert Llewellyn says the items arrived inside an air compressor tank. He says a telescopic lens and 28 magazines were also among the items seized at a warehouse Monday. Llewellyn said Tuesday that local police are investigating the case... ( gunpolicy.org )
Iraq,United States
Security Contractor Weapons, Ammo, Seized in Iraqi Polce Raid
Reuters
9 January 2010
Police raided three locations in Baghdad on Friday, a week after Iraqi authorities were incensed by a U.S. judge's decision to throw out charges against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards accused of killing over a dozen Iraqi civilians in 2007. Officials said they are targeting private security companies that are no longer legally licensed to operate in Iraq. "All those companies with their work permits expired are... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Kentucky Bill to Seize Domestic Violence Guns
Lexington Herald (Kentucky)
9 January 2010
FRANKFORT -- Kentucky sheriffs would have to collect the guns of people with domestic violence orders against them under a bill filed this week in the General Assembly. The measure, which faces opposition from gun-ownership proponents, is another in a growing number of proposals to strengthen Kentucky's domestic violence laws after the shooting death of state worker Amanda Ross last year, allegedly by former state Rep. Steve Nunn.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Ex PNP Official Tagged in Ampatuan Ammo Procurement
Philippine Star
8 January 2010
MANILA, Philippines - A civilian employee of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and a former police provincial director of Maguindanao were identified as the alleged conduits in the procurement of ammunition for the Ampatuan clan. According to reports reaching PNP chief Director General Jesus Verzosa, the nametags appearing in some boxes of ammunition recovered during an operation... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Disney Grandson Faces Prison for Illegal Handguns, Rifle, Assault Rifle
Associated Press
31 December 2009
Patrick Disney Miller, grandson of Walt Disney, is facing some serious prison time. From the Associated Press: Cops say they found 13 handguns, a rifle, an illegal assault rifle and various drugs at the defendant's Woodland Hills home. Thanks to a 2005 drug conviction in Fresno, Miller is barred from owning guns or ammunition, say prosecutors. LAPD officers obtained the search warrant after running a background... ( gunpolicy.org )
New Zealand
45 'High-powered' Guns Seized by NZ Police, but 'Public Safety Not at Risk'
New Zealand Press Association
31 December 2009
Police say the public were not in any danger when a huge arsenal of weapons and ammunition was discovered in South Auckland. About 45 high-powered rifles and shotguns were found at an Otahuhu property after police were called to a domestic incident about 9.30pm Wednesday. Bags of live ammunition of compatible types and calibres were also found. The firearms were correctly secured and public safety was not at risk,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Maguindanao Arms Seizure Recovers Number of Police-Issued M16s
Philippine Daily Inquirer
28 December 2009
MANILA, Philippines -- Several high-powered firearms seized in a series of raids in Maguindanao province over the past weeks were police-issued firearms, Philippine National Police Director General Jesus Verzosa said on Monday. In an interview, Verzosa said that of the more than 800 firearms seized throughout the province of Maguindanao during and after the declaration of martial law there, more than 20 were PNP-issued. He... ( gunpolicy.org )
United Kingdom
3000 Firearms to be Destroyed after Northumbria Arms Seizures
The Journal (UK)
28 December 2009
MACHINE guns, rifles and shotguns are among nearly 3,000 firearms taken off the streets of the North East in the past two years, The Journal can reveal today. The weapons are now set to be destroyed. Northumbria Police and Durham Constabulary released details of all firearms confiscated since September 2007 under the Freedom of Information Act. They include examples of the British Army's standard SA-80 assault rifle and... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
India Plans National Gun Registry, Owner Licensing, Gun Seizure Audits
Hindustan Times (Delhi)
24 December 2009
NEW DELHI -- In a move to check weapons seized by security forces finding their way back to the streets, the home ministry has decided to make annual audits mandatory for confiscated and obsolete weapons. The audit, a home ministry official said, was prescribed in the draft policy to ensure that security agencies tightened control over the arms seized by them. The new rule is part of the home ministry's overhaul of India's... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Ex-Bush Employee Nabbed Near US Capitol with 2 Guns and Ammo
Mother Jones (USA)
23 December 2009
The man who was arrested with two guns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition near the Capitol during President Barack Obama's health care speech in September had been an employee of the George W. Bush White House. The arrest of the man, Joshua Bowman, was widely reported at the time, but the news stories made no mention of his previous employment: For several years he worked in the Executive Office of the President, dealing... ( gunpolicy.org )
United Kingdom
UK Gun Lobby Protests Police, Public Alarm at Men with Guns in Fields
Telegraph (UK)
20 December 2009
Shooting groups are reporting a growing number of cases where officers in armed response vehicles and helicopters are swooping on people who are legally shooting. In many cases, the shooters are arrested and have had their guns seized. They are sometimes locked up and have their DNA taken, before police accept their error. The Countryside Alliance has described as "hysterical", the "massive overreaction" by officers, while... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Race to Smuggle, Buy Assault Weapons as Kenya Pastoralists Re-arm
Daily Nation (Nairobi)
20 December 2009
NAIROBI, Kenya -- The demand for automatic weapons in Turkana, Samburu and Pokot has created a huge market and this could explain the recent arms seizures in the country. Fuelled by persistent droughts, the arms race among the pastoral communities in Northern Kenya has intensified in the last decade with almost 95 per cent of households said to own a firearm. A two-decade study of the three communities says that by the... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Police Seize Assault Weapons, 50 Illegal Guns from California Gun Owner
Associated Press
18 December 2009
SANTA CRUZ, California -- The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office says the seizure of more than 50 guns, including one equipped with a grenade launcher, from a local property is the largest weapons haul by deputies in more than a decade. Authorities raided the property on Wednesday, and say in addition to the weapons, they found 100 marijuana plants, about five pounds of pot and nearly $15,000 in cash. Sheriff's officials... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Philippine Warlord Charged with 40 Murders in Political Mass Shooting
Associated Press
18 December 2009
MANILA, Philippines - The main suspect in the Philippines' worst political massacre, wearing a bulletproof vest and handcuffs, was pushed by guards through an angry crowd Friday to appear at a preliminary investigation hearing. Dozens of Filipino journalists, whose 30 colleagues were among 57 people killed in southern Maguindanao province on Nov. 23, jeered Andal Ampatuan Jr. outside the Justice Department building in Manila and... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Pistols from Virginia Gun Shows Fuel New York Gang, Street Crime
Daily Press
17 December 2009
NEW YORK - Hundreds of guns are seized in New York City everyday by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Semi-automatic pistols are the most popular crime guns that are recovered on the streets of New York today. In fact, it was the same type of gun used in Times Square last Thursday, when a street peddler tried to take on a New York City police sergeant and lost. Raymond Martinez was killed in... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Criminals Pack More Assault Weapons, Powerful Handguns Say US Police
USA Today
17 December 2009
Criminals increasingly are choosing high-powered firearms such as assault weapons, a new survey of 166 U.S. police agencies shows. Nearly 40% of the departments reported an uptick in the use of assault weapons, according to the Police Executive Research Forum, a law enforcement think tank. In addition, half reported increases in the use of 9mm, .40-caliber and 10mm handguns in crimes -- among the same types of weapons that police... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Philippine Businessman Misses Licensing Deadline, Police Seize Guns
Philippine Daily Inquirer
16 December 2009
TAGUM CITY, Philippines -- A businessman has been arrested for possessing several firearms with allegedly expired licenses and over a hundred rounds of ammunition in New Corella town, Davao del Norte, police said Wednesday. Senior Superintendent Jose Pante, Davao del Norte police director said Ernesto Hechanova, owner of vast rice and fruit farms was arrested after police raided his home in Barangay Mesaoy at 4 p.m. Tuesday, ... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Nebraska Man Gets 8mths for Firing Illegal, Home-made Machine Guns
Associated Press
16 December 2009
LINCOLN, Nebraska - Officials say a 24-year-old Nebraska man who was found with two unregistered, homemade machine guns has been sentenced to 8½ months in prison. According to a U.S. Attorney's Office press release, prosecutors said a Nebraska State Patrol trooper pulled Aaron Lawless over for speeding in November last year and discovered the two weapons during an inspection of his car. It says Lawless was sentenced last week at... ( gunpolicy.org )
South Africa
Police Seize Illegal Firearms in Conflict-ridden Greytown, South Africa
Mercury (Durban)
15 December 2009
Although 16 unlicensed firearms were recovered in Greytown at the weekend, police believe stability has returned to the conflict-ridden town since the temporary deployment of the National Intervention Unit in June. Police Captain Thulane Zwane said the unit had been deployed after a series of violent incidents before and after the general elections. Several people, including IFP and ANC councillors, were shot and killed... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
High-level Corruption Alleged in Kenya Police Gun Trafficking Scandal
Standard (Nairobi)
13 December 2009
Hardly a week after the Cabinet approved police reforms the Administration Police is in the eye of a new storm over an illegal arms haul. The force, which has been adversely mentioned in various reports that accuse it of gross human rights violations that include murder and rape during and after the 2007 General Election is fending off allegations that its top brass is involved in clandestine movement of arms. The centre... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Sydney Men Charged with Alleged Manufacture of Submachine Guns
Australian Associated Press
11 December 2009
Two men, including a bikie, have been charged over the manufacture of illegal firearms after police seized rifles, knuckle dusters and firearm parts in Sydney. Officers raided a home in Charles Street, Blacktown, about 4.30pm yesterday, police said. Police allege illegal submachine guns, lightweight automatics or semi-automatic weapons were being made at the home. A 43-year-old man was arrested and police seized... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Mayor Orders Tighter Gun Control, Seizure of Weapons in Quezon City
Philippine Daily Inquirer
11 December 2009
Quezon City Mayor Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. has ordered law enforcers to zero in on loose firearms in three villages where a large number of homicide cases have been reported in the past month. Belmonte directed the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) to round up illegal and home-made guns, called "paltik" or "sumpak," to help curb the increasing number of shooting incidents. To be covered by the crackdown are Batasan Hills... ( gunpolicy.org )
United Kingdom,Kenya
British Army Gear Among Large Ammo Cache and Guns Seized in Kenya
Daily Nation (Nairobi)
10 December 2009
NAIROBI -- A Kenyan working at a British Army base has been arrested and detained in connection with the huge cache of weapons seized by police in Narok. Mr John Wandeto, a civilian, was arrested as businessman Ishmael Munir and a senior Administration Police officer, Superintendent Joseph Maritim, were charged in court for illegally possessing government ammunition. Mr Wandeto, who is employed at the military base in Nanyuki,... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
4 Illegal 'Gun Factories' Raided, 6 Alleged Gun Runners Charged in Bihar
Press Trust of India / PTI
10 December 2009
MUNGER -- Four mini gun factories were today unearthed and six persons involved in manufacturing illegal firearms and supplying them to naxalite outfits in Jharkhand arrested here, police said. Superintendent of police M Sunil Naiak told reporters that the police today arrested two arms smugglers, Chetlal and Kundan, for supplying firearms to naxalites in Jharkhand. The SP said Chetlal and Kundan were hardcore naxalites... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Gun Owner, Police Armourer Arrested Over 100,000-bullet Cache in Kenya
East African Standard (Nairobi)
9 December 2009
A couple was found with more than 100,000 bullets and military gear in their house at Narok town. Four rifles and two pistols were also found in Mr Munir Ahmed's house. A seventh pistol was found on his waist when he was arrested in Embakasi, Nairobi, on Monday night. The seized bullets are usually used in sub-machine guns. Yesterday, police displayed two telescopic machines, five pairs of military boots, assorted British... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States,Philippines
Warlord's 1000 Assault Weapons Leaked from Philippine Army, Police
Philippine Star
8 December 2009
MANILA, Philippines -- The Senate is set to conduct investigations on the large cache of firearms seized by authorities in areas near the mansions of the Ampatuan clan in Maguindanao. Senators Rodolfo Biazon, Antonio Trillanes IV and Richard Gordon have filed separate resolutions calling on the proper committees to look into the confiscation. "This discovery of weapons and ammunition in or near the residences of the Ampatuans,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Police Arrest Businessman with 'Licensed' Guns, 100,000 Bullets in Nairobi
Associated Press
8 December 2009
NAIROBI, Kenya -- Kenyan police on Tuesday said they arrested a suspected weapons smuggler with up to 100,000 bullets and an assortment of guns, a huge cache in a country with stringent gun laws. Police recovered the weapons and ammunition in two raids carried out late Monday on the suspect's house in the capital, Nairobi, and on a business site in the western town of Narok, Police Commissioner Matthew Iteere said. Ever... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Maguindanao Town Hall Yields Cache of Guns After Massacre
Philippine Daily Inquirer
8 December 2009
MANILA, Philippines -- Authorities continue to recover several high-powered firearms scattered throughout the province of Maguindanao which are believed to have been stashed by rebel forces linked with the influential Ampatuan clan. On Monday's search, authorities unearthed an arms cache right at the back of the Ampatuan municipal hall, said Philippine National Police Director General Jesus Verzosa on Tuesday. The firearms... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Buried Philippine Massacre Guns Were Traced to Army, Police
Philippine Daily Inquirer
8 December 2009
AMPATUAN, Maguindanao -- Five of the 16 assault rifles that soldiers dug up at the back of the town hall here late Monday afternoon belonged to militiamen, the Philippine Army disclosed Tuesday. Lt. Col. Edgardo de Leon, 73rd Infantry Battalion commander, said a document recovered from the town's old treasury office showed that three M16 rifles and one M14 armalite were purchased by the local government. The other M16 rifle,... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Indiana Leading Source State for Crime Guns Found in Illinois, Chicago
Times (Indiana)
7 December 2009
Illinois and Chicago maintain some stiff gun laws, but recently released federal statistics suggest a lot of guns seized last year by police in Illinois came from a source beyond the reach of those laws: Indiana. The relationship seems intuitive, said Chicago-based Special Agent Thomas Ahern of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The states share a border, and Chicago contains no gun stores. Ahern said... ( gunpolicy.org )
Mexico,United States
Prosecutors Vow to Stem Flood of US-Mexico Border Gun Smuggling
Latin American Herald Tribune (Caracas) / EFE
3 December 2009
PHOENIX -- The head-on fight against weapons trafficking along the border with Mexico is one way to weaken the drug cartels, according to U.S. attorneys general assembled at their national convention on Wednesday. "The United States has increased its efforts to halt the flow of weapons toward Mexico," Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard told Efe. "The weapons are used by the cartels to carry out violent acts and try... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Police Target 800,000 Loose Guns in Wake of Philippines Gun Massacre
Manila Bulletin
2 December 2009
Philippine National Police (PNP) has started the crackdown on all loose firearms and delinquent gun owners following the termination of the two-month nationwide gun amnesty on Monday. Director General Jesus Verzosa, PNP chief, said that their determination to account for the estimated 800,000 remaining loose firearms across the country was further buoyed by what he described as "tradition of feudal politics and clan conflict" that... ( gunpolicy.org )
Cambodia
Police Target Illegal Guns, 'Anarchic' Shootings in Cambodian Capital
Phnom Penh Post
27 November 2009
Phnom Penh municipal authorities have established a special task force that will patrol the city to crack down on shootings and possession of illegal weapons. Touch Naruth, Phnom Penh Municipal Police chief, said Thursday that the patrolling task force, comprised of existing officers of the municipal and military police, would mark a departure from the former strategy of relying on district checkpoints to seize illegal explosives... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada,United States
Americans Amazed at Arrest for Smuggling Hidden Handgun to Canada
KIRO-TV News
26 November 2009
SEATTLE, Washington -- Canadians will welcome you and your money when the winter Olympics begin in February. But trying to take something else across the border could land you in jail. Gerald Burke of Tacoma knows that first hand, and is facing an uncertain future because of it. "The charge that the Crown is after is that I do three years in prison," he told KIRO 7 Investigative Reporter Amy Clancy recently. Burke... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Philippines Shooting Massacre: 57 Dead, Licensed Gun Owner Charged
Philadelphia Inquirer
24 November 2009
MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippine National Police is seeking to confiscate all 19 guns registered to Datu Unsay Mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr. over his alleged connection with the slaughter of 57 people in Maguindanao last week. The Civil Security Group (CSG) has revoked all gun licenses issued to Ampatuan on orders of PNP Director Gen. Jesus Verzosa, said the CSG director, Chief Supt. Ireno Bacolod, in an interview with the Philippine... ( gunpolicy.org )
Honduras
Gun Owners in Honduras Obliged to Hand in Firearms During Elections
Deutsche Presse-Agentur
24 November 2009
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -- Honduran authorities began disarming voters in a bid to avoid violent confrontations at Sunday's presidential and parliamentary elections. The order to hand in weapons also applies to gun owners with licences, authorities said Monday. The firearms are due to be returned after the polls. Meanwhile the Honduran army began the distribution of election materials across the country. De-facto leader Roberto... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Florida Gun Shows, Pawn Shops Fuelled New York Gun Running Gang
New York Times
23 November 2009
Against a backdrop of recent shootings of bystanders, including a 13-year-old boy from Queens and a 15-year-old girl from the Bronx, city officials and members of a civil rights group took action against gun violence on Monday, albeit in different ways and at different events. At City Hall, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and other officials announced they had broken up an illegal gun-sales operation in Brooklyn, while in Times Square... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Home-made Pistols Seized, Gun Dealers Charged in Surendranagar
Times of India
21 November 2009
LIMBDI, Surendranagar -- Two arms dealers were arrested from Chotila highway on Friday for smuggling firearms from Madhya Pradesh. Four pistols and 56 live cartridges were recovered from them. According to police, accused Premkumar Besadiya alias Maharaj, native of Lahar Mihona in MP, and his local associate Raghu Bharwad, resident of Jamvali village in Sayala taluka in Surendranagar district, were arrested following a tip-off about... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Government to Seize, Destroy Illegal Guns in Kenya's Eastern, North Rift
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
20 November 2009
The government will mop out all illegal firearms in the insecurity prone areas of North Rift and Upper Eastern parts at the country in order to improve security in those areas. The minister for state in charge of internal security and provincial Administration, Prof. George Saitoti said over the years, the country had experienced proliferation of small and light fire arms due to its porous borders with her unstable neighbours. ... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Police Seize 8 Handguns, Drugs, Arrest 2 Queensland Gun Owners
Brisbane Times (Queensland)
19 November 2009
Two men have been charged and eight handguns seized following raids at two addresses near Warwick. Organised crime detectives found six handguns and a quantity of cannabis at an address in Gladfield, near Warwick, yesterday afternoon. A search of a second address in Rosenthal Heights uncovered a further two handguns. Weapons seized include a 357 Magnum handgun, a Glock 17 handgun, two Smith and Wesson revolvers and four... ( gunpolicy.org )
Israel
Police Sting Nabs Five Gun Trafficking Suspects in Israeli Arab Town
Ha'aretz (Tel Aviv)
17 November 2009
Police on Tuesday arrested five men suspected of illegally trading firearms in the northern region of Wadi Ara, a predominantly Israeli Arab area. Undercover agents in recent weeks descended on the suspects' homes to purchase six handguns, a rifle and other ammunition. Police thus compiled enough evidence to expose the group and to arrest the suspects for trading and other offensives. Central District Police officers raided... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Lawmakers Must Take Aim at Loophole, Deem Gun Carriers Dangerous
Boston Globe, Opinion
17 November 2009
In May, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that suspects who had carried loaded illegal firearms did not qualify as dangerous -- that the offense was a "passive and victimless" crime. That phrase surely rings hollow for the 30 people shot, 10 fatally, in Bristol County in the six months since the court's decision. Before the SJC decision, Bristol County prosecutors and judges decided in case after case to hold offenders... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Despite Handgun Ban, 7,234 Guns Confiscated In Chicago This Year
CBS-2 TV News (Chicago)
15 November 2009
CHICAGO ? Seven thousand two hundred thirty-four. If Chicago is your home, that number tells you something about your city, and police say it's not necessarily good. As CBS 2's Kristyn Hartman reports, there have been 7,234 guns recovered or confiscated by Chicago Police so far this year. When you think about it, that's about one gun for every 400 people, in a city with an ordinance that prohibits them. Chicagoan Robert... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Connecticut Police Abandon Crime Gun Tracing, 'Problem Doesn't Exist'
Fairfield Weekly (Connecticut)
12 November 2009
A 22-year-old thug from Stamford is convicted on Oct. 14 of possessing a "Street Sweeper 12-gauge revolving cylinder shotgun." Five days later, a Bridgeport coke dealer gets time added to his sentence for having a loaded Glock 23. The end of last month saw a career criminal from Hartford charged with carrying a .40 caliber semi-automatic pistol. If you're wondering where the hell these low-lifes are getting all this firepower, you... ( gunpolicy.org )
Venezuela
Venezuela Destroys 32,477 Guns Seized by Security Forces [Espanol]
El Universal (Caracas)
11 November 2009
[Translated Summary: Venezuela has destroyed 32,000 guns seized in crime, a third of them home-made. There are an estimated 6 million guns in a population of 28 million]. CARACAS -- Las autoridades nacionales destruyeron hoy 32.477 armas de fuego decomisadas por los diferentes cuerpos de seguridad del Estado en diferentes operaciones. El acto de destrucción, al que asistió el ministro del Interior, Tarek El Aissami, tuvo... ( gunpolicy.org )
Bangladesh,South Asia
Guns Seized in Bangladesh 'Just Come Back' if Not Destroyed: Minister
New Nation (Dhaka) / BSS
9 November 2009
DHAKA -- Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith on Sunday strongly suggested destroying all illegal arms for ensuring security and peace in the country. The Finance Minister said this while inaugurating a two-day regional seminar on small arms control in the city. He criticised candidly the practice of keeping all illegal arms and ammunition intact after capturing those from smugglers, illigaly arms traders and miscreants.... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Politicians Said Trafficking in Illegal Guns, Bangladeshi Woman Arrested
New Nation (Dhaka), Editorial
8 November 2009
The president of the female wing of the Kushtia District Awami League was arrested along with some others by the police the other day with firearms including one AK-47 rifle. There have been noted some other arrests of females on charges of possession of unauthorised arms. The seizure of unauthorised arms is nothing very surprising. For the last two decades, the numbers of unauthorised arms being either produced in local clandestine... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Arrested Indian Gun Runners Admit to Selling Home-made Firearms
Times of India / Sandesh
5 November 2009
JAMNAGAR -- Three accused arrested in arms dealing racket sold as many as nine firearms in the past one-and-half-year, said police on Wednesday. Of the trio, Munna Sursinh and Indrasinh Mahida were sent to five-day remand, while Ajay Versinh was sent to judicial custody after being produced before a court here. According to police, the accused used to buy firearms, mainly country-made revolvers, at Rs 5,000 per piece from Jagat... ( gunpolicy.org )
Belize
Police Find Abandoned, Loaded AK-47 in King's Park, Belize City
7 News Belize
4 November 2009
Police on an operation found a machine gun along with live rounds at a north side residence this morning. The weapon is an AK-47 with 7 live rounds. Police are tight-lipped but the head of Eastern Division David Henderson promised to provide more details after a few more pieces of the investigation fall into place. ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Police Ask Gun Dealers to Install Cameras After Indian Weapon Theft
Indo-Asian News Service
4 November 2009
PANCHKULA, Haryana -- All arms dealers in this Haryana district have been asked to install closed circuit TV (CCTV) cameras and appoint a guard at night after an arms shop was robbed of weapons and ammunitions worth nearly Rs.1 million last week, police said. District police chief Amitabh Dhillon has asked all police station heads to ensure the dealers follow the instructions. On Tuesday, robbers broke at least five locks... ( gunpolicy.org )
Central Africa,East Africa,Kenya,Rwanda,Somalia,Sudan,Uganda,Burundi,Congo (DRC)
Small Arms Control Group Decries 'Huge' Proliferation of Guns in Africa
Xinhua
3 November 2009
NAIROBI -- The Regional Center on Small Arms (RECSA) has decried the proliferation of small arms and light weapons in the Great Lakes region, Horn of Africa and bordering states. RECSA Executive Secretary Francis Sang noted that the center was working in collaboration with the UN Regional Center for Peace and Disarmament in Africa to promote disarmament. To address this problem, he said, the governments should support the... ( gunpolicy.org )
Mexico,United States
600 Seized Guns Just a 'Tiny Fraction' of US-Mexico Cartel Weapon Flow
Associated Press
3 November 2009
SAN DIEGO -- U.S. authorities on Tuesday reported a spike in seizures of guns and cash along the Mexican border since they began assigning more agents to stem the flow of southbound contraband. Nearly 600 illegal weapons were seized along the border by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials from March through September, an increase of more than 50 percent from the same period of... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Kenya 'A Nation on a Timebomb' of Illegal Guns, Death Penalty Mooted
Standard (Nairobi)
1 November 2009
More than 130,000 guns are in the wrongs hands. The Government and experts are unanimous the country is sitting on a time bomb, which could explode any time. Head of the Kenya National Focal Point on Small Arms and Light Weapons David Kimaiyo warns the problem could reach unmanageable levels. "We have to address this issue once and for all, otherwise it might end up causing a serious social, economic and political problem,"... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Licensed Canadian Gun Dealer, Family Face 30 Criminal Weapon Counts
Vancouver Sun (British Columbia)
31 October 2009
Former Vancouver Police firearms expert Gordon Bader, his wife and three sons are facing more than 30 criminal charges including illegal storage of firearms and possession of restricted weapons and magazines. And the family firearms training business, Silvercore Advanced Training Systems, is named in 11 of the charges, according to court documents obtained by The Vancouver Sun. Yet Silvercore, which operates at 7198 Vantage... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
California 'Gun Collector' Gets Prison Term for Illegal Machine Gun Sales
Contra Costa Times (California)
30 October 2009
A federal judge sentenced a 69-year-old Crescent City man this week to serve 18 months in prison for illegally dealing machine guns. According to a press release from the United States Attorney's San Francisco office, Donald E. Nuss pleaded guilty in June to illegally dealing in firearms, admitting selling five machine guns over a one-year period. According to the release, Nuss also admitted to converting two semi-automatic rifles... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Illegal Alien Bought Guns for Mexican Drug Cartel at Kansas Gun Show
Kansas City Infozine (Missouri)
29 October 2009
KANSAS CITY, Missouri -- United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Guatamalan national pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally possessing firearms that he purchased at a local gun show and intended to sell to an intermediary who would deliver them to Mexico. Mynor Guerra, 25, a citizen of Guatamala who was residing in Overland Park, Kan., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Gary... ( gunpolicy.org )
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