United States
New York Gun Owner's Weapons Seized After 'Threatening' Congresswoman
New York Post
21 July 2008
An outspoken Long Island gun owner's home was raided by Nassau County detectives, who seized two dozen weapons he lawfully owns just one day after Rep. Carolyn McCarthy's office made a 911 call about him. Freeport resident Gabriel Razzano claims he was targeted in the spring raid for his "unpopular" political beliefs. He's now filed a $5 million federal lawsuit against the Nassau PD and McCarthy, charging they joined forces... ( gunpolicy.org )
United Kingdom, Lithuania, Russia
UK Criminals Kill with Lithuanian Gas Guns Converted to Fire 9mm Bullets
Times (UK)
21 July 2008
James Andre Smartt-Ford, known as Dre, was standing by the steps to the ice at Streatham rink when a black-clad youth emerged from the crowd, gripping a gun. He fired two shots from close range into his victim's back. Dre fell forward dying, his blood spreading across the ice. The revolver that killed Dre had the words "Made in Russia" imprinted close to the muzzle, and was fitted with a silencer to muffle the shots. But nothing... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Gun Owners Must Surrender Illegal Weapons for Destruction - Ontario Police
Flamborough Review (Ontario)
18 July 2008
The Hamilton Police Service (HPS) reminds all residents who own firearms to ensure their paperwork is in order. The HPS is making a concerted effort to encourage people with expired firearms licences and revoked registration certificates to comply with current legislation and once again be in a legal position to possess their firearms. Over the last few weeks, officers from the Firearms Section of the HPS have taken possession... ( gunpolicy.org )
Angola
23,444 Guns Seized from Civilians, Stored by Government, Angola Tells UN
Angola Press Agency (Luanda)
17 July 2008
NEW YORK -- The Angolan government reiterated its commitment to fighting the proliferation of guns in society, thus having adopted practical and pragmatic measures aimed for the materialisation of the United Nations Action plan on this matter. Speaking at the 3rd Biennial Conference on Small Arms and Light Weapons, happening on 14-18 July at UN headquarters, New York, the Angolan delegation advocated the need to improve small arms... ( gunpolicy.org )
Tanzania
Success of Gun Amnesty 'Good News Indeed' for Arusha, Tanzania
Citizen (Dar es Salaam), Editorial
14 July 2008
Police in Arusha Region say they have recovered over 20 illegally owned firearms in the past fortnight, and this is good news indeed for a region that is grappling with high crime rates. It is worth noting that most of the guns were handed in by village leaders after they were surrendered by people who had been possessing them illegally. The recovery of the firearms should go a long way in reducing armed robberies and other forms... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Vancouver Police Seize Machine Guns, Arrest Drug Gang 'Armourer'
Vancouver Sun (British Columbia)
12 July 2008
A young man arrested last year with a Vancouver condo full of explosives, land mines and machine guns was a major supplier to the United Nations gang, according to just-released court documents. Jong Ca John Lee, 27, is now serving five years after pleading guilty to a series of gun charges. But documents filed at his bail hearing show that police believe he was a major source of high-powered assault rifles, grenades and... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Canada
Canadian Crime Gun Cache Includes Surplus Handgun Sold by Texas Police
London Free Press (Ontario)
11 July 2008
London police seized four illegal handguns, two of them loaded, and a stun gun during a swoopdown on two homes. One gun was originally owned by a Texas police force. Bullets and a small amount of marijuana were also seized. "Anywhere you'll find guns, you'll find drugs," said Const. Amy Phillipo. Officers with Project Disarm, a task force to take illegal guns off the streets, searched a house on Chelton Road in... ( gunpolicy.org )
Mali, West Africa, Central Africa
Gun Running, Weapon Trafficking Worsen in West Africa, Central Africa
IRIN (UN News)
10 July 2008
BAMAKO/TIMBUKTU -- Mali has become an established transit route for weapons heading from West Africa's increasingly peaceful coastal states to active conflicts in West and Central Africa, an ECOWAS expert has warned. "There are two factors on the supply side - stabilisation in Cote d'Ivoire and in Guinea Conakry," said Jonathan Sandy, small arms programme manager with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Bamako,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Uganda
Too Many Guns Threaten Displaced Civilians, Say Ugandan Officials
IRIN (UN News)
10 July 2008
GULU, Uganda -- Northern Uganda has enjoyed relative peace following years of clashes between government troops and rebels, but the prevalence of illegal weapons across the region poses a new challenge to displaced civilians returning to their villages, officials said. "The region has seen a great deal of violence and so many guns are still on the loose," Phenihensas Arinaitwe, the regional police commander, said. "Some rogue elements... ( gunpolicy.org )
Angola
Government Announces Forcible Disarming of Civilians in Angola
Angola Press Agency
7 July 2008
LUANDA -- Angolan Government announced that coercive disarming of civilians in illegal possession of firearms started in the country on Friday, Angop learned in Luanda. The announcement that included an appeal for those still in possession of firearms to voluntarily hand them in and thus avoid punishment, came at the end of a meeting of the National Commission for Civilians Disarming headed by the prime minister, Fernando da Piedade... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Alberta Police Try to Seize Guns, Take Licence from Ex-Crown Prosecutor
Red Deer Advocate (Alberta)
3 July 2008
Police are trying to stop a longtime Red Deer Crown prosecutor from possessing guns. Red Deer RCMP have applied for a prohibition order to be placed on Morrey Ferries, the chief Crown prosecutor said on Wednesday. "If police feel that there's a basis to believe that someone shouldn't have firearms, they can make an application to the court," Anders Quist said. Police have also applied through the courts to dispose... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada, United States
Rumour Has it that 97% of US-Canada Gun Smuggling Goes Undetected
Canadian Press
3 July 2008
VANCOUVER -- It was almost 5 a.m. when a suburban Vancouver police officer nearing the end of his shift watched a car's uncertain journey down a street a few kilometres north of the Canada-U.S. border. "He wasn't certain that perhaps we've got an impaired driver, somebody who is lost...," Const. Sharlene Brooks, spokeswoman for police in Delta, says of the routine traffic stop last Sept. 27. Instead, a search of the vehicle,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Sri Lanka
Guns a Threat to Business, High Cost of Armed Violence in Sri Lanka
Lanka Business Online, Web Page
2 July 2008
The proliferation of illicit small arms in Sri Lanka not only fuels crime but has indirect costs on business as well as the environment, a new survey says. It said 9mm pistols were sold in the underworld for 15,000 rupees and T-56 automatic assault rifles for 50,000 -- 75,000 rupees while ammunition is also easily available, according to information from criminals and prisoners. Crimes using small arms can impact the local... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
NYPD Fails to Find Most Seized Firearms, Lacks Gun Control, Says Audit
Newsday (New York)
2 July 2008
The New York City Police Department can't keep track of the guns it seizes, according to a report issued yesterday. New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson Jr. referred to the NYPD's current system of holding surrendered and confiscated firearms as unacceptable and demanded immediate improvements after announcing yesterday the results of his audit in lower Manhattan. In June of last year, Thompson's audit gauged whether... ( gunpolicy.org )
Yemen
209 Gun Shops Shut, 148 Dealers Jailed, 160,000 Guns Seized in Yemen
Yemen Post
30 June 2008
Two weeks ago, Yemen took its biggest step yet in fighting the existence of weapons as a nationwide campaign begun with a goal to close down all weapon shops throughout the country. Until today, 209 weapon shops have been closed down. The government's policy in its campaign was to close down the shops and reimburse weapons dealers by buying their weapons from them, therefore causing the dealers no losses. However, over 148 shop owners refused... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Canadian Firearm Task Force Seizes 75 Guns in Drug Bust: 8 Arrested
London Free Press (Ontario)
27 June 2008
Another big bust has been made in the local police battle against guns, drugs and gangs in a targetted crackdown. Eight men and teens have been charged with drug possession and trafficking, police said, adding drugs with a street value of about $36,000 have been seized along with $7,000 in cash as a result of the latest investigation of Project Disarm. Officers assigned to the project, supported by emergency response and... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Louisiana Sheriff Says 'Fanatic' Gun Collector Caught by Own 'Perversion'
St. Tammany News (Louisiana)
27 June 2008
Sheriff's Office deputies seized $150,000 in guns from a Slidell area gun collector whose "perversion" with weapons led to picture taking of his 1-year-old son, in diapers, clutching an AK-47 machine gun, Sheriff Jack Strain said Thursday. Fai Yui "Frank" Kwan, 42, 101 Foxcraft Drive, was arrested and charged with several felonies, including two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, when the cache was discovered... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Louisiana Weapon Collector Faces 8 Charges After Reporting Gun 'Theft'
New Orleans Times-Picayune (Louisiana)
26 June 2008
St. Tammany Parish deputies seized an arsenal from a Slidell-area home last week that included a military-grade machine gun and sniper rifle, submachine guns, assault rifles likely converted to automatic fire and dozens of other weapons including sawed-off shotguns. The seizure, which also included manuals on converting weapons to automatic fire, computers, a flak jacket and tactical webbing and more than half a million rounds of... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
US Feds Visit Blackwater 'Mercenary' Base, Seize 2 Dozen Assault Rifles
News & Observer (North Carolina)
26 June 2008
Agents of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives have confiscated nearly two dozen automatic rifles from Blackwater Worldwide, the private security contractor and firearms training company in Moyock, N.C. The move came two days after a story in The News & Observer raised questions about the legality of Blackwater's deals to buy the guns for the Camden County Sheriff's Department. The security firm kept the... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Licensed US Gun Collector Aimed At Neighbours, Machine Guns Seized
WHNS - TV News (South Carolina)
25 June 2008
GREER, South Carolina -- Police said they found an arsenal of weapons inside a Greer man's home after he pointed a gun at his neighbors. Police arrested William Delamar after they received a call about him pointing a .45 caliber handgun at his neighbors because they blocked his driveway. Police said when they went inside Delamar's home they found several weapons including M-16s and a .50 caliber gun, all of which were military... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
South Carolina Man Had 83 Illegal Guns, Pipe Bombs: Son Turned Him In
Seneca Daily Journal (South Carolina)
24 June 2008
WALHALLA -- The Oconee County Sheriff's Office filed charges Monday against a 64-year-old Westminster man in connection with a cache of weapons confiscated by local and federal authorities last week. Sheriff's investigators charged James E. Smith Sr. with possession of a sawed-off shotgun and unlawful possession of pistols. Although it is not a crime in South Carolina to store guns, Smith's case was different because he is a convicted... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada, United States
38 Arrested, Linked to Large-scale Gun Smuggling from US to Canada
City News (Toronto)
20 June 2008
Near the end of what's been one of the most violent months Toronto has seen for some time, police say they've crippled the operations of various organized crime groups that banded together to smuggle guns into Ontario from the United States in exchange for drugs. On Friday the Ontario Provincial Police released more details about the two-year investigation dubbed Project Blackhawk that authorities say dealt a serious blow to the... ( gunpolicy.org )
Sudan
Govt to Record, Store Illegal Guns Seized from Civilians in South Sudan
BBC News
20 June 2008
Southern Sudanese authorities have begun a campaign to collect large quantities of weapons held by civilians following decades of civil war. South Sudan's Minister of Internal Affairs, Paul Mayom, said only a few guns had been handed in voluntarily and new measures were required. Disarmament had to be backed by the army and take place simultaneously across communities, he said. Sudan's north-south civil war cost... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Licensed Canadian Gun Collector Walks on 50 Trafficking Charges
Winnipeg Free Press (Manitoba)
20 June 2008
A man accused of letting two dozen high-powered guns fall into the wrong hands has walked free on a legal technicality, the Free Press has learned. Terry Gale was arrested in 2002 following a raid on his Fort Rouge home. It was the largest weapons investigation in Manitoba history. Gale's case finally made it to court this month -- but the case abruptly collapsed earlier this week when a judge ruled Winnipeg police breached... ( gunpolicy.org )
Sudan
More Killings Feared as Sudan Seizes Illegal Guns from Civilians
Afrol News (Norway)
20 June 2008
Southern Sudanese authorities have embarked on a massive campaign to disarm civilians in possession of weapons to end decades of civil war, which has killed hundreds of thousands in the country. The region's Internal Affairs Minister Paul Mayom said few guns had been handed in voluntarily, calling for a new army backed search for weapons, further promising that even communities nearby would also be disarmed to avoid bloodshed. ... ( gunpolicy.org )
Sudan
South Sudan Begins Mass Campaign to Confiscate Civilian Guns
Reuters
20 June 2008
JUBA, Sudan -- South Sudanese authorities have begun to collect thousands of guns amassed by civilians during decades of war to try to end tribal conflicts which claim dozens of lives each year, officials said. Since a 2005 north-south peace deal ended Africa's longest civil war, efforts by the semi-autonomous southern government to disarm civilians have claimed an estimated 1,500 lives because they took weapons from some tribes... ( gunpolicy.org )
Yemen
124 Gun Shops Closed as Yemen Cracks Down on Illegal Weapons
National (Abu Dhabi)
19 June 2008
SANA'A -- The ministry of interior announced this week that it has closed 124 shops across the country that were selling firearms, arrested 188 weapons dealers and seized vehicles carrying weapons for al Houthi rebels. The closures and arrests came as the government stepped up a campaign it launched in Aug 2007 to close shops selling guns and reduce the number of firearms on the country's streets. "We have closed these... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Assault Weapons, Handguns Seized from Wisconsin Felon, Sex Suspect
Wausau Daily Herald (Wisconsin)
19 June 2008
A 58-year-old Plover man is in custody after police recovered firearms, ammunition and improvised explosive devices from two homes in Portage County. The man, whose name is being withheld by police, was arrested without incident about 5 p.m. Tuesday in the 1500 block of Airline Road. He is being held in the Portage County Jail awaiting numerous charges, including possible federal charges. He will make a bond appearance today, and... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Licensed Gun Dealer Lost 29 Handguns in British Colombia Theft
Prince George Citizen (British Columbia)
17 June 2008
A man has been charged with more than 200 criminal offences after RCMP pulled over a vehicle containing 29 guns. RCMP said the man was heading through the Prince George area Friday after a major gun theft from a store in Fort St. John and was on his way to organized crime contacts in the Lower Mainland. Mounties caught up with him in Williams Lake. "If those guns had made it to the street, who knows how they might... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Radio Reporter Had Illegal, Loaded Handgun in US Courthouse - Police
Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh)
17 June 2008
A radio reporter for KDKA was arrested yesterday morning and accused of trying to take a loaded handgun into the Allegheny County Courthouse. The county sheriff's office said reporter Rob Milford was stopped at 9:25 a.m. after a .38-caliber snub-nosed revolver was found in his briefcase at a courthouse screening station. Sheriff William P. Mullen said Mr. Milford told officers he didn't realize he had put his gun in his... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Mexico
Almost All Guns in Mexico's Drug Wars Are From US Dealers, Gun Shows
Portfolio (USA), July Issue
16 June 2008
The U.S. has pledged more than $1 billion to help Mexico win its war on drugs. But even as the body count rises above 10,000, most of the guns that do the killing -- Colt .38 Supers and big-bore Barrett rifles among them -- keep pouring in from the U.S. Alfredo Beltrán Leyva was arrested on January 21 in Culiacán, capital of the Mexican state of Sinaloa. The circumstances of his arrest lived up to his high standing in Mexico's... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Feds Allege US 'Militiamen' Had Illegal Assault Weapons, Flame Thrower
Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh)
13 June 2008
Morgan Jones, said to be the captain of a local militia group, had a creative streak about him. At his property in Lucinda, Clarion County, the 64-year-old man hosted what were called "flamethrower parties." He fashioned a device only 18 inches tall and 12 inches wide that could shoot a flame 40 feet. But he also had a homemade cannon, made out of a vehicle's drive shaft, that he used to fire gasoline-filled beer cans;... ( gunpolicy.org )
Mali, West Africa
Mali a Hub for Gun Running, Local Weapon Makers Thrive in West Africa
IRIN (UN News)
12 June 2008
BAMAKO/TIMBUKTU -- Mali has become an established transit route for weapons heading from West Africa's increasingly peaceful coastal states to active conflicts in West and Central Africa, an ECOWAS expert has warned. "There are two factors on the supply side -- stabilisation in Cote d'Ivoire and in Guinea Conakry," said Jonathan Sandy, small arms programme manager with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Bamako,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada, United States
27 Handguns, Machine Pistols Seized from US-Canada Gun Runners
Windsor Star (Ontario)
11 June 2008
Police have severed the pipeline of an international criminal organization that was allegedly smuggling high-powered, illegal firearms into Windsor to trade them to Toronto gangs for ecstasy. The eight-month undercover investigation, which centred on Windsor and involved authorities on both sides of the border, has resulted in the arrest of five people in Detroit and a brother, 18, and sister, 21, in South Windsor. Investigators... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Submachine Gun, 60 Handguns, Rifles Taken from California Ex-convict
Pasadena Star-News (California)
11 June 2008
ALTADENA -- An ex-convict was in custody Wednesday after authorities served a search warrant at his home and discovered more than 60 guns -- from hunting rifles to a Tec-9 submachine gun. Donald Williams, 55, of Altadena was arrested Tuesday after detectives obtained a warrant to search his home on North Fair Oaks Avenue. Most of the firearms were rifles, but investigators also found handguns and shotguns. Williams... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Florida Cops Stop Woman Driver, Seize WWII Japanese Machine Gun
Gainesville Sun (Florida)
10 June 2008
WILLISTON -- A woman reportedly driving five miles an hour over the speed limit in Williston led police to a World War II-era Japanese machine gun. Agents from the U. S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms confirmed Monday that the gun seized June 5 was a rare Nambu machine gun used by Japanese soldiers during World War II. According to Police Chief Dan Davis, the case began when Cpl. Kevin Sheppard pulled over a red... ( gunpolicy.org )
United Kingdom
English Publican Gets 3 Years' Jail for Sawn-off Shotgun Beside His Bed
BBC News
9 June 2008
A pub landlord has been jailed for three years for keeping a sawn-off shotgun by his Carlisle bedside. Armed police swooped on Michael Charlton's home in Richmond Green, following a tip-off in March. He told officers he needed the weapon to defend himself after a masked gang had raided his house in 2002. The 44-year-old, who until arrest ran the Golden Lion in Botchergate, was jailed at Carlisle Crown Court after... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
US Gun Lobby Needs to Set Its Sights on Illegal Firearm Dealers
Daily News (New York), Column
9 June 2008
Bullets get around, and so do the high-speed limousines that propel them around: guns. Bullets and guns make a very cold team -- notorious for not caring about the identity of the target. When the gun is fired, anyone who is not wearing armor and is hit will go down. Bullets aren't concerned with important or unimportant, good or bad, brilliant or stupid. The bullet's job is mechanical indifference to identity, the persistent ignoring... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Milwaukee: One Wisconsin Gun Shop Sold 25% of Guns Seized in Crime
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Wisconsin)
8 June 2008
A study released last month showed that one out of every four guns seized by Milwaukee police during an arrest came out of Badger Guns, which formerly was known as Badger Outdoors, in West Milwaukee. No other dealer accounted for more than 3% of the sales of such guns, according to the study by Steven Brandl of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Brandl also found that guns from Badger ended up at crime scenes more quickly... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
US 'Law & Order' Actor Dennis Farina Charged Over Illegal Handgun at LAX
Associated Press
4 June 2008
LOS ANGELES -- Dennis Farina has been charged with illegally having a gun in his luggage at Los Angeles International Airport. The city attorney's office on Wednesday charged the "Law & Order" actor with three misdemeanor counts involving possession of a concealed and loaded weapon. The charges carry a combined maximum sentence of 2½ years in jail and $3,000 in fines. Farina was arrested three weeks ago when a .22-caliber... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Judge Strikes Down Some Philadelphia City Gun Laws, Lets Others Stand
Philadelphia Inquirer (Pennsylvania)
3 June 2008
A Philadelphia judge today sided with the National Rifle Association and struck down city ordinances banning assault weapons and limiting handgun purchases to one a month. In a blow to the city's attempt to write its own gun laws, Common Pleas Court Judge Jane Cutler-Greenspan ruled that Philadelphia should be permanently prevented from enforcing the laws that the City Council passed unanimously in April. But Greenspan... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Philadelphia Judge Blocks Assault Weapon Ban, 'One Gun a Month' Limit
Reuters
3 June 2008
PHILADELPHIA -- A Philadelphia judge struck down city ordinances banning assault weapons and limiting handgun purchases on Tuesday, in a blow to the city's attempts to make gun laws separately from the state. Pennsylvania state lawmakers, influenced by a strong rural gun lobby, have repeatedly rejected gun-control proposals from Philadelphia, one of the most violent cities in the United States. Judge Jane Cutler Greenspan... ( gunpolicy.org )
Sudan
Taking Civilians' Guns by Force Will Not Improve Security in South Sudan
Sudan Tribune (France), Opinion
2 June 2008
In response to decades of armed violence and cattle rustling, the Government of South Sudan (GoSS) is planning a campaign to forcibly collect firearms from southern citizens. Government officials' motivations are understandable. Endemic pastoralist violence is reaching dangerous levels and there are widespread suspicions of outside support for the perpetrators as part of efforts to scupper the fragile north-south peace process. But coercive... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
84yr-old Australian Licensed Gun Dealer in 'Gun Trafficking Ring' - Police
ABC News (Australia)
30 May 2008
An 84-year-old registered gun dealer at the centre of an alleged gun trafficking ring in central western New South Wales has been refused bail. Norman Whybrow was one of five men arrested when police raided six businesses and homes in Forbes and Peak Hill on Wednesday. They seized almost 400 guns, tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition and other weapons, including illegal high-powered slingshots and silencers. Officers... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
60 Guns Seized in Saskatchewan Included 'Weapons No-one Can Have'
Southwest Booster (Saskatchewan)
29 May 2008
SWIFT CURRENT, Saskatchewan -- Two Mankota district men are facing numerous gun related charges after Ponteix RCMP and other agencies executed a search warrant at their farm property on May 6. The Ponteix RCMP held a press conference this past Friday to display the 60 firearms seized, along with a sample of the related ammunition located with the weapons. On display were 11 handguns, a wooden bat with nails driven through it, 22... ( gunpolicy.org )
Germany
Gun Crime Down Again in Germany: Only 1 in 4 Cases Involve Real Firearms
MNN / IRNA
29 May 2008
Gun crimes were down seven percent last year compared to 2006, according to a report released Wednesday by the Federal Crime Office "BKA" based in the southwestern city of Wiesbaden. Police registered 11,526 weapon law violations in 2007, while they confiscated 14,466 arms last year, up six percent from 2006. The use of fire-arms in felonies was continuing its downward trend in Germany. In three out of four cases,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Licensed Toronto Gun Collector Loses 80 'Improperly Stored' Firearms
CITY News (Toronto)
29 May 2008
As Mayor David Miller fights to rid the city of both legal and illegal guns police raided an east end home and seized dozens of firearms and some ammunition. Authorities entered the home in the Queen Street and Victoria Park area early Thursday morning where they removed over 80 guns and several rounds of ammunition apparently belonging to a collector. Police allege the firearms were being stored improperly. Miller... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Colorado Felon Won't Get His 150 Guns, 30,000 Rounds of Ammo Back
Grand Junction Free Press (Colorado)
28 May 2008
GRAND JUNCTION -- A judge has denied a Fruitvale man's bid to force the return of more than 150 guns seized by authorities last fall. Chief District Judge David Bottger also refused to slap a contempt citation on SWAT officers with the Mesa County Sheriff's Office, saying a search warrant did not prohibit local authorities from handing over the weapons -- plus some 30,000 rounds of ammunition -- to the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Licensed Gun Dealer Arrested, 300 Firearms Seized in Australian Raids
Sydney Morning Herald
28 May 2008
Police say they have seized hundreds of firearms and 20,000 rounds of ammunition during raids on a licensed gun dealer and homes in the Central West region of NSW. Ballistics officers, detectives and dog unit officers this morning raided an arms dealer operating from a home in Forbes along with four other residences in the town and another home at Peak Hill. At one of the houses, police arrested an 84-year-old man who is... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
84yr-old Australian Gun Shop Owner Arrested, Hundreds of Firearms Seized
Australian (Sydney)
27 May 2008
A gang of alleged illegal firearms dealers, including an elderly gun shop owner, has been busted after the seizure of hundreds of weapons in a series of raids in central western NSW, police say. Five people were arrested today, including an 84-year-old licensed gun dealer from Forbes, in five raids in the town and one in nearby Peak Hill. Police said they seized more than 300 firearms, at least 200,000 rounds of ammunition... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada, United States
Ontario Urges Federal Anti-gun Smuggling Measures for US-Canada Border
Niagara Falls Review (Ontario)
27 May 2008
Every gun that is manufactured or imported into Canada should be marked with specific information because it would allow police to quickly trace guns used in crime and break up gun smuggling rings, says Ontario's Attorney General Chris Bentley. "It should have the date, the country where it is manufactured and it should have the location of its manufacturer or the importer," he said Tuesday during a press conference held at Oakes... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
61 Guns, Illegal Pistols, Ammunition Reloader Seized from Canadian Farm
Regina Leader-Post (Saskatchewan)
26 May 2008
REGINA -- Recalling images of the wild west, a cache of five dozen firearms and a baseball bat with spikes hammered into it discovered on a farm in southwest Saskatchewan were put on display for the media Friday. "It certainly is on the higher end of a (weapons) seizure," RCMP Sgt. Carole Raymond said in an interview. Two men are facing 21 charges after Ponteix RCMP, executing a search warrant on a farm in the Mankota area... ( gunpolicy.org )
Croatia, Sweden
57 Firearms, Explosives Seized from Croatia-to-Sweden Gun Running Gang
SEESAC (Belgrade) / BBC Monitoring Service / HINA, Transcript
25 May 2008
Zagreb police cracked down on a ring of arms producers and smugglers, and charged nine persons with having specialised in producing arms and explosives and smuggling them to western Europe, notably Sweden, the head of the Zagreb police, Marijan Tomurad, said at a news conference on Saturday. He stressed that the arms and bombs had been intended for clashed among underworld crime gangs and that the arms smugglers had no connections... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Nearly 50 Rifles Seized During Rural Canadian Drug Bust
Saint John Telegraph-Journal (New Brunswick)
24 May 2008
HAMPTON -- Police were surprised to find nearly 50 weapons during a raid on a rural Kings County home this week. "The large quantity of firearms were particularly surprising to us,"Acting Sgt. Phil Oliver of the Sussex RCMP told reporters at Hampton RCMP headquarters Thursday. "(With) these types of quantities, there is frequently an association with organized crime. Finding firearms of any quantity is a concern, but when... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada, United States
Drug Gangs Smuggle Guns from US as Armed Crime Grows in Vancouver
Vancouver Sun (British Columbia)
23 May 2008
VANCOUVER -- Last Dec. 9, an alert Vancouver patrol officer stopped a GMC SUV as it cruised through East Vancouver. As the vehicle was pulled over, a passerby noticed a loaded handgun being thrown from the passenger side. Two well-known gangsters were inside. But it was the modifications made to the 4x4 that surprised VPD Insp. Dean Robinson, head of the Uniformed Gang Task Force: The vehicle was fully armoured to deflect gunfire.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Assault Weapons, Gun Trafficking Spread Among Canadian Drug Gangs
Edmonton Journal (Alberta)
22 May 2008
An assault rifle, a money counter and weigh scales are just tools for the trade for a new gang cutting into Edmonton's drug market, say police who displayed a drug seizure Wednesday. The items were seized from two homes in Edmonton raided last week. Police also seized 800 grams of cocaine and $8,000 in cash. The rifle sat next to T-shirts and ball caps with the gang's name, Independent Soldier. "We're not sure how many... ( gunpolicy.org )
United Kingdom
Gang of 7 Converted, Sold Hundreds of Illegal Guns to Criminals Across UK
BBC News
22 May 2008
A 29-year-old man from Manchester has been found guilty of being involved in what is believed to the UK's biggest ever gun conspiracy. Kaleem Akhtar was convicted at Manchester Crown Court of conspiracy to possess firearms and ammunition with intent to endanger life. He supplied an "assassin's armoury" of handguns, and ammunition to gangsters across the UK, the court was told. Akhtar, of Chorlton, will be sentenced,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Mounties Seize 60 Illegal Weapons, Ammunition from Saskatchewan Farm
Regina Leader-Post (Saskatchewan)
22 May 2008
REGINA -- Twenty-one charges have been laid against several individuals after the seizure of more than 60 weapons and ammunition on a farm in the Mankota district. In a media release issued Thursday, the Ponteix RCMP said it had conducted a search May 6 on the farm in conjunction with the RCMP Integrated Border Enforcement Team (IBET), the RCMP National Weapons Enforcement Support Team (NWEST), the Canada Border Services Agency... ( gunpolicy.org )
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands Gun Owners Demand Compensation for 2003 Confiscation
Solomon Star (Honiara)
19 May 2008
Licensed gun holders say the Government must compensate them for the removal of their weapons in 2003. Hundreds of gun owners surrendered their weapons after RAMSI asked them to do that. This was part of the disarmament process RAMSI executed immediately after its arrival. But spokesman Martin Obasia said the Government must compensate them for removing their guns. He said they purchase their licences... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada, United States
Machine Guns, Assault Rifles, Uzis Bought in US, Found in Nova Scotia
Halifax Chronicle-Herald (Nova Scotia)
16 May 2008
Police and customs officers seized machine-guns and assault rifles from at least two Halifax addresses Wednesday. The weapons, including Uzi and MAC-10 submachine-guns and AR-15 assault rifles, were allegedly smuggled into Canada from the United States since March 2006, court records show. A 21-year-old man was arrested Wednesday and arraigned in Halifax provincial court Thursday on four charges under the Customs Act and... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada, United States
Canadian Smuggled In 21 Assault Rifles Purchased Legally from US - RCMP
News Durham Region (Ontario)
15 May 2008
BOWMANVILLE -- A Bowmanville man faces dozens of charges after a months-long investigation into the illegal importation of weapons -- including assault rifles and a grenade launcher -- from the United States into Canada. Officers with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) raided a Bowmanville home Wednesday with the assistance of Durham police, arresting a resident and capping a 16-month investigation. RCMP Corporal... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada, United States
'Organised Crime Group' Running Guns from USA to Canada, 30 Arrested
Canadian Press
14 May 2008
FREDERICTON -- More than 30 people have been arrested in New Brunswick following raids on what investigators call an organized crime group that was smuggling guns into the province from the United States. RCMP Sgt. Derek Strong says the operation -- dubbed "Jerrican" -- began seven months ago, and involved police agencies in New Brunswick and Maine. "We've had some great success," he said. Strong wouldn't say how many or... ( gunpolicy.org )
Solomon Islands
Solomons Government to Meet Compensation Claims from Gun Owners
Radio New Zealand International (Pacific shortwave)
14 May 2008
The Solomon Islands government says it will decide on compensation claims by legal firearms owners who surrendered weapons during the disarmament campaign in 2003. When the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) intervened after years of armed social unrest, the ruling government then ordered a nationwide disarmament of both legal and illegal firearms holders. The Prime Minister Dr Derek Sikua has confirmed... ( gunpolicy.org )
Turkey
Handguns, Uzi Found as Istanbul Officials' Bodyguards Flee Turkish Police
Sabah (Istanbul)
13 May 2008
A luxurious automobile, found with guns in Kadiköy turns out to belong to Çakrak, the chairman of Istanbul's Service Bus Executives Chamber. 'Yunus' motorcycle police teams, who were making rounds in Kadiköy, Istanbul searched a suspicious luxurious automobile and seized one Uzi with a silencer, one Glock, which is undetectable by x-ray machines and one Smith-Wesson gun. The team followed the car, loaded with six passengers... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
New York Police in Gun Searches Face Disbelief in Court, Some Called Liars
New York Times
12 May 2008
After listening carefully to the two policemen, the judge had a problem: He did not believe them. The officers, who had stopped a man in the Bronx and found a .22-caliber pistol in his fanny pack, testified that they had several reasons to search him: He was loitering, sweating nervously and had a bulge under his jacket. But the judge, John E. Sprizzo of United States District Court in Manhattan, concluded that the police... ( gunpolicy.org )
Albania, Kosovo
75 Handguns Seized from Albanian Brothers Said Gunrunning from Kosovo
BC Monitoring Service (Tirana) / Shekuli
7 May 2008
"Operation Morina" has led to the arrest of two brothers and the seizure of a veritable arsenal, including 74 handguns, which was in their possession. Yesterday afternoon, the organized crime department's anti-illegal trafficking unit, acting jointly with the prosecutor's office, organized an operation that ended with the arrest of two brothers suspected of arms trafficking. The two brothers arrested yesterday near Tirana's Pharmacy No.... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Machine Guns, 25 Firearms Found in Florida Man's Car After Death Threats
Casper Star-Tribune (Wyoming)
6 May 2008
Casper police found 25 firearms, including two AK-47 rifles, a mini-Uzi and an M-16, in a Florida man's car after arresting him on Sunday. William G. Pryzbylowicz, 66, was arrested on suspicion of possession of firearms by a felon. Casper Federal Bureau of Investigations Agent James Patrick called the Casper Police Department after an FBI agent in Missoula told Patrick that Pryzbylowicz was in Casper, according to a written... ( gunpolicy.org )
Uganda, Kenya, East Africa
East African Nations Team Up to Curb Gun Smuggling, Trafficking
Monitor (Kampala)
5 May 2008
MBALE --Security chiefs from Uganda and Kenya have stepped up efforts to end persistent arms trafficking along the common border. Last week, Uganda's and Kenya's joint border commissioners met in Mbale to fine-tune plans to stop the vice. The Minister for Presidency, Dr Beatrice Wabudeya, also attended the meeting at Mbale Resort Hotel. According to the army, the strategy is aimed at reducing gun-flow across the... ( gunpolicy.org )
Uganda
Army Seizes Another 31 Guns from Uganda's Karamojong Warriors
New Vision (Kampala)
30 April 2008
KAMPALA -- Two Karimojong warriors were killed in an operation in which the UPDF recovered 31 guns on Monday. The 3rd Division spokesperson, Capt. Henry Obbo, said the guns were found in Rupa sub-county in Moroto, Lokopo and Lolalachat sub-counties in Nakapiripirit district. Others were found in Nakapelimoru and Panyangara sub-counties in Kotido district, Obbo said. He added that 50 warriors were being detained at the 405... ( gunpolicy.org )
Yemen
Shootout Injures Six as Authorities Try Seizing Guns from Yemeni Tribesmen
Deutsche Presse-Agentur
29 April 2008
SANAA -- Four military police officers and two civilians were injured in a clash between security forces and unidentified armed men in a southern Yemeni city Monday, police sources said. According to the sources, the gunbattle broke out after police forces tried to disarm the men armed with AK-47 rifles in a marketplace in Ja'ar in the southern province of Abyan. Police forces were acting as part of a campaign to enforce... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Shootings, Gun Crime Bring Calls for Urgent Firearm Seizures in Kenya
Nation (Nairobi)
25 April 2008
NAIROBI -- Residents and leaders in the larger Laikipia district have appealed to the Government to mop up illegal firearms in the area following a fresh wave of killings by bandits. The call follows increased cases of murder, robbery and stock theft. Residents have been killed by bandits and cattle rustlers and hundreds of cattle, sheep and goats stolen. Laikipia West district commissioner, Fredrick Shisia estimates the number... ( gunpolicy.org )
Malaysia
Assault Rifle, Handguns Seized in Malaysian Robbery, Drug Gang Sweep
New Straits Times (Malaysia)
20 April 2008
KUALA LUMPUR -- Police scored two major successes over the past 48 hours, including solving the RM3.5 million robbery outside the main terminal building of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport earlier this month. Five men were arrested in Johor on Friday in connection with the April 9 heist which saw five people wounded in a shoot-out with the robbers. Sources said firearms were seized from the five men. However, it is... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada, United States
London, Ontario Police Say Most Crime Guns Come from Canada, Not USA
London Free Press (Ontario)
15 April 2008
One of the world's largest arms merchants is funding a new program to get illegal guns off London's streets. Meanwhile, Londoners are again urged to take advantage of a federal amnesty for handing over unregistered guns. General Dynamics Land Systems, maker of military vehicles, helped launch a new "cash for guns" Crime Stoppers program with city police. "London is our home -- it's where we live, work and raise... ( gunpolicy.org )
Angola
Another 668 Civilian Guns Voluntarily Surrendered for Destruction In Angola
Angola Press Agency (Luanda)
14 April 2008
LUBANGO -- Six hundred and 68 firearms were handed over voluntarily by citizens, last March, to the command of the National Police in central Huíla province, in light of the process of disarming the civil population, underway in the country, ANGOP learnt from an official source. The assistant co-ordinator of the provincial sub-commission of disarmament, 1st superintendent Feliciano António explained at a press conference that... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
'Strict Gun Laws, Fewer People Shot,' Says Toronto Mayor. Is It That Clear?
Globe & Mail (Toronto)
12 April 2008
The way Judith Ross describes her favourite hobby, you'd swear she was talking about hatha yoga or a Buddhist pursuit. "It's almost like a meditation," she says, "an experience of focus and concentration. You have to be relaxed and calm." Dr. Ross, a 69-year-old retired psychologist who worked for 30 years at the University of Toronto, is a sport shooter, regularly heading off to her gun club to pursue her passion. When she started... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Angry, Paranoid, 'Mentally Incompetent' US Man Claims Legal Right to AK-47
Concord Monitor (New Hampshire)
11 April 2008
Scott Buchanan has written angry, aggressive and paranoid accounts of his real or imagined dealings with the police, and in 2005 he was found incompetent to stand trial on criminal charges, according to court records. But that doesn't make him too dangerous to own guns, two mental health experts told a judge yesterday. "It was anxiety-producing that he had these views and that he had these guns," said Dr. James Adams, the state's... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Judge Tells Violent Sexual Offender 'No Legal Right to Bear Arms' in Canada
Fredericton Daily Gleaner (New Brunswick)
11 April 2008
A judge has upheld a chief firearms officer's decision to revoke a gun licence from a Woodstock-area sex offender with a history of violence. Richard Herbert Foster, 62, fought the licence revocation in Woodstock provincial court, but Judge Andrew LeMesurier agreed with the province's chief firearms officer. In a written decision April 3, the judge noted that Foster had a history of violence and that he lied about his criminal... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Calcutta Police 'Stunned' to Catch Gun Runner With US Pistols, Ammunition
Telegraph (Calcutta)
10 April 2008
Police spotlight on Wednesday was fixed on central Calcutta, where a gun-runner was arrested and an armed gang robbed jewellery from a shop. Rafique Mistry, the arms dealer, had been on the wanted list for months and finally fell into the sleuths' trap on Bentinck Street on Wednesday evening. Nine pistols and six rounds of ammunition, all said to have been made in the US, were seized from him. The pistols -- seven... ( gunpolicy.org )
China
Debt, Domestic Stress Could See Chinese Police Stripped of Handguns
Reuters
10 April 2008
BEIJING -- Police facing emotional strains due to financial or romantic problems could be stripped of their department-issued handguns in China's Jiangxi province, a newspaper reported on Thursday. The public security bureau in the province will begin inspections this month to make sure officers who have received administrative punishments, or are under investigation, will not be able to carry firearms, the Southern Metropolis Daily... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Ontario Police Seize 28 Weapons from 61yr-old Man Caught Carrying Gun
Owen Sound Sun-Times (Ontario)
10 April 2008
A 61-year-old Tiverton man is facing weapons and drug charges after Ontario Provincial Police officers seized firearms from a home in the village. Const. Shaun Bougie of the South Bruce OPP detachment said local officers, members of the OPP provincial weapon enforcement unit and a firearm-detecting canine unit, armed with a search warrant, entered the home at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. Bougie said seven handguns -- including semi-automatics... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Gun Tracing, Registries Enable Philadelphia Cops to Nab 25 Gun Traffickers
Philadelphia Daily News (Pennsylvania)
8 April 2008
District Attorney Lynne Abraham and other law-enforcement officials announced yesterday that through the efforts of the city's Gun Violence Task Force, 25 more people have been charged with the illegal transfer of guns. Task-force agents last month snatched Lewis Ford, 25, a convicted felon, and Daaiyah Powell, 26, in their home on Ashley Street near 19th, West Oak Lane. There, they found a .45-caliber submachine gun in... ( gunpolicy.org )
Yemen
Heavily Armed Yemeni Society 'Reaping Benefits from National Gun Ban'
Yemen Observer
8 April 2008
The Taiz Governor has confirmed in a debate at Taiz University that the government's weapons carrying ban is universal, from which no citizens are exempt. The governor confirmed that the campaign will continue because it is in the best interests of people who respect the law, and he called on all officials to set a model for the public. Brigadier general Yahiya al-Hisami, the Taiz security commander, disclosed that the... ( gunpolicy.org )
Jamaica
Police Seize Guns, Licences from Political Activists, Entertainers in Jamaica
Jamaica Gleaner
8 April 2008
Amid an internal audit of the Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA), there are reports that the permits of several licensed firearm holders have been seized. Among the licensed firearm holders are prominent political activists and popular entertainers. "I understand that instructions were handed down for a number of these licensed firearms to be seized," a member of the police officer Corps disclosed yesterday. But... ( gunpolicy.org )
Uganda
Ugandan Army Denies Selling Guns to Karamojong Pastoralists, Rebels
New Vision (Kampala)
6 April 2008
KAMPALA -- The army has refuted reports that soldiers were selling guns and bullets to Karimojong warriors. The 3rd Division commander, Brig. Patrick Kankiriho, said they had set up an armoury committee headed by the division operations and training officer, Col. Paul L'Okech, to ensure there was no misuse of weapons. "We keep record of the guns in the hands of our soldiers whenever they go out for the cordon-and-search operations.... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
California Teacher Arrested After Students Find Handgun in Her Class
Los Angeles Times
4 April 2008
A Santa Ana elementary school teacher was arrested after students found a handgun and ammunition in the drawer of a supply cabinet of her classroom, officials said Thursday. Jayne DeArmond, 51, a third-grade teacher at Diamond Elementary School, was arrested on charges of felony possession of a firearm on a campus and misdemeanor child endangerment after students discovered the unloaded handgun and ammunition about 11:15 a.m. Wednesday,... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
FBI Probes Florida Gun Owner's Threat to Re-enact Virginia Tech Massacre
Associated Press
4 April 2008
HOMESTEAD, Florida -- A 20-year-old with a weapons cache that included AK-47s was arrested Friday in South Florida on federal charges of threatening to re-enact the Virginia Tech massacre, the U.S. attorney's office said. Local authorities had arrested Calin Chi Wong at his home last week after finding 13 firearms and more than 5,000 rounds of ammunition, some that could pierce armor, and bullets that could take down aircraft or... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
School Shooting Threat, Illegal Gun Dealing 'Just Enough' to Arrest US Man
Palm Beach Post (Florida)
4 April 2008
Calin Chi Wong's biggest mistake wasn't owning rifles and thousands of rounds of ammunition, or even telling Homestead police about it. It was threatening to re-create the worst mass shooting in U.S. History in an e-mail conversation that was posted on a gun enthusiast website, police said. "I feel there is no choice out of this other than what Cho did," police say Wong wrote under the online moniker "thehumanabc." Police... ( gunpolicy.org )
Japan
Stalkers, Spouse Abusers, Bankrupts, Suicidal to Lose Their Guns in Japan
Asahi Shimbun (Japan) / IHT
4 April 2008
The National Police Agency plans to overhaul the gun control law for the first time in 28 years to keep firearms from stalkers, spouse abusers, bankrupt people and those with suicidal tendencies, sources said Thursday. The changes will also include a clause requiring a psychiatric check of applicants for gun permits "if necessary." The agency plans to submit a bill to revise the Firearms and Sword Control Law in the next... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Washington DC Scales Back Plan to Search Kids' Homes for Guns, Drugs
Washington Post
4 April 2008
D.C. police have scaled back plans to go door-to-door asking residents in high-crime neighborhoods whether officers can search their homes for guns as part of a new amnesty program aimed at getting weapons off the streets. The Safe Homes program instead will be offered by appointment only at residents' request, said Chief Cathy L. Lanier. The program was supposed to begin last month but was delayed after a backlash from... ( gunpolicy.org )
Japan
Japan: Police Could Seize Hunting Rifles for Family Violence, Stalking, Debt
Mainichi Daily News
3 April 2008
The National Police Agency (NPA) is seeking a legal ban on those involved in stalking incidents or domestic violence from possessing hunting guns, agency officials said. The NPA is expected to submit a bill during the next Diet session to revise the Firearms and Swords Control Law to include involvement in stalking incidents and domestic violence as grounds for disqualification for possessing hunting guns. Under the current... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Feds Seize 200 Assault Weapons, .50cal Sniper Rifles on US/Mexico Border
Sierra Vista Herald (Arizona)
1 April 2008
TUCSON -- A multi-agency task force led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement seized 10 weapons here over the weekend, including a Serbu .50 caliber sniper rifle, as part of Operation "Armas Cruzadas," an ongoing ICE initiative targeting cross-border weapons trafficking. The sniper rifle was seized by ICE agents during a traffic stop Saturday in East Tucson. Intelligence gathered during the ongoing investigation indicates... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Gang of Home-made Gun Manufacturers Arrested in India, 8 Held
Times of India
31 March 2008
BELGAUM -- A gang manufacturing and selling country-made pistols at Raibag was arrested by a special police team of Chikkodi sub-division on Saturday. Six country-made pistols and 12 live cartridges were recovered from the gang. Eight persons along with two former Gram Panchayat members have been arrested. Based on a tip-off, the police arrested two persons, Tammanna Ningappa Sutar (65) and Sadashiv Ramappa Kamble (55), both of... ( gunpolicy.org )
Vietnam
Two Men Arrested for Trafficking Pen Guns, Handguns in Vietnam
Thanh Nien News
31 March 2008
Police in the northern port city of Hai Phong Saturday arrested two men and seized 24 guns, dozens of bullets, along with other gun parts, binoculars, and knives. Nguyen Minh Tri, 51, and Pham Cao Son, 42, who are permanent residents of the city, were caught carrying specialized arms in their pockets, a police source said. Authorities caught Tri with a pen-shaped gun and 12 bullets, while Son was nabbed carrying three firearms... ( gunpolicy.org )
Yemen
Yemen Confiscates 90,000 Weapons, But Gun Culture Defies Rule of Law
Agence France Presse
31 March 2008
SANAA -- Lawlessness, corruption and an inadequate judiciary combined with age-old customs fuel Yemen's "gun culture" despite government efforts to curb the use of firearms, politicians say. Carrying weapons is so entrenched in the traditions of the Arabian peninsula republic that one resident of the eastern tribal province of Marib was ostracised by his kinsfolk when he decided to ditch his machine-gun. "After graduating... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Maine Cops Upset: Seized Gun in Domestic, Offender Just Bought Another
Sun Journal (Maine)
28 March 2008
PARIS -- Local police are disturbed that a man involved in a police standoff Tuesday was able to purchase a handgun after another gun was seized from him earlier in the month after his arrest on a domestic violence charge. A woman who said she was victimized by Kyle Edwards Hunt, 27, of 23 East Oxford Road, also told the Sun Journal that Hunt purchased another handgun after his Derringer had been taken from him by police. Hunt... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Licensed Gun Collector Loses 35 Illegal Weapons to New Jersey Police
Record (New Jersey)
26 March 2008
RUTHERFORD -- Police seized a cache of 35 weapons on Tuesday, including illegally modified assault rifles and machine guns from the Hastings Avenue apartment of a gun collector, authorities said. The State Police Street Gang Unit North and borough detectives found an armory of loaded guns and 3,000 rounds of ammunition in the apartment of Joseph Leone, 57. "Laying around in the closet, out in the open, in the dresser drawer... ( gunpolicy.org )
Uganda
Ugandan Army Seizes Guns, Aims to Curb Illegal Arms Trade, Smuggling
New Vision (Kampala)
26 March 2008
There are clandestine markets dealing in small arms and light weapons along Uganda's borders, the Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Aronda Nyakairima, has said. Nyakairima said the weapons were being used in criminal activities against both civilians and security agents. "We are aware that there are some well established markets that sell small arms and light weapons along Uganda's borders and trading routes. All these help... ( gunpolicy.org )
Uganda
Ugandan Army Cancels Karamojong Gun Amnesty, Will Jail Firearm Owners
Monitor (Kampala)
25 March 2008
MOROTO -- The army will not grant any more amnesty to Karimojong warriors arrested with guns. According to the division commander, Brig. Patrick Kankiriho, any Karimojong warrior arrested with an illegal gun shall be court martialled immediately and sentenced to imprisonment. Under the UPDF amnesty -- any Karimojong warrior who voluntarily hands over a gun or is arrested with a gun during cordon and search operation, is to be set... ( gunpolicy.org )
Liberia, Sierra Leone
Liberia: 30,000 Rounds of Illegal Ammo Seized Near Sierra Leone Border
News (Monrovia)
24 March 2008
MONROVIA -- Liberian Police have seized 30,000 rounds of ammunition for AK-47 assault rifles in the western region of the country, close to the border with Sierra Leone, a report by the French News Agency (AFP) said. The AFP, quoting a senior Liberian police officer who spoke on condition of anonymity, said some of the ammunition were initially found last Wednesday by local people at Sinje -- a Liberian town bordering Sierra Leone... ( gunpolicy.org )
United Kingdom, England & Wales
'Chaos, Gross Incompetence' Found in North Wales Police Gun Destruction
BBC News
19 March 2008
Serious failings in the handling of weapons given to North Wales Police by the public for safe disposal have been highlighted in an internal report. It said it was impossible to determine how many weapons had been destroyed and that there is no national policy on how the police should handle such weapons. The BBC has seen details of the report which was completed last year. The force said it regretted poor record... ( gunpolicy.org )
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