United States
Licensed Florida Gun Dealer Loses 29 Firearms, AK-47s to Thieves
Ledger (Florida)
1 March 2010
Orlando police are asking the public for help in finding thieves who broke into a gun shop and stole firearms and ammunition. Police said Monday that last week employees of Buffalo Bills Shooting Store arrived to find the store had been burglarized. Authorities said the stolen items include 29 firearms and at least 20 boxes of ammunition. Stolen guns include a Norinco AK-47 rifle, Yugo AK-47 rifle and SKS rifle. ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Licensed Florida Gun Dealer Loses 29 Guns, Assault Weapons to Thieves
WDBO-TV News (Florida)
23 February 2010
When employees of Buffalo Bills Shooting Store showed up for work Tuesday morning, they found their business had been broken into - and it only went down hill from there. Sgt. Barb Jones with Orlando Police says the employees called OPD to sweep the building and make sure no one still inside. And then there was the disturbing discovery. "They noticed that several guns had been stolen," Jones said. Twenty-nine firearms... ( gunpolicy.org )
South Africa
South African Riot Police Lose 60 More Guns, 48,000 Bullets to Thieves
Beeld (South Africa)
23 February 2010
JOHANNESBURG - More than 60 firearms and approximately 50 000 rounds of ammunition have presumably been stolen from a specialised police unit in Mpumalanga. The weapons were part of the arsenal of the police's former riot unit which had been stationed in Hazyview. The unit was closed in 2007 after a decision by Jackie Selebi, former police commissioner, to close all specialist units. The theft of (some of) the... ( 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
California Man 'Obsessed with Guns' Stole 6 Assault Weapons from Police
San Francisco Chronicle
10 February 2010
SAN PABLO, California - A San Pablo man described as being obsessed with "tools of warfare" was sentenced Tuesday to more than five years in federal prison for stealing assault rifles and shotguns belonging to the Contra Costa County sheriff's office and the California Highway Patrol. Daniel William Vess, 21, pleaded guilty Tuesday to possession of a stolen firearm. At a hearing in Oakland, U.S. District Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong... ( 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
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 )
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 )
South Africa
Police 'Lose' 3,000 Pistols a Year, Fuel Crime Gun Trade in South Africa
South African Press Association
27 January 2010
The police are "unwittingly fuelling the illegal arms trade" by ordering thousands of new pistols to replace those that have been lost or stolen, the Democratic Alliance said on Wednesday. Dianne Kohler Barnard said 4 000 new pistols ordered by the South African Police Service (SAPS) were not to boost firepower, but "mostly to replace lost and stolen firearms". "As revealed on the Armscor website, the ordering of 4 000... ( gunpolicy.org )
South Africa
South Africa Imports More Handguns to Replace Thousands Lost by Police
Telegraph (UK)
27 January 2010
Almost 3,000 South African police firearms were lost or stolen in just nine months, it emerged today -- about three for every police station in the country, which has some of the highest crime rates in the world The worrying statistic comes less than six months before the football World Cup kicks off in the country. Dianne Kohler Barnard, the opposition Democratic Alliance shadow police minister, said that the state weapons... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Pennsylvania Sheriff Probes Sale of Police Guns, Machine Gun to Dealer
Times Leader (Pennsylvania)
26 January 2010
Luzerne County Solicitor Vito DeLuca said he is investigating the possible sale of other sheriff's office guns and researching whether any guns that could have been sold to make money have disappeared. DeLuca said he is basing his investigation on information he has received. Sheriff's office gun sales are an issue because the county administration recently learned that former Sheriff Michael Savokinas had agreed to sell... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Pennsylvania Communities Fight NRA to Decide Their Own Gun Controls
Express-Times (Pennsylvania)
25 January 2010
EASTON - Mayor Sal Panto Jr. may try to seize on the number of lost and stolen handgun reporting laws developing around the state by returning the idea to city council for a second chance. "I'm thinking about it, I can tell you that," Panto said last week. "I'd like to see Easton have it." But the mayor may have only one more vote than he did the first time, leaving him still at least one shy of approval. In November... ( gunpolicy.org )
Serbia
Assault Weapons, Machine Guns Leak from Unattended Military Barracks in Serbia
SEESAC / RTS (Belgrade), Transcript
23 January 2010
Unknown persons stole around 30 automatic rifles and two machine guns from the barracks "Tanasko Raji?" in ?a?ak, which has not accommodated soldiers for years. The RTS confirmed that the unknown persons had stolen around 30 automatic rifles and two machine guns from the barracks "Tanasko Raji?" in ?a?ak, which had not been occupied by the military for years. According to the yet unofficial information, 30 automatic rifles... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Queensland Prison Armoury Loses Glock Handgun, Staff Thief Suspected
Cairns Post (Queensland)
19 January 2010
A semi-automatic handgun reported missing from Lotus Glen Prison near Mareeba may have been stolen from a locked armoury by a prison staffer, authorities suspect. The Australian Federal Police and an explosives sniffer dog yesterday joined the search for the missing Glock 22 as officials admitted they did not know when the gun vanished. It could have been missing for weeks. They have also been unable to rule out the possibility... ( 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 )
Australia
Gun Owners' Lax Security Blamed for Rise in Australian Firearm Thefts
Sydney Morning Herald
13 January 2010
Lax security at home, a spate of gun thefts from armoured van guards and people keeping weapons in unlocked cars and under their pillows has contributed to an 11 per cent jump in the national gun theft rate. In the latest Firearm Theft in Australia report from the Australian Institute of Criminology, researchers found that 1,712 firearms - including rifles, shotguns, pistols and even black-powder revolvers - were stolen between... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Newfoundland Police Officer Charged After Handgun Stolen From Car
CBC News (Toronto)
13 January 2010
A veteran Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officer is facing two firearms charges after his gun was stolen from his parked car in mid-December. A lawyer for Sgt. Campbell Feehan, 47, was in provincial court in St. John's Tuesday morning to hear a judge lay one charge of careless use of a firearm and a second charge of failure to properly store a firearm. Feehan's lawyer, Brad Wicks, is expected to appear in court again to... ( gunpolicy.org )
Israel
Israeli Soldier's Sentence Doubled for Selling Stolen Army M-16
Israel News
12 January 2010
The Military Court of Appeals decided to aggravate the sentence of a navy soldier convicted of steeling a weapon from his comrade. The soldier was initially sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison, but the appeals court doubled his sentence to five years following comments the soldier made to a police agent in prison, stating that he tried to sell the weapon to criminal Zeev Rosenstein. In the summer of 2008, the soldier stole... ( gunpolicy.org )
El Salvador
Military Audits Armouries as Assault Weapons Leak to Crime in El Salvador
La Prensa Gráfica (El Salvador)
8 January 2010
[Translated summary: El Salvador Ministry of Defence will audit its armouries to discover how military weapons are finding their way into criminal hands.] El ministro de la Defensa de El Salvador, David Munguía Payés, consideró hoy que es pertinente hacer una revisión periódica de los inventarios y almacenes de pertrechos de la Fuerza Armada. El funcionario no precisó cuándo se emprenderá una revisión a fin de... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Notorious Wisconsin Gun Dealer Dodges Law Simply by Swapping 'Owner'
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Wisconsin)
3 January 2010
Federal investigators recommended revoking the license of Badger Outdoors gun shop after a 2006 inspection - a rare move that could have closed the West Milwaukee business, a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel investigation has found. But there was no revocation and the store remains open, operating as Badger Guns. Federal records show the license recommended for revocation was voluntarily relinquished, the players inside the operation... ( gunpolicy.org )
Finland
Finland to Tighten 'Primitive' Gun Control Laws
Xinhua
1 January 2010
HELSINKI,Finland - Finnish Interior Minister Anne Holmlund said on Saturday that Finland will amend the gun law to tighten control on guns, Finnish media reported on Saturday. A 43-year-old man named Ibrahim Shkupolli, a Kosovo Albanian, shot and killed four employees at Sello shopping center in Espoo, southern Finland, as well as his ex-girlfriend at her home, who was also employed there, and finally himself on Thursday. The... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Illegal Guns Seized Frequently as Australian Police Turn Up Heat on Gangs
ABC News (Australia), Transcript
30 December 2009
Hundreds of illegal guns have been seized in Australia recently in a police crackdown on organised criminal groups such as bikie gangs. The confiscated guns range from rifles to pistols. Just where are the guns coming from? Police can't say for sure but there are several likely sources. Brendan Trembath prepared this report. BRENDAN TREMBATH: Police wrap up a raid in the New South Wales southern highlands. Twenty-five... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
13 Firearms and a Parrot Stolen From a South Beach Apartment
Miami News Times
29 December 2009
Michael Beasley hobbled up the stairs leading to his second-floor apartment near the southern tip of Miami Beach. On the way home from Haulover Park, the 60-year-old Jacksonville native had purchased a couple of burgers for himself and his beloved green Amazon parrot, Seaweed. Then something startled Beasley. His front door had been pried open. Normally, Seaweed would squawk the greeting, "Hey, how ya doing?" But this time there... ( 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 )
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 )
Australia
Couple Robs Policeman of Handgun During South Australian Crime Spree
Advertiser (Adelaide)
22 December 2009
A police officer suffered a broken wrist and had his service revolver stolen during a dramatic crime spree that unfolded in front of stunned shoppers yesterday. STAR Group officers were last night checking addresses in the western suburbs, searching for the man and woman who fled after the rampage. In just 30 minutes, the pair carjacked a woman's car in the city, were involved in a crash and subsequent scuffle with police,... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Poll Finds Most NRA Members Favour 'Reasonable' US Gun Control
New York Times, Editorial
20 December 2009
The National Rifle Association has long fulminated in the gun control debate in Washington like the Great Oz in the Emerald City. Now along comes Frank Luntz, a conservative Republican pollster who, Toto-like, has snatched back Oz's curtain to reveal that gun owners favor much more reasonable gun controls than the gun lobby would ever allow the public to imagine. Mr. Luntz queried 832 gun owners, including 401 card-carrying N.R.A.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Rebels Pose as Soldiers, Rob Philippine Police of 13 Assault Weapons
Philippine Daily Inquirer
20 December 2009
LUCENA CITY, Philippines -- A band of suspected communist New People's Army rebels disguised as uniformed military men and media attacked a police station in San Narciso town in Quezon province Bondoc Peninsula area Sunday afternoon, police said. Senior Supt. Elmo Francis Sarona, Quezon police chief, said that at around 4 p.m., 25 rebels, some wearing Army camouflage uniforms and carrying high-powered weapons and accompanied by... ( gunpolicy.org )
South Africa
Bust Yields 10 Stolen Firearms, Owners Urged to Lock Up Guns in Gauteng
South African Press Association
18 December 2009
"A total of ten stolen firearms were recovered when these arrests were made," said Senior Superintendent Eugene Opperman. Those arrested will appear in different courts in the province shortly. Opperman said legal gun owners should take steps to safe-guard their firearms and ammunition over the holiday season. "Firearms should be securely locked away in a prescribed safe, or otherwise it should be in the possession... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Texas Firearm Dealer Loses 60 Handguns, Shotguns to Criminal Gang
Montgomery County Police News (Texas)
14 December 2009
60 more guns are in the hands of criminals after an early morning burglary at Shooters Station off of SH 105 West. Owner Danny Benois said 12 shotguns were taken and the rest were handguns. Montgomery County Sheriff's patrol units responded to an alarm call at that location around 4:40 this morning. When they arrived, the thieves had already made forced entry, took their loot and fled. Benois said the building has no windows... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Chicago Gun Shop Secures Handguns, Assault Weapons, Foils Ram Raid
Chicago Tribune
13 December 2009
Avon police are looking for four teenagers who used a stolen SUV to smash into a firearms store and steal guns. "It was complete chaos," said Lisa Daughtery, owner of Fort Liberty Firearms. Surveillance video shows how that chaos unfolded early Saturday morning. A stolen, black Ford Expedition slammed through the front door of Fort Liberty Firearms. Seconds later, four males in their late teens, jumped out and grabbed guns.... ( 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 )
United States
NRA Threatens to Sue San Mateo County if it Adopts Gun Control Laws
Palo Alto Daily News (California)
12 December 2009
Gun rights supporters want to shoot down two proposed ordinances that would require gun owners in unincorporated San Mateo County to report lost or missing guns and further restrict firearms dealers. At its meeting Tuesday, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors will consider approving the two ordinances -- a move the National Rifle Association has threatened to counter by suing. One ordinance would prohibit firearms... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Pennsylvania Legislators Should Listen to Law Enforcement, Not the NRA
Philadelphia Inquirer, Editorial
11 December 2009
If more lowlifes got the message that gun trafficking in Philadelphia would earn them years behind bars, maybe city streets would be less dangerous for brave officers like slain Police Sgt. Patrick McDonald. That message - along with a measure of justice - was delivered loud and clear this week. A federal jury convicted the man who transported the illegal handgun used by an ex-con to kill McDonald during a September 2008... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Police 'Muscle Memory' Ensured Efficient Shooting of New York Gunman
New York Times
11 December 2009
When it came time for Detective Paul E. Morrison to shoot at someone -- a young man on a bicycle, firing a .45-caliber automatic at him -- his response came without prodding, drilled into him years before at the Police Academy until it was a reflex. It was 1982, in the Bronx. Detective Morrison stood still, feet shoulder-width apart and knees slightly bent. He extended his arms straight ahead, elbows locked, and held his .38 revolver... ( 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 )
United States
Most US Gun Owners Favour Sensible Gun Laws, Disagree with NRA - Poll
Washington Post, Column
10 December 2009
The National Rifle Association wields power that would make an Afghan warlord jealous because the organization is thought to command legions of one-issue voters ready to punish any deviationism from the never-pass-any-new-gun-laws imperative. Many legislators fear that casting a vote for even a smidgen of restraint on weapons sales could be politically lethal. But imagine if NRA members were more reasonable than the organization's... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Utah Gun Shop Owner Loses 25 Guns; Culprits His Daughter, Her Boyfriend
Associated Press
10 December 2009
Orem police have arrested two people accused of burglarizing a gun shop - one the daughter of the shop owner, and the other the woman's former boyfriend. The shop, Gunnies, discovered more than a month ago that it was missing at least 25 firearms. Orem detectives say they made the arrests Wednesday. The suspects, 31-year-old Raquel Taylor, and 28 year-old Jeremy Lamb were each charged with burglary and possession... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Computerised Asset Tracking Planned for Australian Customs Guns
Computerworld (Australia)
9 December 2009
Customs and Border Protection is to secure itself a new firearms asset tracking solution aimed at reducing the risk of illegal and improper use of firearms and other items of sensitive personal defensive equipment (PDE). The search for an asset tracking system comes more than a year after a 2008 internal audit raised concerns around the manual and disjointed approach to the management and coordination of weapons and PDE items. ... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Defence Secretary Says a Million Guns Are Loose in Philippines
Manila Bulletin
8 December 2009
Defense Secretary Norberto Gonzales said Tuesday there are at least 132 private armed groups throughout the country which the government is seeking to dismantle, and more than one million loose firearms that need to be accounted for. Gonzales said if left unchecked, these PAGs will have a big impact on the 2010 that could "subvert the true will of our people." Meanwhile, top officials of the Defense Department, along with... ( 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 )
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 )
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 )
Philippines
Guns Seized in Maguindanao Massacre Raids Marked 'Dept of Defence'
Philippine Daily Inquirer (Mindanao)
7 December 2009
DATU HOFFER AMPATUAN, Maguindanao -- Using sniffer dogs and shovels, troops dug up another arms cache on Sunday in a crackdown on suspects in the massacre of 57 people after the declaration of martial law in Maguindanao that has led to 62 arrests. The seizure of 39 high-powered firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition came a day after police and military units uncovered 340,000 bullets for M-16 assault rifles in a warehouse... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Philippine Military 'Aghast' at Warlord's Battalion-size Stolen Gun Cache
Philippine Daily Inquirer
5 December 2009
MANILA, Philippines -- President Macapagal-Arroyo placed Maguindanao under martial law last night "for the purpose of arresting the Ampatuans," according to highly-placed sources who cannot be named for lack of authority to talk on the matter. Ms Arroyo named Lt. Gen. Raymundo Ferrer to take administrative control of Maguindanao province, the sources also said. Interior and Local Government Secretary Ronaldo Puno confirmed... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
More Leaked Military Guns Found in Maguindanao Massacre Probe
Manila Bulletin
4 December 2009
The noose further tightened on neck of the embattled Ampatuan clan as authorities discovered on Thursday a cache of high-powered firearms and ammunition near the family residence in Maguindanao which officials said is enough to arm a battalion of security forces. Director General Jesus Verzosa of the Philippine National Police (PNP) said subsequent raids conducted Friday on the houses of four members of the Ampatuan family, including... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Virginia Gun Dealer Loses AK-47, 18 Handguns, Thieves Rob Each Other
Daily Press (Virginia)
4 December 2009
YORK -- York investigators have tied more people to a June gun shop burglary and subsequent home invasion in which a suspect in the burglary was shot and the stolen weapons pinched a second time. Charges now pending against two York County boys, aged 15 and 16, bring to three the number of people implicated in the June 11 burglary of the Winfree Firearms shop on Route 17 in Grafton. In that theft, 18 handguns, a semiautomatic AK-47-type... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Disciplinary Action Against 46 Indian Army Officers Selling Service Weapon
Hindustan Times (Delhi)
3 December 2009
Union Defence Minister A.K. Antony told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that action had been initiated against serving and retired army officers for selling/disposing of firearms illegally. "Sriganganagar District Collector (in Rajasthan) provided a list of officers who sold their non-service pattern weapons (NSP). The list included two major generals and two brigadiers," he said. A non-service pattern weapon is one for which... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Melbourne Police Forensic Officers Charged with Stealing, Selling Guns
Sydney Morning Herald / AAP
3 December 2009
Two forensic officers have been charged over an alleged plot to steal and sell guns. The arrests follow a four-month investigation by ethical standards detectives over the theft of firearms and associated paraphernalia from the Victoria Police Forensic Centre at Macleod, in Melbourne's northeast. A 48-year-old public servant employed at the centre was arrested on Wednesday after detectives executed a search warrant, police... ( gunpolicy.org )
Zimbabwe
Soldiers Arrested, Jailed for Theft of 20 Zimbabwe Army AK-47s, Shotgun
Sunday News (Zimbabwe)
30 November 2009
Police in Harare have arrested four suspects in connection with the theft of 21 firearms at the Zimbabwe National Army's Pomona Barracks last month. One of the suspects was last Friday sentenced to 15 years imprisonment while all the firearms -- 20 AK-47 rifles and a shotgun -- were recovered at their respective homes in the city. Police spokesman Chief Superintendent Oliver Mandipaka confirmed the developments yesterday.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Pistol Stolen from Licensed Gun Owner, Used to Blind Toronto Bus Driver
Toronto Star (Ontario)
25 November 2009
The gun used in the shooting that blinded TTC bus driver Jaime Pereira has an ugly criminal history. Forensic experts have determined the Browning FN 9mm handgun was linked to a series of crimes: The murder of youth worker Kempton Howard in 2003. Two young men were convicted. Two 2005 shooting incidents, one in Whitby, with no victims. The April 14, 2006, wounding of a customer in a variety store in Malvern... ( gunpolicy.org )
Zimbabwe
Theft of AK-47s, 'Suicide' of Suspect Army Officer Stoke Zimbabwe Fears
IRIN (UN News)
20 November 2009
HARARE -- The recent "suicide" of a senior army officer in the wake of a break-in at a military armoury in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, is sowing fears that the missing guns may be used to fuel instability. In late October, 20 Chinese manufactured AK-47s and a number of shotguns were stolen from the armoury at the Pomona army barracks in Harare. The deputy commander of Pomona barracks, Major Maxwell Samudzi, had "committed suicide"... ( 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 )
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 )
Zimbabwe
Soldiers 'Arrested, Tortured, Killed' After Theft of 20 AK-47s in Zimbabwe
SW Radio Africa (London)
2 November 2009
A group of soldiers were allegedly arrested recently, for reportedly stealing weapons from an army barracks in Harare. The Zimbabwe Times said 13 soldiers are accused of stealing 20 AK47 rifles and three shotguns from the armoury at Pomona Barracks. The Zimbabwe Times named the detained soldiers as: Sungiso Musa, Darlington Kanyingwe, Nyaruwata Lawyers, Charles Muzondo, Dzingai T Chibutwaka, Stanley Mvindwa, Chamunorwa Chinyere,... ( gunpolicy.org )
South Africa
President Zuma, Gun Ownership and What the Gun Crime Trends Tell Us
Independent (Dhaka)
29 October 2009
On Sunday 25 October 2009 at a political rally in Limpopo province, South African President Jacob Zuma publicly raised concerns about the number of firearms in the hands of private citizens. In a move that is sure to anger the pro-gun lobby, Zuma suggested that a review of legislation governing firearm ownership was necessary in light of the country's crime challenges and the number of legally owned firearms stolen from citizens. President... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Gun Owner Loses 31 Handguns to Burglars in Michigan
Tri-County Times (Michigan)
26 October 2009
FENTON TOWNSHIP -- The Genesee County Sheriff's Department recovered several firearms on Sunday, some of which were stolen from a Fenton Township home on Monday, Oct. 19. Sheriff Robert Pickell, said a home in the 4100 block of McFarlan Drive, off Rolston Road, was burglarized sometime before 5:46 p.m. on Oct. 19. The suspects broke into the attached garage and entered the inside of the home through an unlocked door, said Pickell.... ( gunpolicy.org )
United Kingdom,Scotland
Starved of Handguns, Scottish Gangs Steal Licensed Shotguns, Rifles
Times (UK)
26 October 2009
Shotgun and rifle crime has more than doubled in Scotland because police have been so effective in cracking down on handgun smugglers, it emerged yesterday. Gangs finding it harder to access the smaller weapons are instead arming themselves with shotguns and rifles stolen from licensed holders. The Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency says that a recent rise in illegal handgun trade led officers to crack down on smugglers.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad Security Company Loses 14 Handguns to Fake Police Officer
Trinidad and Tobago Express
26 October 2009
A massive search was launched last night to recover 15 loaded guns which were stolen from a Woodbrook security company by two men, one pretending to be a police officer. Roadblocks were set up as far as Chaguanas and other areas throughout the country within 60 minutes after the robbery as the police fear the distribution of the cache of weapons into the hands of criminals could prove to be a major stumbling block in their war against... ( gunpolicy.org )
South Africa
Too Many Guns in the Hands of South African Citizens - President Zuma
South African Press Association
25 October 2009
JOHANNESBURG -- President Jacob Zuma has raised concerns about current guns laws, saying there were too many guns in South Africa, SABC News reported on Sunday. "This country which has such a high level of violent crime, has too many guns in the hands of the citizens," he said at a rally outside Tzaneen in Limpopo. "We need to look at the law, whether we should all have guns." Zuma said even people who had legal... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Licensed Pennsylvania Gun Store Loses 16 Handguns to Thieves
Chambersburg Public Opinion (Pennsylvania)
24 October 2009
FORT LOUDON -- The ATF is offering a $5,000 reward for information on guns stolen from Keystone Country Store in Fort Loudon. Pennsylvania State Police, Chambersburg, said someone broke into the store at 186 Path Valley Rd. around 4 a.m. Friday morning. In all, 16 handguns were stolen. A list provided by police included: - Smith & Wesson SW9VE 9 mm; 22A 22LR; and two 637 .38SP revolvers; - Ruger 05501 44 mag;... ( gunpolicy.org )
Barbados
Investigation Seeks Handguns Missing from Barbados Police Station
Daily Nation (Barbados)
23 October 2009
Commissioner of Police Darwin Dottin has ordered a full-scale internal investigation into the theft of two police Glock guns. His comments followed the arrest and charging on Wednesday of Police Constable Ron Connell in connection with the theft of one of the guns from the Holetown Police Station. Connell, 29, of Golden Mile, St Peter, appeared at the Holetown Magistrates' Court yesterday to answer the charge. "I've... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Handguns Stolen from Australian Security Firm On Market Within Hours
West Australian (Perth)
22 October 2009
Semi-automatic handguns such as the 12 stolen during a sophisticated break-in at a Morley security company on Tuesday morning were being shopped around Perth's underworld black market within hours of the theft. The West Australian has spoken to an underworld associate who says he received a telephone call shortly after 9.30am on Tuesday from a known criminal. The man was offering Glock handguns for about $3500 each with ammunition.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Australian Police Investigate 'Alarming' Handgun Theft from Security Firm
ABC News (Australia)
20 October 2009
Police are investigating the theft of high powered hand guns from a security firm in Morley. Police say 12 semi automatic glock hand guns were stolen from the premises of the security firm West-Sure. The offenders gained entry to the building in Catherine Street by cutting a hole in the iron roof and cutting the alarm. Once inside, they cut open the safe, containing the hand guns and $5,000 coins. Detective... ( gunpolicy.org )
Germany,Syria,Iran,United States
US Seizure of Iran-Syria Ammunition Cargo 'Embarrassing' for Germany
Spiegel (Germany)
12 October 2009
US troops boarded a German-owned freighter in early October and found eight containers full of ammunition, allegedly headed to Syria from Iran. The shipment is in violation of a UN weapons embargo and has become a source of chagrin in Berlin. An "embarrassing affair," is how one German diplomat described it. The official could also have added: potentially damaging to trans-Atlantic relations. In an operation reported on... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Gun Registry Exposes Bogus AK-47 Tale, 4 Rhode Island Men Charged
Providence Journal (Rhode Island)
10 October 2009
A man who walked into the South Kingstown police station with a loaded AK-47 assault rifle is one of four men being charged or sought after a two-week investigation, the police said Friday. Mark A. Smith, 51, of Dam Street, turned in the rifle Sept. 24, saying he'd been driving on Route 108 near the Meadowbrook Apartments around 9 a.m. when he saw two boys about 12 years old playing army with the gun. He told the police that he... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Home Invaders Target Michigan Gun Collector, Family, Steal 50 Firearms
Observer & Eccentric (Michigan)
7 October 2009
Information is being sought about four gunmen who reportedly robbed and terrorized a Westland family in their home for two hours. About 50 collectible guns along with an unspecified amount of cash and jewelry were reported stolen from the home located in the area of Ford and Newburgh on Saturday, Sept. 26. "The family was tied up and gagged. They are scared to death, they didn't want this to be public," Westland Sgt. Kevin... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Cleveland Gun Shop Loses 18 Handguns, Assault Weapons in 3 Thefts
Chagrin Solon Sun (Ohio)
5 October 2009
CHESTER -- The owner of Great Lakes Outdoor Supply is sleeping easier after police made an arrest in the string of burglaries at the Maywood Plaza store early Sunday morning. A Chester man, 30, was caught in the act shortly after 3 a.m. Sunday as he attempted to break in by prying open the front door. He lives on a nearby street with his parents. "After the first break-in on Sept. 5, I would lie awake wondering if and when... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Handgun Registration, Tracing Nails US Cop Charged with Trafficking
New Haven Independent (Connecticut)
1 October 2009
Days after cops reported they found a gun owned by Police Sgt. Harold David Setzer in the hands of a convicted felon, Setzer's son came forward with a cover story. Setzer, 41, of Davis Street in New Haven, remains on paid administrative leave from the Waterbury police force, where he's been a cop for 18 years and a firearms instructor for 10-15 years. He was arraigned in Connecticut Superior Court on Elm Street Thursday... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Insiders Steal 38 Cases of Ammunition from Dallas Police Pistol Range
Dallas Morning News (Texas)
1 October 2009
Dallas police are investigating the disappearance of 38 cases of ammunition from storage bunkers at the department's Firearms Training Center in the Mountain Creek area. Officials believe the boxes of ammunition, worth about $3,800, were taken in the last 30 days. "The theft appears to have been committed by someone with access to the facility," Lt. Andrew Harvey wrote in a news release. The department's public... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Handgun Reported Stolen at Arkansas Gun Show
Baxter Bulletin (Arkansas)
30 September 2009
MOUNTAIN HOME, Arkansas -- A gun show exhibitor, John M. Warwick of Rose Bud, reported to Mountain Home Police Saturday the theft of a new Smith & Wesson .44 Magnum six-inch Model 29 from an exhibit. The gun show was being held at the Baxter County Fairgrounds. Warwick said the theft may have occurred between 10 and 11 a.m. Saturday. The gun was valued at $1,450, according to the incident report by Officer John... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Pennsylvania Top Cop Backs Mayors' Campaign Against Illegal Handguns
Times Leader (Pennsylvania)
30 September 2009
WILKES-BARRE -- The Pennsylvania State Police commissioner has sent a strongly worded letter of support to the Pennsylvania Mayors Against Illegal Guns coalition, confirming his support for lost or stolen handgun reporting. "As commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police, I want to thank you for stepping forth and speaking out concerning this important issue, and to pledge my support for your efforts as you advance an agenda for... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Pistol Used in 5 US Shootings Traced to Police Sgt Trafficking in Guns
Waterbury Republican-American (Connecticut)
30 September 2009
WATERBURY, Connecticut -- Two arrest warrants have been issued for a city police sergeant stemming from charges that several of his guns disappeared and wound up in the hands of felons. Sgt. David Setzer, a decorated 17-year veteran of the department, is expected to surrender to police in New Haven today on charges of illegally transferring or selling firearms, manufacturing bombs, risk of injury to a minor, illegal possession of... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
US Congress 'Craven Spirit' on Gun Control Weakens Law Enforcement
New York Times, Editorial
30 September 2009
For three weeks in 2002, the nation's capital was terrorized as a sniper and his young accomplice killed 10 people at random and wounded three others. The two murderers were caught and convicted. When their rifle -- a Bushmaster XM-15 -- was tracked back to a Tacoma, Wash., arms dealer, Brian Borgelt blithely told investigators that, yes, the $1,600 rifle was one of 238 weapons that seemed to have been stolen or missing from his inventory.... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Michigan Gun Owner Loses 60 Handguns, Rifles, Shotguns to Thieves
Times Herald (Michigan)
29 September 2009
Port Huron Police are looking for the individuals involved in a Sept. 20 break-in at a Pine Street home in which 60 firearms were stolen. Police believe entry to the home, in the 1300 block of Pine Street, was made through the front door. Once inside, the suspects stole 60 firearms, including handguns, rifles and shotguns. Investigators ask that if you know of anyone who has recently come into possession of numerous... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Licensed Minnesota Gun Dealer Loses 21 Rifles, Handguns to Thieves
Mankato Free Press (Minnesota)
28 September 2009
MANKATO -- Investigators are still searching for 18 of the 21 rifles and handguns stolen from a Lake Crystal federally licensed arms dealer more than a week ago. Many of the weapons were military quality and Capt. Rich Murry of the Blue Earth County Sheriff's Department said deputies are hoping to find them before they leave the area. Two people have been arrested for stealing the guns, but leads those suspects provided... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Washington Snipers' Gun Dealer Can't Trade, But His Shop Still Sells
Associated Press
28 September 2009
SEATTLE -- A Tacoma gun shop linked to the D.C. sniper case isn't getting its firearms license back. U.S. District Judge Ricardo S. Martinez ruled Friday the government properly revoked the license of Bull's Eye Shooter Supply, where John Allen Muhammad and teen accomplice Lee Boyd Malvo obtained weapons. The judge's ruling dealt with Brian Borgelt and Charles Carr, doing business as Bull's Eye Shooter Supply. A Tacoma... ( gunpolicy.org )
Ghana
Blacksmiths Urge Ghana to Legalise Gun Making, Control Bush Industry
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation / Daily Graphic
26 September 2009
A call has been made to the government to legalise the manufacture of small arms in the country and bring them under state control as a way of averting their illicit acquisition by criminals. Reacting to the current resolve of the police to take the war against armed robbery to blacksmiths who manufacture arms locally, a leader of the blacksmiths association in the Ashanti Region and a researcher into small arms suggested as an... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Gun Control Campaign Closes Notorious Philadelphia Crime Gun Dealer
Philadelphia Inquirer, Editorial
26 September 2009
Dozens of faith-based activists who had no more authority than the moral force of their cause deserve much of the credit for shutting down one of Philadelphia's worst sources of handguns used in crimes. Given the carnage on city streets from illegal weapons, the apparent success of the daily protests by Heeding God's Call sure beats singing a few verses of "We Shall Overcome." Not that protests should be needed to prompt... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
US Gun Collector Loses Dozens of Handguns, Rifles from Storage Unit
Roseville Press Tribune (California)
24 September 2009
Twenty-one -- and likely many more -- firearms were reported stolen from a Roseville self-storage facility this month, according to a police report. The weapons, including both handguns and rifles, were part of a relative's collection that the Roseville victims had stored at All American Self Storage on Taylor Road since January 2008. But the victims didn't discover the burglary until Sept. 10, when they went to check on the facility.... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Gun Bought for Protection Ended Up in Illinois Mass Shooting, 7 Dead
Daily Herald (Chicago), Column
22 September 2009
As any firearm defender will tell you, a gun is just a cold, metal tool with no innate capacity for good or evil. But if you want to sell a gun, you play up the potential for lifesaving heroics without mentioning anything about a possible future link to mass murder. That image of a gun as protector is probably why law-abiding Robert Spiedel legally bought a stainless-steel, .38-caliber, snub-nosed revolver from a legitimate California... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Police 'Knew Holsters Defective' Before Snatched Handgun Killed Officer
Age (Melbourne)
22 September 2009
Victoria Police command was aware of deficiencies with its officers' firearm holsters when a senior constable was fatally shot by a motorist, a lawyer has claimed at the inquest on the officer. Senior Constable Tony Clarke, an 11-year member of Victoria Police, pulled Mark Bailey over for a roadside breath test while on a solo patrol near Launching Place, in the Yarra Ranges, in April 2005. Bailey gained control of Senior Constable... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Police Target Negligent Gun Owners, Seize 400 Firearms in Toronto
Toronto Sun (Ontario)
22 September 2009
Guns, guns, and more guns. Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair showed off 17 firearms seized from gun owners who didn't properly licence them. The fear is that those firearms are easier targets for burglars. He said 400 have been taken from owners this year. Blair said owners were found by searching gun records and were offered the choice of properly registering the weapons or surrendering them. "I... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Police Visit Toronto Gun Owners, Seize 400 Guns, Say 1 in 12 Breaks Law
Toronto Star (Ontario)
22 September 2009
Right at this moment in Toronto, there are as many as 4,000 illegal guns tucked under beds, stashed in closets or hidden in dresser drawers. Complicated amnesty laws around gun legislation have many owners confused. Now the city's Guns and Gangs unit is going door to door setting people straight. "If you have to ask the question if you are licensed... I can pretty much guarantee you are not in compliance," said Superintendent... ( gunpolicy.org )
Switzerland
Central Armouries Store Swiss Army Guns in 'Hot' Crime Areas [Francais]
20 Minutes (Switzerland)
21 September 2009
[Translated summary: Almost one-third of military weapons stored centrally in the Geneva canton come from neighbourhoods with high break-in rates. The Mayor of Vernier calls for all firearms to be centrally stored.] Près d'un tiers des armes de service déposées à l'arsenal viennent des quartiers sensibles du Lignon, des Libellules et des Avanchets. «Entre 180 et 200 armes sont actuellement en dépôt volontaire à... ( gunpolicy.org )
Burundi
Police, Military Weapon Storage Upgraded to Curb Gun Theft in Burundi
Mines Advisory Group (MAG), Media release
21 September 2009
MAG is improving security at Burundi's police stations and armouries in the run-up to next year's crucial general elections. Following decades of dictatorship and a 12-year long civil war that killed over 300,000, these first elections after the transition elections will be determining for the country's future. With the Burundian population and international community fearing electoral violence amid rising tensions, MAG... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Licensed Ohio Gun Shop Robbed 3 Times in 10 Days, 15 Firearms Gone
Willoughby News-Herald (Ohio)
16 September 2009
A hunting and firearm store in Chester Township has been robbed three times since Labor Day. Great Lakes Outdoor Supply on Mayfield Road was broken into most recently about 1 a.m. today, Chester Police Chief Mark Purchase said. During the most recent break-in, three rifles were stolen. About 15 firearms have been taken during this string of thefts. Purchase said that police believe the repeated break-ins are related. ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Gun Owner Gets 6yrs for Selling Registered Guns to US Drug Gangs
The Hour (Connecticut)
14 September 2009
NORWALK -- A Norwalk man was sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison on Friday for selling altered guns that were used in various crimes. Matthew Caporizzo, 34, was sentenced to 70 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release after he pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by an unlawful user of any controlled substance. According to a press release from the U.S.... ( gunpolicy.org )
United Kingdom
British Policemen Charged with Stealing Guns Handed In for Destruction
BBC News
10 September 2009
Two Durham police officers have been charged following an investigation into the alleged sale of guns which had been handed in for disposal. Pcs Maurice Allen, 47, and Damien Cobain, 41, are charged with misconduct in public office. Pc Allen is also charged with 16 counts of theft. The investigation into the officers began in February following a firearms theft at a farmhouse in north Durham. The pair are due to... ( gunpolicy.org )
Africa
Guns in Africa Out of Control as Governments Fight to Stem the Flow
Economist
10 September 2009
NAIROBI -- The UN reckons there are some 500m small arms in circulation around the world. At least 70m are Kalashnikovs. The Soviet-designed automatic assault rifle, the Avtomat Kalashnikova, was first manufactured in 1947 (hence its commonest version, the AK-47). Its compactness and durability have made it Africa's killing weapon of choice since the 1980s, despite its inaccuracy. These days, the continent has all of the score of Kalashnikov... ( gunpolicy.org )
South America, Central America
Latin America: 'The More Guns, the More Violence,' UN Conference Told
Inter Press Service News Agency
10 September 2009
MEXICO CITY -- Traffic in light weapons and small arms is one of Latin America's major disarmament concerns, because they fuel urban violence, especially in countries like Mexico, Guatemala and Brazil. This is one of the issues on the agenda of the 62nd Annual Conference for Non-Governmental Organisations associated with the United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI/NGO), attended by 1,700 delegates from 75 countries... ( gunpolicy.org )
Pakistan, United States, Afghanistan
Flood of Stolen US Assault Rifles, Handguns Arms Taliban in Pakistan
Islam Online (Qatar)
9 September 2009
PESHAWAR -- Sophisticated US-made arms, either snatched from foreign troops in neighboring Afghanistan, or sold out by cash-strapped Afghan soldiers, have flooded the arms markets in Pakistan's northern tribal belt and are in high demand too. "We have various kinds of US-made arms, which we procure from Afghan arms smugglers," an arms dealer from the town of Darra Adamkhel in Pakistan's western frontier province (NWFP) told IslamOnline.net.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Thailand
Theft of 300 Army Guns Began 5-year Killing Spree in Southern Thailand
Bangkok Post
6 September 2009
There isn't a single shop in the South of Thailand where a gun can be bought legally, but statistics revealing the number of people killed or injured by small arms point to the rise of a gun culture, especially in the three southernmost provinces, driven in part by the basic instinct of self protection. The prevalence of small arms -- weapons which can be easily carried by an individual -- has been the trigger point of so much chaos... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
US Gun Owner, 61, Forfeits 53 Guns in Police Raid, Many of them Stolen
WPXI-TV News (Pennsylvania)
3 September 2009
NEW CASTLE, Pennsylvania -- Pennsylvania State Police recovered more than 53 firearms Thursday as part of an on-going burglary investigation. Information developed regarding New Castle resident David Harry Myers, 61, according to a search warrant. Officials used a burglary search warrant Thursday to enter Myers' home on Martha Street in Lawrence County. The firearms found in the residence were quickly identified... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Preventing Gun Thefts from Calgary Dealers: MP, RCMP Pass the Buck
SE Calgary News (Alberta), Editorial
2 September 2009
If thieves steal 56 handguns from one store in Calgary, doesn't it stand to reason they might target other stores, too? The Calgary Police Service, MP Jason Kenney and Ald. Ric McIver think so. Many southeast Calgarians who have written to SECN or talked to me think so. Then why doesn't the RCMP agree? SECN has run a number of news stories and columns on this story since it broke in early May. The bare facts are that a female employee... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Thief Kicks in Door of Oklahoma Home, Takes 34 Guns Worth $23,000
KSBI-TV News (Oklahoma)
1 September 2009
"This is obviously something we are very concerned about having the guns in the wrong hands," said Sgt. Jennifer Wardlow, Oklahoma City Police Dept. Thirty-four guns stolen from this Oklahoma City home have police officers on edge. You can see how he got into the home, the owner believes the thief kicked in his back door and left 23-thousand dollars richer. "It is possible with this amount of guns they could be taking them... ( gunpolicy.org )
New Zealand
Licensed Gun Collector Sold 121 Handguns, Machine Guns to NZ Gangs
New Zealand Herald
29 August 2009
The last act in laying bare John Noel Mabey's big lie occurred on Tuesday but the danger to the public will go on for years. After two years, Mabey, 45, finally admitted in the Thames District Court that the burglary in which he claimed his entire collection of 121 restricted firearms (pistols, machine guns and military-style semi-automatics) was stolen, was an elaborate fake. Not that anyone had believed him for long.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Malawi
Govt, Civil Society Tout Action Plan to Curb Proliferation of Guns in Malawi
Zimbabwean / Nyasa Times
27 August 2009
Malawi is suffering from persistent attacks of gun violence involving small arms from neighbouring countries and within, Minister of Internal Affairs, Aaron Sangala (pictured) says there is need to put in place a National Policy and a National Action Plan to curb the proliferation of firearms. Sangala said the policy will guide decision making in the way the government would like to tackle issues of small arms and light weapons.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Pistol Club Members Open Safes, Give Handguns to Aussie Robbers
Herald Sun (Melbourne)
27 August 2009
Police are hunting armed bandits who have stolen more than $30,000 worth of guns in targeted home invasions in Melbourne's south-east. Police fear the guns could be sold on the black market or used to commit further violent crimes. The chilling ambush attacks on family homes in Trafalgar, on August 19, and Hampton Park, in June, are almost identical, with a crew of five masked men storming both houses in search for guns.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Home Invaders Target Australian Gun Club Members for Their Handguns
Courier-Mail (Brisbane)
26 August 2009
Victorian police fear a gang has built up a cache of weapons from two separate home invasions in which guns and ammunition were stolen. Police believe the raids at Trafalgar, in the state's southeast, and at Hampton Park, southeast of Melbourne, are linked. On August 19, five men, all wearing balaclavas and one brandishing a gun, forced their way into the Trafalgar home at about 9.15pm. Police say the bandits forced... ( gunpolicy.org )
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