North Korea
Defector Tells How North Korea Exports Arms - AK-47s Very Popular
ChoSun Ilbo (Seoul)
11 March 2010
Curbing North Korea's illicit arms trade is difficult since the renegade country launders containers carrying weapons three or four times, a defector who was in charge of illicit arms deals told the Chosun Ilbo on Monday. The defector revealed that a factory in Jagang Province, which is believed to produce tractors, is the center of the communist country's weapons production, including chemical warheads. The defector, who is under... ( gunpolicy.org )
Indonesia
Police Arrest Alleged 'Terrorist Gun Suppliers' in Indonesia
Jakarta Post
8 March 2010
The National Police said Monday it had arrested two gun dealers for supplying weapons to terrorists in Aceh. National Police chief Bambang Hendarso Danuri said one supplier was arrested in West Java and another in Jakarta. He said police would divulge the identity of the two suppliers and how they obtained their weapons later. Bambang vowed to continue cracking down on terrorism despite the fact three of his officers... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
160 Civil Servants Among 1300 Violators of Philippine Election Gun Ban
ABS-CBN News (Manila)
8 March 2010
MANILA - The Philippine National Police on Monday said a total of 160 government employees have violated a nationwide gun ban since it was implemented last January 10. A PNP report said law enforcers have arrested a total of 1,294 gun ban violators including 1,134 civilians and 160 government employees. Seized during the period were 1,117 firearms, 798 airguns/replicas, 304 bladed weapons and 218 grenades or explosives.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Chieftains Fear for Lives, Seek Philippine Election Gun Ban Exemption
Manila Bulletin
1 March 2010
DAVAO CITY, Philippines -- About 19 village chieftains from the three districts of the city urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to exempt them from the gun ban so that they can defend themselves against any possible harm by individuals behind the threat text messages they received from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. last Friday. Joji Lumanog, village chieftain of Barangay Cabantian, Buhangin, said all recipients of the threat text messages... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
11 Die in Mass Shooting as 'al-Qaida' Militants Sack Philippine Village
Associated Press
27 February 2010
MANILA, Philippines - Suspected al-Qaida-linked militants raided a village in the southern Philippines early Saturday, killing 11 people in the country's worst militant attack on civilians in nine years. Gunmen from the extremist Abu Sayyaf group backed by renegade Muslim separatist rebels fired grenade launchers and automatic rifles on houses while residents were asleep, killing one government-armed militiaman and 10 civilians... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines,United States
Montana Shooting Promoter Touts Illegal Trophy Hunting in Philippines
AllHeadLineNews (USA)
26 February 2010
MANILA, Philippines - A U.S.-based group offering trophy hunting in the Philippines has caught the attention of Filipino officials. Hunting wildlife is illegal in the Philippines under the Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act. In an advisory issued on Friday, the Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau reminded foreign nationals not to transact with groups offering trophy hunting in the Philippines. "Any person who will... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States,Russia,Thailand
New Charges in US Battle to Deport Russian Gun Runner from Thai Jail
Associated Press
17 February 2010
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. prosecutors filed new charges Wednesday in their global pursuit of a suspected arms dealer, hoping to convince reluctant officials in Thailand to extradite him over objections from Russia. An updated indictment charges that Viktor Bout and his former business associate, Richard Chichakli, conspired to violate United Nations sanctions aimed at stopping bloody fighting in Africa. The new charges appear... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
868 Firearm Law Violators Charged So Far in Philippine Election Gun Ban
Asia Pulse / APU NewsWire (Philippines)
16 February 2010
Government authorities apprehended 28 new violators of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) imposed nationwide total gun ban on Monday. Reports from the National Election Monitoring and Action Center (NEMAC) showed that among the 28 latest gun ban violators were 25 civilians, one member of the Philippine National Police (PNP), a personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and one government employee. The arrested... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Indian Campaigners Call for Global Gun Trade Treaty, Fewer Firearms
Hindustan Times (Delhi)
15 February 2010
NEW DELHI - Twenty-one organisations from across the country have come together to appeal to the Government to go for welfare instead of warfare. In a parallel event to the Defence Expo-2010 starting this Monday, these organisations, representing civil society, are gathering for "Delhi disarmament events and conference for an arms trade treaty," which will focus on the consequences of arms trade and the way military spending is... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Another Philippine Police Officer Charged with Election Gun Ban Breach
Visayan Daily Star (Philippines)
14 February 2010
Another Negrense policeman was arrested for violation of the Commission on Election gun ban in Isabela, Negros Occidental, on Feb. 14, the third in Western Visayas nabbed for the offense, police records show. Chief Inspector Romeo Leyte, Isabela police chief, said the policeman identified as PO1 Generoso Ellera is now being restricted at the town police station. Ellera who was believed to be under the influence of liquor... ( gunpolicy.org )
Thailand,North Korea
Thailand Drops Charges Against Crew of Plane Carrying N. Korean Arms
SEESAC (Belgrade) / Choson Ilbo (Seoul), Web page
11 February 2010
Thai prosecutors have dropped charges against the crew of a plane carrying North Korean weapons despite United Nations resolutions that bar Pyongyang from selling arms. The Attorney General's office in Thailand said Thursday [ 11 February] it will not prosecute the five-man crew, whose plane stopped in Bangkok with 35 tons of North Korean weapons on board. Thai authorities say the men - one from Belarus and four from Kazakhstan... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Philippine Election Gun Ban Yields More Arrests for Illegal Firearms
Panay News (Philippines)
10 February 2010
SAN JOSE, Antique -- The effective implementation of the Antique Police Provincial Office (APPO) of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) gun ban has yielded positive results. APPO Information Officer PO3 Rodelio B. Canja said that from January 10 to 28, three persons were arrested and one is at-large. Confiscated on separate operations were five high-powered fire arms, two fragmentation hand grenades, two bladed weapons... ( gunpolicy.org )
Pakistan
Three Ministers Arrested for Shooting Opponent at Pakistan Polling Booth
Daily Times (Lahore)
8 February 2010
ISLAMABAD -- A Pakistan People's Party (PPP) worker was gunned down by political opponents at a polling station on Sunday, soon after polls closed for a vacant AJK Legislative Assembly seat. Captain (r) Tariq Mehmood was shot after Muslim Conference (MC) workers fired on PPP activists at the end of balloting for LA-40 Valley 5 at G-6/2 polling station. Mehmood was rushed to the Polyclinic, but doctors pronounced him dead as soon... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Soldiers, Police Among 704 Arrested for Carrying Guns in Philippine Poll
Sun Star (Philippines)
8 February 2010
A police report said another gun ban violator was arrested Friday at a Commission on Elections (Comelec) checkpoint. Police Chief Inspector Romeo Leyte, police chief of Isabela said combined elements of Isabela Philippine National Police (IPNP) and the Alpha Company of the 11th Infantry Battalion arrested Richard Dela Torre, 34, for possessing a caliber 45 pistol. Leyte said Dela Torre was a resident of Barangay Guintubdan... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Philippine Election Gun Ban Nets Another 43 Arrests in Central Mindanao
Sun Star (Philippines)
7 February 2010
A total of 43 people were arrested in Central Mindanao for violating the gun ban imposed by the Commission on Elections since January 10. Chief Superintendent Josefino Cataluña, regional police director, said a total of 16 violators were arrested since February 4 in Cotabato City, 10 in North Cotabato, nine in General Santos, five in Sultan Kudarat, three in South Cotabato and one in Sarangani. A total of 34 violators... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Police, Soldiers Among 600 Arrested for Violating Philippine Poll Gun Ban
GMA TV News (Manila)
3 February 2010
More than 600 people have been arrested in the first month of the Commission on Elections' implementation of the gun ban for this year's May elections, the Philippine National Police said on Wednesday. PNP spokesman Chief Superintendent Leonardo Espina said that as of 8 a.m. Wednesday, they have arrested 607 people, 45 of them policemen and 25 of them soldiers and the rest are civilians. "As of the present naka-gather tayo... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Lobby Groups Mobilise as Indian Gun Owners Imagine 'Right to Bear Arms'
Washington Post
1 February 2010
In the land of Mahatma Gandhi, Indian gun owners are coming out of the shadows for the first time to mobilize, U.S.-style, against proposed new curbs on bearing arms. When gunmen attacked 10 sites in Mumbai in November 2008, including two five-star hotels and a train station, Mumbai resident Kumar Verma sat at home glued to the television, feeling outraged and unsafe. Before the end of December, Verma and his friends had... ( gunpolicy.org )
Taiwan
Illegal Weapon Factory, 'Remodeled' Handguns Found in Taiwan Village
China Post (Taiwan)
27 January 2010
CHIAYI, Taiwan -- Chiayi Police yesterday crossed municipal lines to arrest a man who allegedly ran an underground weapons factory behind the facade of a registered green business in Chiayi County, local media reported. Kuo Wen-tsan was also suspected of illegal arms sale, given the sophisticated construction of six remodeled handguns found on scene, police were quoted as saying. But Kuo was cited as telling authorities that he... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Philippine City Wants Election Gun Ban Extended, Cites 40% Crime Drop
Philippine Daily Inquirer
26 January 2010
MANILA, Philippines -- The Quezon City police district said Tuesday it wants to institutionalize the implementation of total gun ban, citing its impact on decreasing crime incidents. City police director Chief Superintendent Elmo San Diego said there was a 40 percent decline in crime incidents reported in Quezon City since the implementation of the election gun ban on January 10. San Diego said incidents of crimes committed... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Village Chiefs Resist Surrendering 1300 Philippine Govt-issued Shotguns
Philippine Daily Inquirer
22 January 2010
VILLASIS, Pangasinan -- Not one of the shotguns issued by the provincial government to 1,300 village chiefs in the province has been surrendered to the police. Provincial police director, Senior Supt. Percival Barba, said he had ordered police chiefs to recall and keep the shotguns in the police stations during the election period but so far no gun had been surrendered. Hernani Braganza, mayor of Alaminos City and one of... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States,Afghanistan
US Rifle Sights Inscribed with 'Bible Codes' for War in Afghanistan
al Jazeera
22 January 2010
US-made rifles inscribed with Bible codes are being used by US forces and Afghans to fight the Taliban. The weapons come from Trijicon, a manufacturer based in Wixom, Michigan, that supplies the US military. The company's now deceased founder, Glyn Bandon, started the practice which continues today. David Chater, Al Jazeera's correspondent in the Afghan capital Kabul, said: "It is a rallying cry for the Taliban. It gives... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Police, Military, Officials Among 357 Philippine Election Gun Ban Arrests
Philippine Daily Inquirer
22 January 2010
MANILA, Philippines -- Barely on its second week, the nationwide election gun ban has netted more than 350 violators, most of them were government employees and law enforcement units, a police official said on Friday. On Thursday alone, checkpoints led by the Commission on Elections apprehended 41 persons nationwide -- two were policemen, another two were soldiers, 36 civilians, and a government employee. This brought to... ( gunpolicy.org )
North Korea,New Zealand,Thailand,Kazakhstan,Iran
Complex International Web Entangles Weapon Cargo Seized In Thailand
Associated Press
22 January 2010
SHYMKENT, Kazakhstan - The trail of the plane seized in Thailand last month for reportedly smuggling North Korean weapons to Iran leads back to a small air freight company housed near an old Soviet airfield on the edge of the Kazakh steppe. The aging Russian plane's odyssey took it through a web of companies, financiers and air cargo carriers with addresses stretching from New York through the Persian Gulf to New Zealand, an Associated... ( gunpolicy.org )
Afghanistan,Iraq,United States
Michigan Firm to Remove 'Bible Code' from Weapon Sold to Kill Muslims
New York Times
21 January 2010
Bowing to Pentagon concerns and an international outcry, a Michigan arms company said Thursday that it would immediately stop embossing references to New Testament Scriptures on rifle sights it sells the military. The company, Trijicon Inc., has multimillion-dollar contracts with the Pentagon for advanced telescopic sights that are widely used in Iraq and Afghanistan. Trijicon also said it would provide the Pentagon with 100 free... ( gunpolicy.org )
Taiwan
Taiwan Threatens to Sue Client Countries Re-exporting Its Ammunition
Taiwan News / CNA
20 January 2010
TAIPEI -- The Ministry of National Defense (MND) will sue contractors if they have resold expired ammunition owned by Taiwan to an African country as has been reported, an official said Wednesday. "We have a detailed and sophisticated plan to oversee contracts on the destruction of outdated ammunition, " said Wang Kuo-wu, director of the military procurement center under the MND Armaments Bureau. "In terms of form and documentation,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Pakistan
Political Patronage, PM Flood Pakistan with 400,000 Private Gun Permits
News International (Karachi), Editorial
16 January 2010
What is the point of having firearms legislation if the prime minister and the minister of state for the interior drive a coach and horses through it merely to gratify the wishes of their political cronies? Since the last week of March 2008 more than 38,800 people have been issued with licences for prohibited bore weapons -- Kalashnikovs and Uzis, for instance -- mostly on the direct order of these two office-holders. There... ( gunpolicy.org )
China,India,Nepal
Police to Focus on Nepal-India Smuggling of Chinese Guns and Ammo
Hindustan Times (Delhi)
14 January 2010
Alarmed by the continuous seizure of huge quantities of arms and explosives, the Bihar police has decided to approach neighbouring state agencies to unravel the inter-state network of arms and ammunition peddlers and crime syndicate active on the Indo-Nepal border. "A meeting chaired by Director General of Police Anand Shankar decided to approach neighbouring state agencies to eliminate the inter-state network of peddlers of arms, ammunition... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Philippine Congress - No Time to Pass Stricter Gun Laws
Inquirer.net (Manila)
14 January 2010
MANILA, Philippines -- The government has to make do with existing laws in prosecuting groups that possess illegal firearms because Congress does not have time to pass a "stricter legislation," House of Representatives speaker Prospero Nograles said Tuesday. Nograles said the House of Representatives would not be able to tackle the amended firearms code during the remaining nine days of session. Congress will resume session... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Militias Armed With Machine Guns Outnumber Police and Military
Inquirer Mindanao
14 January 2010
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines -- There are more members of private armies in Sulu and Basilan than security forces combined, according to a source privy to police matters and operations. There are also more firearms in the two provinces than the actual number of registered voters combined, according to the same source, who was with Philippine National Police Director General Jesus Versoza during inspection and assessment here Sunday.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Gun Ban to Prevent Philippine Election-Related Violence
New York Times
14 January 2010
MANILA -- A nationwide gun ban took effect Sunday in the Philippines to stave off any increase in political violence as elections draw closer, officials said. Elections in the Philippines are almost always bloody, mainly because of the dominance of political dynasties, the presence of nearly 70 private armies and militias and the proliferation of what are called "loose firearms" -- mostly unlicensed and unregistered weapons. ... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
70 Arrested Not Complying With Philippine Gun Ban
al Jazeera
14 January 2010
Police in the Philippines say they have arrested at least 70 people since Sunday's imposition of a nationwide ban on guns ahead of elections later this year. Some 3,500 checkpoints have been set up across the country to enforce the ban which officials hope will cut the number of politically-motivated killings which usually blight election campaigns. The five-month ban started on Sunday and applies to everyone including... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Police, Soldiers Arrested for Carrying Guns in Philippine Election Gun Ban
Time (USA)
13 January 2010
An off-duty policeman with a .45 caliber pistol casually tucked into his trousers was the first person to be arrested in the Philippines' new six-month ban on carrying firearms in public -- a measure aimed at reducing political killings during the election season that has only just started but is already violent. The hapless cop was reportedly stopped at a police checkpoint in the capital region's Quezon City just 30 minutes into... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Maguindanao Massacre Suspect Ignored Victims' Pleas
Associated Press
13 January 2010
MANILA, Philippines - The first witness to testify against a powerful clan member accused of leading a pre-election massacre of 57 people in the southern Philippines said Wednesday he saw the defendant and his family firing guns as victims knelt and begged for their lives. The testimony came on the second day of the murder trial of Andal Ampatuan Jr., the top suspect in the Nov. 23 killings of journalists, relatives and supporters... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Guns Banned to Prevent Philippine Election Violence
The National (Abu Dhabi)
13 January 2010
MANILA // The Philippine government imposes a total ban on carrying firearms throughout the country today in the run-up to the general elections on May 10. As well, police and military units are moving throughout the nation to dismantle private armies in an attempt to keep political violence down. Police and the military have identified between 90 and 132 private armies and have designated more than 500 towns and municipalities... ( gunpolicy.org )
Japan
Man Kills 2, Himself, in Rare Japanese Bar Shooting
Associated Press
12 January 2010
TOKYO,Japan - A man opened fire at a bar in western Japan on Tuesday, killing two people and wounding one seriously before taking his own life. Guns are strictly controlled in Japan, and shootings are rare. When such attacks do occur, they are often linked to gangsters known as yakuza. Police in Habikino City in Osaka prefecture were investigating the gunman's motive, police official Mitsuyuki Oda said. The Kyodo News agency... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Lawyers Request Exemption from Philippine Election Gun Ban
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Editorial
12 January 2010
In insisting that they be included in the gun ban exemption, the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Cebu chapter noted that like judges, they face safety threats due to their handling of controversial cases. While safety is a paramount concern, so is the capacity of law enforcers to regulate or even clamp down on gun use. But Cebu lawyers, while admitting that the climate for lawyers in the province is peaceful compared to... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Civilian Military Wing Exempt From Philippine Gun Ban
Philippine Daily Inquirer
12 January 2010
MANILA, Philippines -- The Commission on Elections have included the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Units (CAFGUs) among the list of agencies authorized to carry firearms during the election period. In a resolution issued on Jan. 11, the Comelec said members of the CAFGUs, the Presidential Security Group, Bureau of Fire Protection, Bureau of Treasury officials, Optical Media Board and members of the security personnel of foreign... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
6 Govt Offices Exempted from Philippines' Gun Ban
Individual.com
12 January 2010
Six more government offices were added to the roster of agencies that were given exemptions from the gun ban being implemented by the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Comelec Commissioner Lucenito Tagle, head of the Committee on the Ban on Firearms and Security Personnel, said that the personnel of the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Units (CAFGUs), the Presidential Security Group (PSG) and the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
47 Arrested After Philippine Gun Ban
Agence France Presse
11 January 2010
MANILA - POLICEMEN and soldiers were among 47 people arrested for illegally carrying guns in the Philippines on the first day of a firearms ban imposed ahead of national elections, authorities said on Monday. National police deputy director general Jefferson Soriano said tens of thousands of officers had been deployed to man 3,500 checkpoints set up across the country on Sunday to enforce the ban on the unauthorised carrying of... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Many Cops and Military Violating Philippine Election Gun Ban
Philippine Daily Inquirer
10 January 2010
MANILA, Philippines -- Thirty minutes into Sunday, police officer Dennis Quinto, in civilian clothes, came down the road on a motorcycle with a .45-cal Armscor pistol tucked in his waist. Quinto, a Police Officer 1 belonging to the regional mobile group of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO), never got past the police checkpoint in Quezon City. He was the first violator of the nationwide election gun ban and... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
India to Tighten Gun Licensing, Registration Laws to Curb Proliferation
The Hindu (New Delhi)
10 January 2010
In a bid to check proliferation of both legal and illegal weapons, the government has decided to review the law for granting licences to individuals and keep a database of those issued across the country. The Home Ministry says proliferation of arms, whether licensed or illegal, vitiates the law and order situation and holding of sophisticated weapons by conflicting parties directly contributes towards lethality of violent acts.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Philippine Police Urge Senate to Pass Tightened Gun Law
Inquirer.net (Philippines)
8 January 2010
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine National Police renewed its call to the Senate to pass a pending legislation imposing stiffer penalties for possession of illegal firearms, saying the move will greatly help in the dismantling of partisan armed groups before the May elections. PNP Director General Jesus Verzosa made the appeal after the signing of the memorandum of agreement with the Commission on Elections inwhich the police... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Ex PNP Official Tagged in Ampatuan Ammo Procurement
Philippine Star
8 January 2010
MANILA, Philippines - A civilian employee of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and a former police provincial director of Maguindanao were identified as the alleged conduits in the procurement of ammunition for the Ampatuan clan. According to reports reaching PNP chief Director General Jesus Verzosa, the nametags appearing in some boxes of ammunition recovered during an operation... ( gunpolicy.org )
Vietnam,Yemen,United States
Virginian Company Fined for Attempted Yemeni Arms Brokering Deal
Associated Press
7 January 2010
Alexandria,Virginia - A Virginia company run by a would-be arms merchant pleaded guilty Thursday to trying to sell guns, night vision goggles and other military equipment to people in Yemen, Libya and other foreign countries. Ioannis "John" Papathanassiou, 51, of Vienna, Va., entered the guilty plea on behalf of his company, Taipan Enterprises Ltd., at a hearing Thursday in U.S. District Court, admitting that his company sought... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Cousins Playing With 'Toy' .303 Pipe Gun, Put in Mouth, 12 year-old Shot
The Telegraph (Calcutta)
7 January 2010
Malda, Jan. 7: The left jaw of a 12-year-old was blown off today when a pipe gun with which a cousin of his was playing went off in a Kaliachak village this morning. Police said the injured boy, Harun Sheikh, was admitted to the district hospital here and later referred to North Bengal Medical College and Hospital in Siliguri. Doctors attending to him said the boy's left jaw and two teeth were blown off and the face suffered a ghastly... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Maguidanao Massacre Suspect Pleads Not Guilty
Associated Press
5 January 2010
MANILA,Philippines - A member of a powerful political clan on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the Philippines' worst election massacre of 57 people, including journalists and members of a rival's family. Andal Ampatuan Jr., a town mayor in southern Maguindanao province where his family ruled unopposed for years, has been initially charged with 41 counts of murder in the Nov. 23 attack on an election caravan in the... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Total Ban on Gun Carrying Aims to Curb Philippine Election Violence
Philippine Star
3 January 2010
MANILA, Philippines - The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) will enforce the total gun ban nationwide for six months starting Jan. 10, the official start of the election period, to curb election-related violence. Existing uniformed security personnel assigned to protect national and local government officials will also be recalled, but may be reinstated upon approval of the Commission... ( 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 )
India,Nepal
India Resumes Weapon Sales, Gun 'Loans' to Nepal After 4 Year Ban
Indian Express
23 December 2009
Ending a four-year self-imposed ban, India has decided to resume supply of small arms to Nepal. The ban came into effect in February 2005 when then King Gyanendra sacked the democratically elected government. The decision to resume supplies -- to begin with, only small arms will be supplied on "loan" -- was taken at a meeting convened by the Home Ministry earlier this month. Incidentally, Nepalese Maoists oppose any move... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
16 More Murder Charges Laid After Political Mass Shooting in Philippines
Associated Press
21 December 2009
MANILA, Philippines - Government prosecutors filed 16 more murder charges Monday against the member of a powerful clan who allegedly led last month's massacre of political rivals and journalists in the southern Philippines. At least 57 people were brutally killed with guns and machetes, many of their bodies buried by backhoe, on Nov. 23 in southern Maguidanao province. One body remains unidentified, preventing an indictment, but... ( 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 )
Philippines
'Stricter Measures' Imposed in 2010 Philippine Election Gun Ban
Philippine Daily Inquirer
19 December 2009
MANILA, Philippines -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will implement total gun ban for the May 2010 elections, prohibiting private individuals from carrying firearms and allowing only two security personnel for each candidate, an official said Friday. Comelec Resolution 8714 promulgated on December 16 states stricter gun ban provisions such that, "No person shall bear, carry or transport licensed or unregistered firearms... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Philippine Warlord Charged with 40 Murders in Political Mass Shooting
Associated Press
18 December 2009
MANILA, Philippines - The main suspect in the Philippines' worst political massacre, wearing a bulletproof vest and handcuffs, was pushed by guards through an angry crowd Friday to appear at a preliminary investigation hearing. Dozens of Filipino journalists, whose 30 colleagues were among 57 people killed in southern Maguindanao province on Nov. 23, jeered Andal Ampatuan Jr. outside the Justice Department building in Manila and... ( gunpolicy.org )
Belarus,North Korea,Kazakhstan,Ukraine,Serbia,Russia
Ex-Soviet Pilots, Aircraft Ship Weapons for Global Gun Running Networks
Time (USA)
17 December 2009
KIEV -- It was no ordinary smuggling bust. On Dec. 11, an old Russian plane landed in Thailand to refuel after taking off hours earlier from Pyongyang, North Korea. In its hull, police found 35 tons of explosives, rocket-propelled grenades and components for surface-to-air missiles, all being transported from North Korea in breach of U.N. sanctions. The captain and his crew were promptly arrested and charged with illegally transporting arms.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Philippine Businessman Misses Licensing Deadline, Police Seize Guns
Philippine Daily Inquirer
16 December 2009
TAGUM CITY, Philippines -- A businessman has been arrested for possessing several firearms with allegedly expired licenses and over a hundred rounds of ammunition in New Corella town, Davao del Norte, police said Wednesday. Senior Superintendent Jose Pante, Davao del Norte police director said Ernesto Hechanova, owner of vast rice and fruit farms was arrested after police raided his home in Barangay Mesaoy at 4 p.m. Tuesday, ... ( gunpolicy.org )
North Korea,Serbia,Thailand
North Korean Arms Plane Cargo Linked to East European Gun Traffickers
Times (UK)
15 December 2009
The weapons laden plane seized in Bangkok en route from North Korea at the weekend has been linked to two renowned East European arms traffickers by a respected Swedish think-tank in the latest twist in the mysterious saga. The Ilyushin-76 aircraft, which was found to be carrying 35 tons of weapons including rockets and grenades, was most recently registered under a company called Beibars, linked to Serbian arms dealer Tomislav... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
4,000 Guns Surrendered, Registered in East Visayas Firearm Amnesty
Philippine Daily Inquirer (Visayas)
14 December 2009
TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines -- The campaign of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on gun amnesty program, which ended last month, yielded more than 4,000 firearms in Eastern Visayas. Although the gun amnesty yielded only about 10 percent of the total estimated 43,400 loose firearms in the region, PNP Eastern Visayas information officer Senior Superintendent Manuel Cubillo described the campaign as successful. "We were... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Mayor Orders Tighter Gun Control, Seizure of Weapons in Quezon City
Philippine Daily Inquirer
11 December 2009
Quezon City Mayor Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. has ordered law enforcers to zero in on loose firearms in three villages where a large number of homicide cases have been reported in the past month. Belmonte directed the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) to round up illegal and home-made guns, called "paltik" or "sumpak," to help curb the increasing number of shooting incidents. To be covered by the crackdown are Batasan Hills... ( gunpolicy.org )
Malaysia,Burundi
Malaysia Escapes UN Censure After Officials Scrap Arms Sale to Burundi
Malay Mail (Malaysia)
10 December 2009
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - An attempt by a local company to export some 30,000 assault rifles to Burundi, worth more than RM200 million, nearly caused Malaysia to be censured by the United Nations Security Council, if not for the prompt action by Malaysian officials at the UN body. The Malay Mail learnt that officials from the Permanent Mission of Malaysia to the UN in New York had managed to assure the world body that the Malaysian... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
4 Illegal 'Gun Factories' Raided, 6 Alleged Gun Runners Charged in Bihar
Press Trust of India / PTI
10 December 2009
MUNGER -- Four mini gun factories were today unearthed and six persons involved in manufacturing illegal firearms and supplying them to naxalite outfits in Jharkhand arrested here, police said. Superintendent of police M Sunil Naiak told reporters that the police today arrested two arms smugglers, Chetlal and Kundan, for supplying firearms to naxalites in Jharkhand. The SP said Chetlal and Kundan were hardcore naxalites... ( gunpolicy.org )
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
Maguindanao Town Hall Yields Cache of Guns After Massacre
Philippine Daily Inquirer
8 December 2009
MANILA, Philippines -- Authorities continue to recover several high-powered firearms scattered throughout the province of Maguindanao which are believed to have been stashed by rebel forces linked with the influential Ampatuan clan. On Monday's search, authorities unearthed an arms cache right at the back of the Ampatuan municipal hall, said Philippine National Police Director General Jesus Verzosa on Tuesday. The firearms... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
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
Buried Philippine Massacre Guns Were Traced to Army, Police
Philippine Daily Inquirer
8 December 2009
AMPATUAN, Maguindanao -- Five of the 16 assault rifles that soldiers dug up at the back of the town hall here late Monday afternoon belonged to militiamen, the Philippine Army disclosed Tuesday. Lt. Col. Edgardo de Leon, 73rd Infantry Battalion commander, said a document recovered from the town's old treasury office showed that three M16 rifles and one M14 armalite were purchased by the local government. The other M16 rifle,... ( gunpolicy.org )
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
Army Destroys Seized, Home-made Guns in Philippine Ceremony
Iloilo News (Philippines)
7 December 2009
A total of fifty firearms were destroyed following a ceremonial cutting and destruction of guns at the 6th Service Support Unit (FSSU) of the Philippine Army's Support Command in Camp Delgado, Iloilo City Friday afternoon. The rites formed part of the demilitarization under the Philippine Army's Captured, Confiscated, Recovered and Surrendered Firearms (CCRS) program. The fifty assorted firearms, mostly high-powered "paltik,"... ( 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 )
Philippines
Gun, Ammo Tracing Pinpoints Killers Who Shot 57 Dead in Philippines
Philippine Daily Inquirer
3 December 2009
MANILA, Philippines -- Police are still looking for at least seven more firearms used in the mass killing of 57 people in Maguindanao province, after only one firearm tested positive in the ballistics examination to date, authorities said on Thursday. Chief Superintendent Arturo Cacdac, Philippine National Police Crime Laboratory chide, said in a press conference that they are in the process of testing 21 more firearms, consisting... ( 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 )
Philippines
Police Target 800,000 Loose Guns in Wake of Philippines Gun Massacre
Manila Bulletin
2 December 2009
Philippine National Police (PNP) has started the crackdown on all loose firearms and delinquent gun owners following the termination of the two-month nationwide gun amnesty on Monday. Director General Jesus Verzosa, PNP chief, said that their determination to account for the estimated 800,000 remaining loose firearms across the country was further buoyed by what he described as "tradition of feudal politics and clan conflict" that... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Mass Police Sacking After Mayor, Private Army Shot 57 in Philippines
Business World (Manila) / AFP
2 December 2009
KORONADAL CITY -- Probers of a mass murder yesterday established a link between the perpetrators and the principal suspect through confiscated weapons that tested positive and were among those allegedly used in the crime. The two firearms were taken from civilian volunteer organization (CVO) elements, a paramilitary group, allegedly under the Ampatuan clan, a police official said yesterday. Senior Superintendent Willie... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Journalists Could Carry Guns After 30 'Media Men' Killed in Philippines
Philippine Daily Inquirer (Southern Luzon)
30 November 2009
LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Philippines -- Legitimate and qualified journalists should be allowed by the government to carry firearms in the forthcoming election season, Quezon Representative Danilo Suarez (3rd District-Lakas) said. In an interview in Unisan town Sunday afternoon, the lawmaker and known ally of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declared his strong support for the proposal to allow media men, especially those with threats... ( gunpolicy.org )
Cambodia
Police Target Illegal Guns, 'Anarchic' Shootings in Cambodian Capital
Phnom Penh Post
27 November 2009
Phnom Penh municipal authorities have established a special task force that will patrol the city to crack down on shootings and possession of illegal weapons. Touch Naruth, Phnom Penh Municipal Police chief, said Thursday that the patrolling task force, comprised of existing officers of the municipal and military police, would mark a departure from the former strategy of relying on district checkpoints to seize illegal explosives... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Own 3 Illegal Guns, Get Life in Prison Under New Philippines Legislation
Philippine Daily Inquirer
23 November 2009
MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippine National Police on Monday urged the Senate to ratify a House bill seeking to impose stiffer penalties over holders and users of illegal firearms. PNP Director General Jesus Verzosa called on Senate to ratify House bill 6776, a measure that would impose stiffer penalties for illegal possession of firearms and light weapons, amending some provisions of Presidential Decree 1866. The bill... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Home-made Pistols Seized, Gun Dealers Charged in Surendranagar
Times of India
21 November 2009
LIMBDI, Surendranagar -- Two arms dealers were arrested from Chotila highway on Friday for smuggling firearms from Madhya Pradesh. Four pistols and 56 live cartridges were recovered from them. According to police, accused Premkumar Besadiya alias Maharaj, native of Lahar Mihona in MP, and his local associate Raghu Bharwad, resident of Jamvali village in Sayala taluka in Surendranagar district, were arrested following a tip-off about... ( gunpolicy.org )
Russia,China,Pakistan
Russia Confronts Pakistan, China Over 'Illegally' Copied AK Assault Rifles
United Press International
16 November 2009
HONG KONG, China -- At a press conference held during an international exhibition of defense equipment in Turkey last summer, a Russian military delegation harshly criticized the Pakistan Ordnance Factories Company for copying Russian weapons systems. The Russians claimed that the POF's RPG-7P anti-tank rockets, 122-mm D-30 howitzer ammunition and PK-10 assault guns were 100-percent imitations of Russian systems. The PK-10 assault... ( gunpolicy.org )
India,United Nations
Rethink India's Decision to Abstain from UN Global Gun Trade Treaty Vote
Times of India, Editorial
13 November 2009
The past few weeks have seen a somewhat contradictory message emerging from New Delhi on the issue of arms trafficking. On the one hand, home secretary G K Pillai has stated Indian concerns about Maoists being supplied arms from China, albeit by private Chinese players rather than by Beijing. On the other, when the UN committee on disarmament and peace voted on a resolution last month calling for talks on a treaty to regulate the global... ( 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,China,South Asia
Chinese 'Big Smugglers' of Illegal Guns, Claims Indian Home Secretary
Times of India / TNN
9 November 2009
NEW DELHI -- The government on Sunday indicated that China might be a source of small arms for naxalites who may be procuring them through smugglers. "Chinese are big smugglers... suppliers of small arms. I am sure that the Maoists also get them," home secretary G K Pillai said when asked if the naxals had links with China. He, however, made it clear that the government had no information that the Maoists had any links... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Gun Culture, Illegal Firearm Industry Booming in Trigger-happy Delhi
Times Of India / TNN
8 November 2009
NEW DELHI -- Just the other day, Himanshu Sharma had an argument with a petrol pump manager and was shot at by the guard. On September 29, two Delhi residents were shot at in Faridabad when they had gone to a restaurant for dinner and had an altercation over parking. There is suddenly an alarming rise in the use of fire-arms in the city. Guns are being pulled out on the slightest provocation -- as TOI reported recently, a young man whipped... ( gunpolicy.org )
Japan
Yakuza Gunman Dead, Three Injured in Rare Japanese Shooting
BBC News
6 November 2009
A gunman in Japan has taken his own life after wounding three people in Yokohama, outside Tokyo, police said. The gunman had taken refuge in a building in a residential area which the police surrounded. A police spokesman said one of the injured men was in a critical condition and the other two were lightly wounded. Japanese media reported the violence appeared to be gang related. Shootings are rare in Japan, where... ( gunpolicy.org )
Thailand,United States,Russia,Colombia
Documents Shed New Light on Viktor Bout 'Merchant of Death' Arms Deal
Washington Times
5 November 2009
Newly obtained documents prepared by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) describe an elaborate sting operation to capture purported weapons trafficker Viktor Bout in Bangkok and America's current appeal to extradite him to New York. However, the documents, made public recently, do not confirm that Mr. Bout had access to the weapons or where the arms and ammunition were located. Mr. Bout, a Russian citizen, has... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Arrested Indian Gun Runners Admit to Selling Home-made Firearms
Times of India / Sandesh
5 November 2009
JAMNAGAR -- Three accused arrested in arms dealing racket sold as many as nine firearms in the past one-and-half-year, said police on Wednesday. Of the trio, Munna Sursinh and Indrasinh Mahida were sent to five-day remand, while Ajay Versinh was sent to judicial custody after being produced before a court here. According to police, the accused used to buy firearms, mainly country-made revolvers, at Rs 5,000 per piece from Jagat... ( gunpolicy.org )
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 )
India,United Nations,Russia,China
UN Gun Trade Treaty 'Likely Very Weak' as India, Russia, China Abstain
Times of India / TNN
2 November 2009
NEW DELHI -- Even as the crucial global arms trade and transfers (ATT) treaty, which seeks to regulate the $55 billion arms trade and promote democracy, found overwhelming support from 153 member countries at the UN on Friday, India was among the 19 who abstained from the meet. These 153 countries -- including top arms suppliers like US, Britain, Germany and France -- supported a UN disarmament committee resolution which will lead... ( gunpolicy.org )
Thailand
Thai Politicians Rush to Carry Taxpayer-Subsidised Hidden Handguns
Associated Press
2 November 2009
BANGKOK -- About half of Thailand's national lawmakers are taking advantage of a new government plan allowing them to purchase guns at a discount and receive a license to carry them anywhere, an official said Monday. Election campaigns in Thailand's rural areas are sometimes violent, and most campaigns are marked by several deaths, usually of vote canvassers who buy votes for their candidates. The new program was arranged at the... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines,United States
US Gun Dealer Sold 'Cop Killer' Pistols to Alien Now Back in Philippines
Manila Standard
31 October 2009
BALTIMORE -- City police are looking for a Filipino who had accompanied a Filipino couple who had owned a notorious bar in connection with the acquisition of four handguns whose bullets can go through body armor. The Investigative Voice said that a police report confirmed that police raided the Cheerleaders Bar in Fells Point last August looking for four FN 5.7 millimeter guns, The guns had disappeared since they were purchased... ( gunpolicy.org )
Germany,United Nations,Russia,China
Germany Backs Global Arms Trade Treaty, China and Russia Abstain
Deutsche Welle
31 October 2009
Germany, along with other key United Nations members, has backed talks on a global treaty to regulate the global trade of weapons. Two major arms suppliers, Russia and China, refused to support the measure. The United Nations resolution calls for talks aimed at agreeing a treaty to police the world's $55-billion (37-billion-euro) arms trade. The UN General Assembly's first committee on disarmament and peace passed the resolution... ( gunpolicy.org )
Papua New Guinea,Philippines
PNG Police Boss 'Forgot' Signing Import Permit for Assault Rifles, Pistol
National (Port Moresby), Editorial
30 October 2009
We are flabbergasted by Police Commissioner Gari Baki's attitude towards the high-powered guns which Customs seized at the Jackson International Airport over the weekend. First he said he was not aware of having signed any approvals for the importation of the weapons. Later, he reversed his statement to say he remembered approving the importation of the gun. He promised to do something about it as soon as he has seen the... ( gunpolicy.org )
Papua New Guinea,Philippines
PNG Police Commissioner Admits Approving Assault Weapon Imports
National (Port Moresby)
29 October 2009
Confusion surrounds the ownership and importation of an assortment of deadly weapons that were confiscated by Customs officials from a man coming from the Philippines on an Air Niugini flight into Port Moresby. On Sunday at 5am, Customs officers seized four high-powered Colt assault rifles and a semi-automatic Glock 9mm pistol from the man after he disembarked PX011. Customs officials believed the import and luggage declaration... ( gunpolicy.org )
Papua New Guinea,Philippines
Illegal Assault Rifles Seized from Club Shooter at Port Moresby Airport
National (Port Moresby)
28 October 2009
Four high-powered Colt assault rifles, designed for military use, and a 9mm Glock semi-automatic pistol were seized by Customs officers from a passenger arriving from the Philippines on Sunday morning at Jackson International Airport. Two assault rifle parts were also found in the man's luggage. The man (named) claimed he was transporting the weapons for a licenced arms dealer, but Customs officers say the man is no longer... ( gunpolicy.org )
Taiwan
Call for US-style Gun Law Rejected in Taiwan, Strict Controls to Stay
China Post (Taiwan)
23 October 2009
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The government has decided to maintain the present tight gun control despite a call for liberalizing the regulations on owning lethal weapons to help people defend themselves. Legislator Yu Tien of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party urged the government yesterday to follow the U.S. practice of easing the rules to allow law-abiding citizens to own handguns to protect themselves. Yu said that gun... ( gunpolicy.org )
Taiwan
Taiwan 'Will Not Consider' Increased Legal Gun Ownership, Says Minister
Taiwan News / CAN
22 October 2009
TAIPEI -- The government will not consider legalizing gun ownership by the country's citizens, Minister of the Interior Jiang Yi-huah said Thursday. Jiang said the disadvantages of allowing gun ownership outweigh the benefits and that the ministry will only consider allowing security guards to carry firearms. He was responding to a call by opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Yu Tien to allow law-abiding... ( gunpolicy.org )
Russia,China
Russia, China Near Copyright Deal to Licence Kalashnikov Production
RIA Novosti (Russia)
22 October 2009
KLIMOVSK -- Russia is working to reach an agreement with China on copyright protection of Kalashnikov assault rifles, the head of Russia's state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said Thursday. "We have received China's national patent for Kalashnikov products. The documents have been handed to the Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation to prepare and conclude an intergovernmental agreement in the field," Anatoly Isaikin... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Seized, Surplus Guns Recycled Into Farming Tools by Phillipines Police
Philippine Daily Inquirer
20 October 2009
MANILA, Philippines -- Some 700 old and unserviceable firearms were burned at the Philippine National Police headquarters in Camp Crame on Monday to be recycled into farming tools and implements. These 700 firearms, said PNP spokesman Senior Superintendent Leonardo Espina, consisted of rifles, shotguns and handguns that were confiscated from criminal groups. Some of these firearms were also unserviceable government-owned firearms.... ( gunpolicy.org )
India,China,Myanmar,Laos,Cambodia,Thailand
China Small Arms Bazaar Fuelling North East Indian Insurgents, Maoists
Hueiyen Lanpao (India)
19 October 2009
DIMAPUR -- Small arms wielded by Northeast militants and Maoists invariably find their way in from Yunan province of southern China through the Chin people in Myanmar. But forces handling security this side of the India-Myanmar border have "no reasons yet" to suspect Beijing's official involvement in the gun-running racket. Chinese copies of weapons such as the American M-16 rifles and Russian Kalashnikovs -- AK-47s and AK-56s... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Authority Approves Total Gun Ban in Lead-up to 2010 Philippine Election
Philippine Daily Inquirer
19 October 2009
MANILA, Philippines -- The Commission on Elections has approved a total gun ban for the 2010 elections, implementation of which will start on January 2010, an official said on Monday. Commissioner Lucenito Tagle made the pronouncement during the anniversary of the Civil Security Group at Camp Crame, adding that the Comelec has only to lay out the provisions of the total gun ban, in close coordination with the Philippine National... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Well-connected Global Gun Banners Blamed for New Philippine Gun Bill
Business Mirror (Philippines)
15 October 2009
Voting 140-3, the House of Representatives, in plenary session, approved on third and final reading on Thursday a bill that imposes stricter gun policies that licensed gun holders and enthusiasts described as the alleged revival of a Marcos-era decree to address the worsening problem on loose firearms. House Bill 6776, authored by Lakas-Kampi-CMD Rep. Pedro Romualdo of Camiguin, seeks to restore the stiff penalties for the illegal... ( gunpolicy.org )
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