Australia
Crime Busters Hail 'DNA for Guns' as Australians Solve Killings, Cold Cases
Sydney Morning Herald
7 March 2010
A process hailed as DNA for guns has helped to clear up many crimes that would otherwise remain unsolved. The NSW Police Force has lifted the lid on its integrated ballistics identification system (IBIS) which has just scored it 350th "cold hit". IBIS is an electronic database of bullets and cartridge cases collected from crime scenes or seized firearms. Using state-of-the-art lasers and microscopes, it scans the unique... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Australian Teen Threatens Woman with Shotgun for Driving on High Beam
Herald Sun (Melbourne)
8 February 2010
A man has threatened a teenage driver with a shotgun after she mistakenly drove with her headlights on high beam in the New South Wales Hunter Valley. The 17-year-old girl was unaware she had her headlights on high beam as she was driving on Aberglasslyn Rd, Rutherford, in the Hunter Valley about 10.20pm on Saturday. Police say the ute driver in front of her changed lanes and began following her car, before they both pulled... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Australian Man's Love Song for Firearms Becomes an Internet Hit
Sydney Morning Herald
25 January 2010
Steve Lee says he never set out to be an internet hit. He just loves guns - and thought he would write a song about it. He says he is as shocked as anyone that his YouTube clip 'I Like Guns' has been viewed more than 1.26 million times in the six weeks it has been online. The paean to guns, produced by Bill Chambers - father of Kasey - features Lee shooting at everything from watermelons to cars, and with everything from... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Violent Criminal Allowed, Denied Licence for 8 Guns in Western Australia
WA News (Australia)
19 January 2010
A man granted a gun licence just five months ago despite revealing a string of assault convictions has become the latest victim of a firearms crackdown launched by Police Commissioner Karl O'Callaghan. Before being granted his seventh gun licence for a .308 rifle on May 28 last year, Scott Woods told authorities he had three convictions for assault, one for criminal damage, one for reckless driving, and one of driving with a blood... ( 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
Adelaide Gun Owner Shoots 3 with Airgun, Police Seize His 300 Weapons
Australian Associated Press
19 January 2010
Police have uncovered a cache of weapons connected to a man who allegedly shot three people with an air rifle south of Adelaide last Saturday. Police arrested and charged the 51-year-old man from Willunga, where they also uncovered more than 300 assorted firearms from two separate premises. The bailed man will appear in Christies Beach Magistrates Court on February 23 where he faces charges of acts likely to cause harm... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Victoria Police Close to Finalising Rearmament with Semi-auto Pistols
Age (Melbourne)
14 January 2010
The prolonged wait to arm Victoria Police with semi-automatic guns will be over within months, with the force primed to sign a contract with suppliers. Police yesterday called for tenders for holsters for the semi-automatics, saying that while it was studying the bids, it expected to finalise details for the purchase of the guns. "It is Victoria Police's intention to select a supplier of suitable holsters for semi-automatic... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Teenage Boy Charged with Unlawful Possession on Brisbane Train
Australian Associated Press
13 January 2010
A TEENAGE boy in Brisbane has been accused of carrying a gun and planning to cause fear. Police said the 14-year-old boy had the gun while travelling on the Sandgate train line about 2pm (AEST) yesterday. The boy was charged with going armed so as to cause fear and unlawful possession of weapons. He will be dealt with under the provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act. ( 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 )
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
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 )
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 )
Australia
Sydney Men Charged with Alleged Manufacture of Submachine Guns
Australian Associated Press
11 December 2009
Two men, including a bikie, have been charged over the manufacture of illegal firearms after police seized rifles, knuckle dusters and firearm parts in Sydney. Officers raided a home in Charles Street, Blacktown, about 4.30pm yesterday, police said. Police allege illegal submachine guns, lightweight automatics or semi-automatic weapons were being made at the home. A 43-year-old man was arrested and police seized... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Licensed Australian Gun Dealer, Outlaw Biker Face 100+ Firearm Charges
Illawarra Mercury (New South Wales)
9 December 2009
A firearms dealer will appear in a Southern Highlands court early next year charged with 101 firearms-related offences. Detectives from Strike Force Raptor, established to target outlaw motorcycle gangs, issued the 63-year-old with a court attendance notice yesterday afternoon. He is facing three counts of being a licensed firearms dealer failing to make quarterly return; 95 counts of being a firearms dealer failing to... ( 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 )
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 )
Australia
New Federal Law Will Prohibit Realistic Imitation Guns in Australia
Daily Telegraph (Sydney)
21 November 2009
New national gun laws will outlaw imitation firearms unless shooters hold a special licence to own them. The move follows a series of attacks using replica guns. A 10-year-old boy allegedly robbed a Hunter Valley video store with a replica gun two months ago. Two masked men with replica firearms robbed a fast food outlet in Padstow last month and a 77-year-old driver was robbed of his wallet in Manly by a teenager... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Personal Aide, Hidden Handgun Guards Australian State Police Chief
Age (Melbourne)
20 November 2009
The personal aide to Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Simon Overland carried a semi-automatic pistol, police confirmed last night. A spokesman said Mr Overland, who has headed inquiries including the anti-underworld Purana Taskforce, was a public figure and had a high profile as a result of his position. He said the aide had undertaken appropriate training courses to use the firearm, believed to be a Glock 9mm pistol.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Police Seize 8 Handguns, Drugs, Arrest 2 Queensland Gun Owners
Brisbane Times (Queensland)
19 November 2009
Two men have been charged and eight handguns seized following raids at two addresses near Warwick. Organised crime detectives found six handguns and a quantity of cannabis at an address in Gladfield, near Warwick, yesterday afternoon. A search of a second address in Rosenthal Heights uncovered a further two handguns. Weapons seized include a 357 Magnum handgun, a Glock 17 handgun, two Smith and Wesson revolvers and four... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Last Days for Gun Amnesty Handover in Victoria
Advertiser (Adelaide)
28 October 2009
There are just a few days left to surrender weapons to Victoria Police under its month-long arms amnesty. More than 10 items have so far been handed in to Wodonga officers during the statewide weapons and firearms amnesty, including five guns and five knives or swords. Benalla police also received five firearms as well as ammunition. The scheme, which runs all October, allows people the chance to surrender any... ( 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
West Australian Police Monitoring of Guns 'Patchy and Inconsistent'
Sunday Times (West Australia)
21 October 2009
WA Police are not adequately monitoring the possession, use and dealing of firearms in the community, an auditor general's report has found. The review by Auditor General Colin Murphy found that although WA Police procedures for assessing applications for firearm licences were sound, deficiencies existed in the monitoring of licence holders including whether they continued to meet the conditions after their licences were issued.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
South Australian 'Police Computer' Counted Non-existent Handguns
Advertiser (Adelaide)
20 October 2009
A SA Police computer program counted firearms which had been destroyed, causing incorrect data on registered handguns to be made public, it has emerged. It was reported today that there were 41,519 registered handguns in South Australia, but it has now been revealed that this figure was based on wrong information given by SA Police to the Australian Institute of Criminology. AdelaideNow has been told that more than 20,000... ( 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 )
Australia
Australian Defence Force Ignores Civil Gun Bans, Court Abuse Rulings
Australian (Sydney)
12 October 2009
The Australian Defence Force has declared it is not bound by civilian court and police orders banning soldiers from access to guns in cases of domestic violence. The military's position was exposed when it dismissed complaints by two ex-partners of an army cook, subject to domestic violence orders taken out separately by the women, that the soldier was receiving intensive weapons training associated with his deployment overseas.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Sydney 16yr-old 'Just Playing' with Gun, Killed 18yr-old, Got 4yrs Jail
Daily Telegraph (Sydney)
9 October 2009
A teenanger who said he was "playing" with a gun and "just showing off" when he shot his friend in a Sydney bedroom will be released in 2010, a court has heard. The boy, who was 16 at the time of the shooting and cannot be named for legal reasons, was sentenced in the NSW Supreme Court on Friday to a maximum of four years for his friend's manslaughter. He was sentenced to a two-year non-parole period and with time already... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Licensed Australian Gun Owners Face Police Visit, Storage Inspection
Cumberland Courier (New South Wales)
9 October 2009
Northern Beaches Police will be turning up on the doorstep of every licensed gun owner in the area over the next four years to check their firearms are stored correctly. Operation Aston follows the gun amnesty that ended on May 31 and will target guns stored incorrectly and the security of gun safes, Northern Beaches Commander Doreen Cruickshank said. "Gun owners have a responsibility to ensure their weapon is safely stored... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Aussie Gun Owner Faces 196 Charges, Machine Gun Trafficking Alleged
ABC News (Australia)
8 October 2009
A Wollongong man is now facing nearly 200 charges over the sale and possession of illegal guns in an alleged gun trafficking network in the Illawarra on the New South Wales south coast. Wollongong Local Court has been told Aristos Dionys, 58, of Mangerton, is now facing 196 charges. The charges come after police raids on two homes in Fairy Meadow and Cringila and at a storage unit at Padstow in Sydney in August. During... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Shooters' Party Wants NSW Law to Allow Airguns for 'Children of Any Age'
Sydney Morning Herald
6 October 2009
The Shooters' Party is pushing for the state's gun laws to be overhauled to allow children of any age to fire air rifles on approved shooting ranges if they are under the supervision of an adult. A private members' bill will be introduced in the next session of Parliament to change the laws to remove any age restrictions that currently only allow children over 12 to shoot air rifles, the Shooters' MP Roy Smith said. Mr... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Shooters Party Push for Australian 10yr-olds to Shoot 'Dangerous, Absurd'
ABC News (Australia)
6 October 2009
In New South Wales, laws that restrict young people from using air rifles at shooting ranges are being targeted by the small but powerful Shooters Party. It will introduce what it says are common sense amendments to the next sittings of Parliament to allow kids under 12 to go shooting with their families. But the Coalition for Gun Control says it is a dangerous scenario and has accused the gun lobby group of trying to recruit... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Crackdown on Unregistered Imitation Firearms in South Australia
ABC News (Australia)
1 October 2009
The South Australian Government is cracking down on people who have unregistered imitation firearms. People caught with unregistered or unauthorised imitations will face a maximum of 15 years in jail or a $75,000 fine. Authorities are concerned that imitations can be converted to fire bullets, and that they are often used in robberies and other crimes. But an amnesty has been declared until the end of the year.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Police, Judge Strip Queensland Child Molester of His Gun Licence
Warwick Daily News (Queensland)
29 September 2009
An Inglewood man convicted earlier this year of molesting an 11-year-old girl has lost a court bid to retain his firearms licence. The man, who cannot be named as it could identify his victim, appeared in the Warwick Magistrates Court yesterday with his solicitor who argued he remained a fit and proper holder of the licence. The matter was brought to court by the Queensland Police weapons licensing branch, whose prosecutor... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Illegal Handgun Found in Shot-up West Australian Gym
West Australian (Perth)
25 September 2009
The owner of a Wangara gym targeted by gunmen has convictions for possessing unlicensed weapons and going armed to cause fear. Hollywoods Gym owner Brad Wright, 27, was fined almost $3000 in March after being arrested by police in December with two firearms. But the Muay Thai kickboxer refused to discuss those convictions yesterday and denied he was living in fear in the wake of the shooting rampage at his gym. A... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Senior Queensland Policeman's Home Raided Over Illegal Machine Guns
Courier-Mail (Brisbane)
24 September 2009
Queensland's Water Police chief is under investigation by Customs and police for allegedly importing illegal machinegun parts. Customs and Border Protection officers, members of the police Weapons Licensing Branch and the Australian Defence Force's Explosive Ordnance Demolition team raided the home of Inspector Alan Magarry north of Brisbane last Thursday. Police said a van was removed, along with items suspected of being... ( 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 )
Australia
Why I Want to Shoot in National Parks: Australian Shooters Party Policy
Sydney Morning Herald, Opinion
21 September 2009
Volunteer hunters have a legitimate role in wild animal management -- and they should be allowed to do so in our national parks. In fact, conservation hunting is not a new concept. The Shooters Party's Game and Feral Animal Control Amendment Bill 2009, which is yet to be debated in the NSW Parliament, has attracted much ill-informed comment about what the Bill will achieve for conservation. This Bill is not about... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Police Decision to Keep Guns from Violent NSW Mental Patient Reversed
Sydney Morning Herald
18 September 2009
A tribunal has ruled it safe for a NSW miner to store firearms at his home, despite his son's criminal history and alleged threats to kill a police officer. The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had challenged a decision by the NSW Police Commissioner forbidding him to possess or store firearms at his rural property or to use them in the presence of his adult son, who has a history of violence directed at his partner and... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Domestic Dispute Exposes Former Gun Dealer's Illegal Assault Rifles
Sydney Morning Herald
10 September 2009
Police say they found grenade launchers, assault rifles and other firearms at an industrial site in Sydney's eastern suburbs. The "military-style" weapons were found in a safe in the strong room of an industrial site in Rothschild Avenue, Rosebery, about 2pm yesterday. They included a M16 and 9mm Colt assault rifles, handgunds, grenade launchers and ammunition, police said. Police say they were tipped off about... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Rise in Street Shootings, Youth Handgun Culture Worries Victoria Police
Australian Associated Press
7 September 2009
Senior police are alarmed at the number of firearms on Melbourne's streets. Taskforce Santiago, set up late last year to investigate shootings between family-based amphetamine syndicates in Melbourne's north and west, has confiscated dozens of pistols since its inception. Taskforce boss Detective Inspector Steve Dennis told the Herald Sun young criminals were arming themselves at an alarming rate. "We're absolutely... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
NSW Labor Party Builds 'Bullets for Votes' Gun Range for Shooters Party
Australian (Sydney)
4 September 2009
The residents of Hill Top need no reminding of the "bullets for votes" deal that has flourished under the NSW Labor government. It is there, in the picturesque Southern Highlands, that a government often reliant on the support of the Shooters Party to pass legislation has agreed to build a giant new $5 million shooting complex. About 1000ha of national park, popular with bushwalkers, has been annexed for the development: a series... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
NSW Shooters Party Reloads with Greater Demands, Child Gun Access
Sydney Morning Herald
3 September 2009
The Shooters Party has upped the ante with the State Government, singalling it wants to amend firearms legislation as it continues to promote its plans to allow the shooting of feral animals in national parks. It also wants to ban further extensions to marine parks. Under proposed amendments to firearms legislation that may be tabled as soon as today, the Shooters want to remove the need to register air rifles and BB guns,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Police Take 36 Guns, Assault Rifles, Ammunition from Queensland Bikies
Courier-Mail (Brisbane) / AAP
27 August 2009
Police raids on outlaw motorcycle gangs uncovered an arsenal of weapons, including semi-automatic AK-47s, handguns, silencers, detonators and ammunition. The discovery of the weapons cache, allegedly belonging to the Odins Warriors organisation, comes as the State Government tightens laws to crack down on the gangs, vowing to destroy them by tearing down clubhouses and banning members from socialising if there was evidence of illegal... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Police Sting Cracks Alleged Australian Gun Trafficking Ring
Illawarra Mercury (New South Wales)
27 August 2009
Wollongong detectives posing as weapons buyers spent tens of thousands of dollars on machine guns and pistols to take down a group of alleged firearms traffickers operating in the Illawarra. The five-month investigation, known as Strike Force Bowl, featured six lead detectives from the Wollongong command and culminated in the arrests yesterday of three men, two from Fairy Meadow, aged 39 and 59, and a 55-year-old man from Cringila.... ( 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
Machine Guns, 100 Illegal Firearms Taken from Australian Gun Traffickers
Sydney Morning Herald / AAP
27 August 2009
Police raids and an undercover operation have netted more than 100 illegal firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition in a crackdown on an alleged Wollongong-based gun trafficking network. Three men -- Michael Zarakas of Fairy Meadow, Aristos Dionys of Mangerton and Andrew Kafizas of Wollongong -- face a total of 110 firearm trafficking charges between them. The trio appeared before Magistrate Paul Johnson at Wollongong... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Machine Guns, Handguns Seized in Wollongong Weapons Cache
NSW Police Force, Media release
26 August 2009
Police in Wollongong have arrested three men over the sale and possession of illegal firearms, including a World War Two machine gun. Strike Force Bowl was formed in April to investigate the supply of illegal weapons within the Wollongong Local Area Command. Investigations over several weeks led detectives to seize a cache of 12 firearms, including: - A World War II Bren Light Machine Gun - A home-made machine... ( 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 )
Australia
Heckler & Koch Shut Out of Victoria Police Tender for 10,000 Handguns
Herald Sun (Melbourne)
13 August 2009
Victoria Police has been warned its $18 million tender process to re-arm officers with semi-automatic guns is flawed and may endanger members. German gun giant Heckler & Koch alleges the process is rigged by police officials to give Smith & Wesson's cheaper alternative an advantage in the battle to provide more than 10,000 guns. It comes just weeks after the Office of Police Integrity accused Victoria Police of neglecting... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Australian Terror Group 'Planned' to Find Automatic Weapons, Say Police
ABC Radio News (Australia), Transcript
7 August 2009
ASHLEY HALL -- When police released the details of the alleged terrorism plot they foiled this week in Melbourne, they claimed that the would-be attackers were planning to use automatic and semi-automatic weapons. Long-barrelled semi-automatic weapons were outlawed by John Howard after the Port Arthur massacre in 1996 and there was a crackdown on semi-automatic handguns after the Monash University shooting seven years ago. ... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia, Somalia
Tight Gun Control, Lack of Assault Weapons Foiled Aussie Terrorist Plot
Sydney Morning Herald
6 August 2009
The alleged Melbourne terrorists planned to buy several machine-guns to use in their suicide attack on Holsworthy army base, but had neither the money nor the connections to get them, police have claimed. But authorities missed out on a vital chance to watch the men raise the funds and buy the weapons on the blackmarket after they were forced to bring forward planned raids due to a newspaper report. It was revealed yesterday... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Licensed Gun Dealer Charged with Selling 73 Handguns to Oz Criminals
Sunday Herald Sun (Melbourne)
28 July 2009
A hero who rescued a child from a fatal blaze is facing gun possession charges. Simon Tanti, who saved a toddler in a house fire which claimed the lives of her two brothers, will go to trial next year. It was alleged in a Melbourne Magistrates' Court hearing that Mr Tanti -- a former prison guard and licensed gun dealer -- had sold 73 handguns on the black market. He could be the first licensed gun dealer to face... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Licensed Gun Dealer Loses 1,200 Firearms in Victoria Police Raid
Herald Sun (Melbourne)
22 July 2009
Police have seized more than 1200 guns in a raid on a Victorian firearms dealer. The country dealer's licence was suspended and the guns, including rifles and pistols, were seized from the premises, as part of a major crackdown on breaches on the state's firearms code. Under the Firearms Act the dealer must now appeal to the Chief Commissioner to have their licence reinstated. Supt Wayne Ashley said police were... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Packing Heat, Strolling Free: Feathery Gun Crime Sentences in Sydney
Sydney Morning Herald
20 July 2009
In the middle of the afternoon of November 29, 2006, four hard men from the Lebanese community had a business meeting at the corner of Burwood Road and Livingstone Street, not far from the centre of the Burwood shopping centre. The meeting did not go well. Bashar Ibrahim, a relative of the Ibrahim brothers, some of whom have been involved in multiple violent crimes, allegedly including a fatal brawl in an arrival hall at Sydney... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Cleaning Rifle, Australian Man Shoots Neighbour Through 2 Shed Walls
Australian Associated Press
13 July 2009
A man has accidentally shot his neighbour through two shed walls while cleaning his rifle. A live round remained in the .222 rifle as the man cleaned it in his back shed on a property at Dennington, near Warrnambool, last night. The rifle discharged, sending the bullet through the shed wall and into a neighbour's shed, where it grazed the neighbour's leg. The injured man was taken to hospital at Warrnambool for... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Stray Bullet from Sydney Gunfight Killed Passing Truck Driver 200m Away
Sydney Morning Herald
27 June 2009
The stray bullet that killed the truck driver Bob Knight as he drove home through Milperra on Thursday night traced an "incredible" trajectory. From a gunfight in a car park it flew nearly 200 metres over other cars, between billboards and a line of trees, across six lanes of highway before striking Mr Knight as he sat behind the wheel. That bullet has been recovered by police and now forms a key part of the investigation... ( gunpolicy.org )
Oceania, United Nations, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea
United Nations Gun Chief Says Pacific Has Illicit Small Arms Problem
ABC Radio Australia (Shortwave), Audio
25 June 2009
The United Nations is working to halt the daily toll of one-thousand people around the world killed by small arms. The job of halting the toll taken by small illegal weapons has now been placed in the hands of United Nations Ambassador, Pablo Macedo. Ambassador Macedo is Chair Designate for next year's United Nations Biennial Meeting of States on Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons. Speaker: United Nations Ambassador, Pablo Macedo... ( gunpolicy.org )
Oceania, Mexico, Australia, United Nations
Even Small Numbers of Guns Can Turn a Pacific Community to Chaos
PacNews / Pacific Islands News Association
25 June 2009
Guns in the Pacific region have the potential to create chaos, economic damage and social disruption, a just-completed conference has been told, reports Radio Australia. The meeting of Pacific Island officials in Sydney, Australia, was sponsored by the United Nations Disarmament Office and the Australian Government. It looked at the scale of the problem and initiatives to tackle it. It was chaired by Mexico's Pueblo... ( gunpolicy.org )
Oceania, Australia, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, United Nations
Guns Threaten Pacific Stability, Ammunition Controls on Way, UN Told
ABC Radio Australia (Shortwave)
24 June 2009
Guns in the Pacific region have the potential to create chaos, economic damage and social disruption, a conference has been told. The meeting of Pacific Island officials in Sydney was sponsored by the United Nations Disarmament Office and the Australian Government. The two-day event, which has just wound up, looked at the scale of the problem and initiatives to tackle it. It was chaired by Mexico's Pablo Macedo,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Solomon Islands, Australia, United Nations
UN Gun Control Meeting Draws Delegates from 17 Nations of the Pacific
Solomon Star (Honiara)
22 June 2009
Solomon Islands is among countries taking part in the regional meeting on small arms in Sydney, Australia, starting today. The United Nations meeting on the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All its Aspects for States of the Pacific region will be held today and tomorrow. The United Nations Office organizes the meeting for Disarmament Affairs, including... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia, United Kingdom, United States
Major California Gun Dealer Chain Now Has UK, Australian Co-owners
Sun (California), Column
12 June 2009
Turner's Outdoorsman has new owners. Sort of. The 13-store chain of retail stores in Southern California that specializes in firearms, hunting, and fishing gear, was purchased Monday by four investors, including a name familiar to Turner's staff and a well-known part of the company's long history. Gene Lumsden, who was formerly vice president and operations manager of Turner's when it was still owned by Shirley Andrews,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Most Recent Australian Gun Amnesty Nets More Than 4,300 Weapons
Sydney Morning Herald / AAP
9 June 2009
A three-month gun amnesty in NSW has netted more than 4,300 weapons, including 3,000 rifles. NSW Police Minister Tony Kelly said the firearms amnesty, which ran from March 1 until May 31, had resulted in 4,323 firearms being handed in. Under the amnesty, those with a gun licence but unregistered weapons were able to register them. People without a gun licence were able to surrender their firearms without penalty... ( gunpolicy.org )
United Kingdom, Australia, United States
US Gun Homicide Rate 39 Times That of England, 13 Times Australia's
Parade (USA)
8 June 2009
Thirteen killed at an immigration center in New York. Eight at a nursing home in North Carolina. Five in a house in California. These were among the 57 people killed in mass shootings in a 30-day period this spring in the U.S. Meanwhile, new laws are easing restrictions on guns. Congress recently approved a bill to allow guns in national parks. Tennessee has passed similar measures for its state parks. In South Carolina, a bill... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Global 'Gun Fight' Tipped as Handgun Makers Bid to Equip Victoria Police
Herald Sun (Melbourne)
7 June 2009
A global "gun fight" is expected to break out over the lucrative Victoria Police . Police will go to tender on Tuesday and international arms makers from across the globe could be in the running. The contract's specified requirement is that the semi-automatic pistol has a .40 calibre. Austrian company Glock, Belgian gunsmiths Browning and US company Colt all make a semiautomatic pistol with that size bore. ... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Amnesty Nets Hundreds of Guns for Destruction in Australian Capital
ABC News (Australia)
3 June 2009
Hundreds of guns have been handed into ACT police during a three-month gun amnesty. During the amnesty -- which ends on Sunday -- unregistered and prohibited firearms can be given up to police without penalty. Around 220 guns and 6,000 rounds of ammunition have been surrendered. More than 700 additional firearms have also been registered during the period. ACT Chief Police Officer Michael Phelan says some... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
3,299 Firearms Surrendered in New South Wales Gun Amnesty
Daily Telegraph (Sydney)
26 May 2009
More than 3000 guns have been handed in to police in a state-wide firearms amnesty. Cootamundra residents handed in more illegal weapons than any other police district. NSW police said 3299 firearms were handed in during the amnesty which runs until May 31. Cootamundra police collected 200 guns from a population of about 7000. Around NSW, police have received 75 replica firearms, 777 rounds of ammunition,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Thousands More Guns Voluntarily Handed In for Destruction in Australia
Sydney Morning Herald / AAP
25 May 2009
Residents of Cootamundra have surrendered the most weapons in NSW during a statewide firearms amnesty that's netted thousands of guns. NSW police said the firearms amnesty, which runs between March 1 and May 31, had resulted in 3,299 firearms being handed in, as of Monday. Police at Cootamundra, in southwest NSW, have collected some 200 illegal guns during the amnesty, which police say is the greatest number of firearms... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Australia's Gold Coast Underworld Sells Guns 'At Any Pub Around Town'
Gold Coast Bulletin (Queensland)
16 May 2009
Jade Lacey thought it was cool to carry a gun. In fact he did it all the time -- even to dinner with his grandmother -- as did his younger brother Dionne who idolised him. After being found guilty of killing landscaper Kevin Palmer, the brothers are now sitting in a jail cell at Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre, probably still ruing the fact that 12 members of the public didn't believe they fired their guns in self defence.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Review of Firearms Act Should Loosen, Tighten South Australia Gun Law
Border Watch (South Australia)
12 May 2009
Reforms have been proposed to South Australia's 30-year-old Firearms Act to "decriminalise the legitimate firearms owner and simplify laws", according to police Firearms Branch policy project officer Stuart Anderson. The state's Firearms Legislative Advisory Group has invited public submissions on a review of the Act, which was last updated in 1977. The Police Minister called for the review in 2006, however the process... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Australian Criminals Remove Gun Markings, Escape Heavy Jail Terms
Herald Sun (Melbourne)
5 May 2009
Angle grinders and a legal loophole are helping violent criminals beat Victoria's most serious firearms charge. A court ruling from two years ago is enabling them to stave off charges of being a prohibited person in possession of an unregistered firearm. In the 2007 case, a court ruled a man charged with that offence be cleared because the weapon's identifying numbers had been removed. He was able to successfully... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
NSW Police Seize Machine Guns, Assault Weapons in Sydney Gang Raid
Australian Associated Press
2 May 2009
NSW police have set up a new strike force following the discovery of a military cache of weapons at a south Sydney unit. Detectives from NSW Police and the Australian Crime Commission (ACC) found an arsenal of weapons, including a Thompson submachine gun (commonly known as a Tommy gun), a fully automatic AK47 assault rifle, several handguns, Tasers and ammunition when they raided a Kogarah unit at 7.30am (AEST) on Friday. They... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Machine-guns, Assault Weapons, Handguns Found in Sydney Gang Bust
Sydney Morning Herald
2 May 2009
A Comanchero safe house containing machine guns, bullet-proof vests, a ramming device, a police badge and uniforms has been found after a federal drug investigation, police say. As a result of information from the Australian Crime Commission, which has been investigating pseudoephedrine sales in Sydney, St George police raided an apartment in Belgrave Street, Kogarah, and said they found a cache of guns, ammunition and police gear.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Sydney Man Uses PM's Economic Stimulus Bonus to Buy Illegal Handgun
Sydney Morning Herald
21 April 2009
Yet more evidence of the misuse of Santa Rudd's Christmas bonus has emerged, with a Blacktown man telling police he blew $800 of the PM's hard-earned on a .44 calibre revolver from a black market gun dealer in Cabramatta. Dennis Christopher Peters was refused bail for a second time yesterday. Police claim that when they wandered through his open door to find Peters lying on the lounge-room floor -- with a bong and his partner --... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Sydney Gun Dealer, Collector Gives Up Illegal Automatic Assault Weapons
Sydney Morning Herald
19 April 2009
An alleged illegal gun dealer charged by police over a hoard of military firearms, including the first AK-47 assault rifle seized in NSW, has used the gun amnesty to surrender more firearms. A solicitor acting for Allan Driver, 59, of Elanora Heights, stunned Firearms and Organised Crime Squad officers by surrendering six high-powered weapons and ammunition to Manly police on Wednesday. Police said the weapons were inside... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Sydney Collector Surrenders Military Assault Rifles, Automatic Shotguns
NSW Police Force, Media release
19 April 2009
A collection of prohibited high-powered military-grade weapons, including fully-automatic assault rifles and shotguns, has been handed in to police during the State Government's Firearms Amnesty. Around 10pm on Wednesday, 15 April, lawyers for a local gun owner attended the Manly Police Station and presented officers with a large, locked metal box. When detectives from the State Crime Command's Firearms and Organised Crime... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Canberrans Hand In 66 Firearms During ACT Gun Amnesty
ABC News (Australia)
14 April 2009
The ACT Government says 66 unregistered or unlicensed guns have been handed in during the first half of a three month amnesty period. The amnesty is calling on ACT gun owners without permits will be able to surrender their firearms to police without penalties. Nine of the weapons handed in are prohibited firearms, including a semi-automatic rifle and a semi-automatic shotgun. ACT Police Minister Simon Corbell says... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
More Licensed Gun Owners, Firearms Registered in Major Australian State
Herald Sun (Melbourne)
9 April 2009
Almost 600,000 guns are in the hands of Victorians with more licences issued every year, police statistics reveal. In the past four years 25,000 new gun licences have been issued, prompting calls for tougher restrictions on ownership. The latest figures show most guns are held at Horsham. But Melbourne suburbs Reservoir, St Albans, Werribee and Hoppers Crossing all fall in the state's top 10 zones for gun ownership. ... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
796 Guns Surrendered, 5,000 Registered in Australian Firearm Amnesty
Australian Associated Press
5 April 2009
Owners of more than 5,000 firearms previously unknown to NSW police have come forward during the first month of the state government's gun amnesty. Police Minister Tony Kelly says 796 firearms have been surrendered in the first month of the amnesty, with applications also taken out to register 5,000 weapons. The surrendered guns include 606 rifles, 49 handguns, 141 shotguns and 11 replica firearms. "The police... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
New Australian Amnesty Sends 796 Guns for Destruction in First Month
Sydney Morning Herald
4 April 2009
Almost 800 illegal firearms have been surrendered during the first month of a three-month amnesty. NSW Police Minister Tony Kelly said 606 rifles, 49 handguns and 141 shotguns were handed in to police stations across the state since the amnesty began on March 1. It had netted 11 replica firearms, 151 pieces of ammunition and 76 firearms parts and telescopic sights, while there had been 4932 applications for the registration... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Sydney Police Seize Machine Guns, .50cal Sniper Rifle, Assault Weapons
Sydney Morning Herald / AAP
3 April 2009
Among a stockpile of illegal weapons seized by police was a sniper rifle so powerful it could bring down a jet or penetrate a bulletproof car over two kilometres away, experts say. A sniper standing on Sydney's Centrepoint Tower using the .50 calibre rifle could take out the engine of a car near the Opera House or stop a bus on the Anzac Bridge, such was its potency, they said. Police yesterday showed off the weapons stash,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Aussie Aboriginal Leader Mislaid Guns, Now Fights to Get Licence Back
Northern Territory News
3 April 2009
The Territory's most powerful Aboriginal leader is fighting for his gun licence back to protect his children from saltwater crocs. Yolngu leader and former Australian of the Year Galarrwuy Yunupingu had his firearm licence revoked in 2006 when one of his wives took out a domestic violence order against him. But when the order was quashed and he tried to get his guns and licence back from the police, it was refused because... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Machine Guns, AK-47, .50cal Sniper Rifle Seized in Australian Police Raid
Australian Associated Press
2 April 2009
An AK-47 assault rifle, a high-calibre sniper rifle and machine guns are among a large cache of weapons uncovered by police in a sting operation culminating in a series of Sydney raids. The Russian-designed Kalashnikov military rifle is the first recovered by New South Wales police. Two men have been arrested after the year-long operation targeting the illegal supply of military-style firearms and other weapons, which culminated... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Police Crack Down After Australian Teens Steal Pistols from Gun Dealer
Sunday Times (Australia)
21 March 2009
Police will audit every firearms dealer in WA as part of a crackdown on the gun trade amid concerns of a burgeoning black market. Detectives from the Licensing Crime Squad have launched the investigation to uncover illegal firearms and bolster compliance by dealers. The move comes as charges were this week laid against the owner of a Karratha business, from which a 14-year-old boy allegedly stole two high-powered guns, ammunition... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Guns and Sport - Random Sightings
Age (Melbourne)
15 March 2009
The Governor-General recently rejected the traditional role of patron to the National Rifle Association of Australia, prompting dismay among range shooters who say guns have a long sporting history 1. Big bang The founder of the International Olympic Committee, Pierre de Coubertin, was a keen shooter, so it's no surprise that the first modern Olympics in 1896 featured lots of guns. In fact, every Olympics except St Louis... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Teens Smuggled Stolen Guns, Ammo On Two Flights Across Australia
Sydney Morning Herald
12 March 2009
Two boys have smuggled an arsenal of weapons and ammunition through two states in one of Australia's most serious breaches of airport security. The boys, aged 14 and 11, packed stolen pistols, knives and 3000 rounds of ammunition in their check-in luggage on a Qantas flight from Karratha to Perth on Monday night, The West Australian reports. They then boarded a Jetstar flight to Cairns where they were arrested on Tuesday... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Shooting Massacres Spark Call for New Gun Crackdown in Australia
ABC News (Australia)
12 March 2009
Mass shootings in the United States and Germany have prompted a renewed call for Australia to crack down on automatic and semi-automatic handguns. A 28-year-old shot himself after killing 10 people in Alabama, and in Winnenden, Germany, a 17-year-old also took his life after killing at least 15 people in a rampage which started at his former high school. Greens leader Bob Brown says the massacres, which happened within... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Melbourne Criminal Caught for 6th Time with Illegal Gun, Jailed 3½ Years
Herald Sun (Melbourne)
12 March 2009
A gun-toting criminal caught for the sixth time with illegal firearms has been jailed -- but for less than half the record sentence prosecutors had asked for. Kidnapper and drug trafficker Kevin Farrugia, 36, was pulled over by police in Glenroy last April and had to be subdued with a taser. A loaded .357 revolver was found in a bag that fell from Farrugia's lap and a 9mm semi-automatic handgun was found beside the passenger... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
More Guns Registered Than Residents in Some Australian Suburbs
Daily Telegraph (Sydney)
9 March 2009
Guns now outnumber people in some areas of NSW as the latest Firearms Registry figures show alarming local spikes in weapon numbers, including in Sydney's crime hotspot suburbs. A Daily Telegraph investigation into the steadily growing NSW firearms stockpile shows suburbs such as Auburn, Bankstown, Chester Hill, Bligh Park, Surry Hills and Kellyville have all significantly increased their guns in just three years. Gun lobby... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Gun Lobby Gains Power As More Guns Are Registered in NSW: Greens
NineMSN News (New South Wales)
9 March 2009
The NSW Greens have attributed a sharp increase in guns in the state to an unhealthy alliance between the state government and the Shooters Party. Greens MP Lee Rhiannon said gun control was one area where the NSW government has been weak, with around 10,000 additional firearms registered in the state each year since 2004. She said the gun lobby has increased its power in NSW because the state government needs the support... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Girls, Boys As Young As 12 Shoot for Fun, Sport at Australian Gun Ranges
Daily Telegraph (Sydney)
9 March 2009
Until she takes out her 204 SUB-MOA Vanguard, Jaime Meyer looks like any other 13-year-old girl. She wears pink canvas shoes and a matching singlet top with a check shirt. She is also very articulate about her right to shoot. "I've been shooting for about two years," the Penrith teenager said, admitting other girls at school shun her for a "macho sport". "Boys think it is cool. "Everyone gets the perception... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Firearm Licences Issued to 4000 Children in Australia's Largest State
Daily Telegraph (Sydney)
9 March 2009
Almost 4000 children have been given access to firearms in New South Wales with some as young as 12 licensed to hunt. The extent of the number of young hands grappling with firearms has come to light less than a month after a 17-year-old boy died in a hunting accident in Victoria. While the Sporting Shooters Association of Australia claims accidents are rare, calls have emerged for the NSW Government to radically alter... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Three Month Gun Amnesty a 'Success' say VIC Police
ABC News (Australia)
4 March 2009
A three-month firearms amnesty has netted more than 1,100 guns in South Australia. More than 900 were single-barrel rifles and more than 100 shotguns were turned in. Some of the guns dated back to late 1800s and early 1900s. Police Chief Inspector Jim Langmead says a number of the guns handed in were unregistered or illegal. "The amnesty is that you have the chance to walk in and hand the firearm in and... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
South Australians Surrender More Than 1100 Guns During Amnesty
Advertiser (Adelaide)
4 March 2009
More than 1100 firearms, including several illegal guns, have been handed into police as part of a three-month amnesty. The 1144 weapons included handguns, pump action rifles, high capacity magazines and self-loading shot guns. Some of the weapons were handmade and some were more than 100 years old. Premier Mike Rann said he was surprised at the number of guns handed in considering more than 1400 guns were passed... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Spate of Shootings Triggers New Gun Amnesty in Australia's Largest State
Sydney Morning Herald / AAP
1 March 2009
A promised NSW-wide three-month gun amnesty has started with police and the state government urging people to register or surrender unlicensed firearms. The gun crackdown, announced last December, follows a spate of gun related incidents across Sydney. In mid-December, Sydney man John Kudrytch shot dead his ex-wife, and then himself, despite being the subject of an apprehended violence order (AVO). Earlier in the... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
ACT Residents Offered Three Month Firearms Amnesty
ABC News (Australia)
27 February 2009
For the next three months ACT gun owners without permits will be able to surrender their firearms to police without penalties. The ACT Government declared a firearms amnesty today to coincide with a similar measure in New South Wales. For the next three months firearms can be disposed of at any Territory police station. Police Minister Simon Corbell says Canberra does not have a gun problem, as offences involving... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Australia's Head of State Dumps Gun Owners, Resigns as Shooters' Patron
Age (Melbourne)
26 February 2009
Roses, the RSPCA, stamps, rugby union, depression, dinghys and Girl Guides -- but not guns for Australia's Governor-General Quentin Bryce, even if it's a right royal tradition. The former human rights activist has offended Australia's gun lobby by ditching a long-standing tradition that the Queen's representative be patron of the National Rifle Association of Australia. The Age has been told that Ms Bryce delivered the... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Oz Dad Left Loaded, Illegal Shotgun in Wardrobe: Son Shot, Killed Friend
Sydney Morning Herald
29 January 2009
The father of a boy who allegedly shot dead his friend during a sleepover had forgotten that he stored the loaded weapon in his wardrobe, a court has heard. Fourteen-year-old Josef Cruickshank died from a single gunshot wound to the face on December 6, while staying at his friend's house on a rural property in Orangeville in Sydney's south-west. His friend, also 14, has been charged with murder. The boy's father... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
South Australians Still Handing Over Assault Rifles, Pistols for Destruction
Advertiser (Adelaide)
27 January 2009
Deadly military-style rifles, forgotten rabbit-hunting rifles and worn-out handguns have been turned in to police without penalty during an amnesty on unregistered firearms. More than 370 firearms -- including Chinese assault rifles, complete with factory-fitted bayonet, WWII German Luger semi-automatic pistols and revolvers -- have been surrendered since December 1 last year. Police urge more owners to give up unwanted... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Road Rage Gun Murder Stuns Australia Day Revellers on Gold Coast
Courier-Mail (Brisbane)
27 January 2009
The father of a Gold Coast man who was gunned down in a shocking Australia Day road rage murder says the tragedy is a lesson to drivers to keep their cool. His son, father-of-two Omega Ruston, 32, died in a hail of bullets beside the Gold Coast Highway on Monday night after an apparently minor traffic incident escalated into a lethal confrontation. Yesterday a devastated Phil Ruston said his family was struggling to come... ( gunpolicy.org )
Australia
Licensed Gun Owner Shoots, Kills Nephew in Australian Rabbit Hunt
Herald Sun (Melbourne)
11 January 2009
A hunting trip ended in tragedy yesterday when a man accidentally shot dead his teenage nephew in front of the boy's younger brother. Police said the trio had been rabbit shooting near a family property in Melbourne's west when the boy, 17, was fatally shot in the abdomen, shortly before 8am. Keilor Downs Det Sen-Constable Paul Kinna said the death was not considered suspicious and that police would prepare a report for... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Australia
Smith & Wesson Equips South Australia Police Force with M&P40 Pistols
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation / PR Newswire (USA), Media release
7 January 2009
SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts -- Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation, parent company of Smith & Wesson Corp., the legendary 157-year old company in the global business of safety, security, protection and sport, announced today that it has received confirmation from the South Australia Police Force (SAPOL) that it will arm its 4,000-officer frontline force with the Company's M&P40 pistols. SAPOL conducted a field trial during 2008 in... ( gunpolicy.org )
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