India
Religious, Peace Groups Hail Landslide UN Vote for Global Gun Control
Indian Catholic (New Delhi)
23 July 2008
NEW YORK -- Religious and peace groups heralded a nonbinding U.N. agreement on small arms that they said helps incremental efforts to curb the trade of illicit weapons. But disarmament advocates also said the action is part of a wider effort to curtail a serious international problem that is being fought by faith communities, such as parishes in Brazil. "The parish priest in the Rio (de Janeiro) favelas (slums) is part... ( gunpolicy.org )
Pakistan
Buyback Saw 20,000 Guns Destroyed in Pakistan, Shootings Due to Politics
Daily Mail (Islamabad)
17 July 2008
UNITED NATIONS -- Reaffirming its determination to prevent, combat and eradicate the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons, Pakistan on Wednesday called for addressing the root causes of conflicts to eliminate a major source of demand for such weapons. "Focus on conflict prevention and dispute resolution is thus a sine qua non for the attainment of the common goals of strengthening peace and security in conditions of economic... ( gunpolicy.org )
Pakistan
Gun Control: Pakistan Has 20 Million Firearms
Post (Lahore), Opinion
16 July 2008
LAHORE -- Pakistan, according to anti-arms campaigners, has one of the greatest per capita rates of gun ownership in the world. Though there are no official figures, rough estimates put the total number of small arms at large in the country at more than 20 million, with about half of them illegal. NWFP alone is believed to have nearly half a million illegal small arms and light weapons. How many more wake up calls do we need until... ( gunpolicy.org )
Iraq, Afghanistan, World, Bosnia, Serbia
Iraq, Afghan Wars, Exports from Bosnia, Serbia Hurt Bid to Destroy Guns
Zee News (India)
15 July 2008
UNITED NATIONS -- The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are undermining efforts to destroy surplus weapons by creating new markets for countries to sell their unwanted firearms, according to a survey published here. Although the world is witnessing "the largest systematic destruction of military small arms and light weapons since the end of World War II," countries that would normally have destroyed their surplus weapons are now being... ( gunpolicy.org )
United Nations, World, Iraq, Colombia, Afghanistan
Civilians Alone 'Lose' 650,000 Guns Each Year, Says Study Released at UN
Reuters
14 July 2008
UNITED NATIONS -- Every year hundreds of thousands of small arms go missing and many wind up in the hands of insurgents in countries like Iraq, Colombia and Afghanistan, a new survey published on Monday said. The annual report issued by the Geneva-based Small Arms Survey said that as many as 650,000 civilian-owned weapons go missing. This figure excludes the considerable amount of weapons that are diverted -- usually meaning stolen... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Afghanistan, Albania
Pentagon's Afghan Army Ammo Sale Fraud Takes Political Twist in Congress
Los Angeles Times
14 July 2008
WASHINGTON -- A top-priority federal investigation of military procurement fraud in Afghanistan has been forced to shift direction because of a congressional panel's allegation that a senior U.S. diplomat sought to cover up the scheme. The accusation against the ambassador appears to be unraveling, however, and prosecutors are scrambling to assess the effects on a case involving what is considered to be one of the most serious procurement... ( gunpolicy.org )
Pakistan
Wedding Party Celebratory Shooting Kills Another Passerby in Karachi
International News (Karachi)
13 July 2008
KARACHI -- Two people were killed by stray bullets in separate incidents reported on Saturday in the Gizri and Baghdadi police limits. On Friday night, 35-year-old Mohammed Ashraf was passing through a lane near his house. A wedding ceremony was underway in the lane in the Gizri police limits. A stray bullet shot in the air hit Ashraf, and proved fatal. The police said that the deceased had been working as a cook for the past 15... ( gunpolicy.org )
Afghanistan, Tajikistan
Central Asia's Guns-for-drugs Trade Helps Arm Insurgents Worldwide
Rome News-Tribune (Georgia) / McClatchy-Tribune News Service
7 July 2008
BADAKHSHAN, Afghanistan -- The bazaar sits on a small island in the middle of the Panj River, the shallow waterway that serves as the border between Tajikistan and Afghanistan. On either side loom the Pamir Mountains, a range of high peaks that cuts the region off from the rest of the world. When the bazaar first opened five years ago, people on both sides of the border cheered the opportunity for commerce to flourish between the... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Global Gun Trade Treaty Should be Actively Supported by India
My News Network (India)
3 July 2008
NEW DELHI -- India should become an active member the International Arms Trade Treaty to put a check on the illegal trade of weapons which is helping in fuelling armed violence that takes around 3,50,000 lives across the world, an International Affairs expert said today. "India should sign the "United Nations global Arms Trade Treaty' and become its active member to create a legally binding agreement to regularise arms trade," said... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Gun Crime, Firearm Trafficking Reportedly on the Rise in New Delhi
Times of India / TNN
2 July 2008
NEW DELHI -- An illegal arms bazaar is thriving in the Capital. From the simple desi kattas to the sophisticated smuggled guns from China, Malaysia, Italy and Pakistan -- everything is available for a price, even on rent. According to the police, illegal weapons outnumber the legal ones by more than eight times in the city and more than 90% of crimes in Delhi are committed using unlicensed guns. Sources say these easily obtainable... ( gunpolicy.org )
Sri Lanka
Guns a Threat to Business, High Cost of Armed Violence in Sri Lanka
Lanka Business Online, Web Page
2 July 2008
The proliferation of illicit small arms in Sri Lanka not only fuels crime but has indirect costs on business as well as the environment, a new survey says. It said 9mm pistols were sold in the underworld for 15,000 rupees and T-56 automatic assault rifles for 50,000 -- 75,000 rupees while ammunition is also easily available, according to information from criminals and prisoners. Crimes using small arms can impact the local... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Afghanistan
US Army's $300m Ammo Deal 'Case Study' in Botched Military Contracting
New York Times
25 June 2008
WASHINGTON -- When the Army last year awarded a contract worth up to nearly $300 million to a tiny Miami Beach munitions dealer to supply ammunition to Afghanistan's security forces, it overlooked a very checkered past. A Congressional committee revealed Tuesday that by the time the Army awarded the bid, State and Defense Department officials had canceled or delayed at least six earlier contracts with the company, AEY Inc., for... ( gunpolicy.org )
Sri Lanka
Most Sri Lankans Say Abundance of Guns is a National Problem - Poll
ColomboPage, Web Page
24 June 2008
COLOMBO -- Latest survey on small arms revealed that over half of the population (54%) in Sri Lanka thinks that abundance of small arms is a national problem. This was revealed at a launching ceremony of the survey report on the "Prevalence of Illicit Small Arms in Sri Lanka" held at the Lakshman Kadiragamar Institute today. This is the first comprehensive assessment on the small arms problem in the country. The survey... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Albania, Afghanistan
US Ambassador to Albania Targeted in Illegal Afghan Ammunition Probe
Reuters
24 June 2008
WASHINGTON -- The State Department said on Tuesday it would review the conduct of the U.S. ambassador to Albania, after a congressman alleged the envoy knew about a case in which Chinese-made ammunition was falsely relabeled as manufactured in Albania and shipped to the Afghan army. In a hearing on Tuesday and a letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice the previous day, Henry Waxman, chairman of the House of Representatives... ( gunpolicy.org )
Sri Lanka
35,000 Illegal Guns Said to Be in Sri Lanka, Most Held by Young People
Nation (Colombo)
22 June 2008
Nearly 35,000 illegal firearms are in circulation in Sri Lanka, disclosed South Asian Small Arms Network (Sri Lanka) (SASA Net) Chairman Kingsley Rodrigo, recently said. The situation, Rodrigo pointed out, was exacerbating the prevailing insecurity in the country. He added that majority of those who hold the illegal firearms were the youth. "Around 15,000 weapons had been given to politicians and their supporters during... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Afghanistan
Miami Gun Dealer Charged with Selling Chinese Ammo to Pentagon
New York Times
21 June 2008
WASHINGTON -- The 22-year-old president of a Miami Beach arms-dealing company and three other people were charged Friday with selling prohibited Chinese ammunition to the Pentagon to supply Afghan security forces, federal officials said. A federal grand jury in Miami indicted the munitions dealer, Efraim E. Diveroli, president of AEY Inc., as well as two former employees and a business associate, on charges of fraud and conspiring... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Global Gun Trade Treaty Needed to Curb the Spread of Weapons
Statesman (Kolkata), Opinion
12 June 2008
The campaign to reduce small arms and to eliminate the use of landmines and cluster bombs can save millions of lives. In addition, animals and birds can also be protected. Although attention is generally focussed on heavy weapons, greater destruction is caused by "small arms and light weapons", a technical term (generally abbreviated to 'small arms') which covers revolvers, pistols, rifles, carbines, machine-guns, ammunition, shells,... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Calcutta Gun Shop Owner Faked Robbery, Sold Illegal Weapons - Police
Telegraph (Calcutta)
10 June 2008
PURULIA -- Police today accused the owner of a 190-year-old gun shop in Purulia town of "cooking up" a story of robbery to sell arms to people without valid licences. Shekhar Andia Mistri, 53, told the police seven men came "in the guise of customers" around 6.45am today. They allegedly woke him up for air guns and took away "five double-barrel guns, two revolvers and 20 air guns" after gagging him and tying him up at gun-point.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Pakistan
Pakistani Civil Society Groups Promote Global Gun Control Campaign
Post (Pakistan)
10 June 2008
PESHAWAR -- Concerned at the increasing number of fatalities by small arms, speakers at a workshop stressed the need to raise awareness about the threat to life posed by small arms and asked the government to regulate the inflow and use of firearms in Pakistan. There are about 20 million small arms in Pakistan, making it the country with the highest per capita guns in the world, the speakers observed. They said that an estimated... ( gunpolicy.org )
Pakistan, Afghanistan
Pakistani Gun Control Groups Target US, Afghanistan for Weapon Flood
International News (Karachi)
10 June 2008
PESHAWAR -- Highlighting case of Pakistan Raza Shah Khan, executive director of Sustainable Peace and Development Organisation (Spado) claimed that the problem of arms proliferation in the region was the result of Afghanistan war wherein the US provided about $2 billion in arms aid. "We had the greatest number of guns per capita in the world," he told a seminar, jointly organised by Spado, Community Appraisal and Motivation Programme... ( gunpolicy.org )
Bangladesh
Licensed Bangladeshi Gun Owners Rent 1 in 5 Legal Guns to Criminals
New Nation (Bangladesh)
9 June 2008
DHAKA -- Director of Bangladesh Development Partnership Centre (BPDC) on Sunday said more than 25,000 out of 1,30,000 licensed arms in the country, are being used in various illegal means. "We carried out a survey across the county which showed that around 25,000 to 30,000 arms under legal arms licences are being rented to criminals," BPDC director Sharif K Kafi said at a press conference. The press briefing jointly organised... ( gunpolicy.org )
Bangladesh
Independent Gun Control Body Needed in Bangladesh, Say Local NGOs
Daily Star (Dhaka)
8 June 2008
Speakers at a rally here yesterday urged the government to form an independent national peace and security commission for checking use of illegal arms and counter terrorism in the country. They also demanded formulating rules and regulations under the arms act to strictly implement it for controlling smuggling and trafficking of illegal arms. The anti-arms trafficking rally was jointly organised by Bangladesh Development... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
MPs, Gun Control Groups Pledge to Reduce Armed Violence in India
Kangla Online / Imphal Free Press (Manipur)
5 June 2008
NEW DELHI -- Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence was successfully observed on June 5, 2008 at the deputy chairman's hall, Constitution Club in New Delhi. The function was graced by Dr Thokchom Meinya, MP, Lok Sabha. Other MPs present included Francis Fathome and Dr Karan Singh Yadav of the Lok Sabha. The distinguished MPs commended the control arms movement that is going on in the country and reiterated that as parliamentarians... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Indian Authorities Award 'Status Symbol' Gun Licences to Empower Women
India News Portal / Sify
27 May 2008
BHOPAL -- Earlier, they were known as a broomstick weilding women in their villages, but now they are recognised as a gun-toting women in dacoity-infested Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh, where carrying a gun is considered a status symbol. "A total of 19 women -- nine belonging to 'Nirmal Grams' (clean villages) for their role in ensuring villages to be clean and hygiene under the 'Total Sanitation Campaign' and the rest members... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nepal
Easy Access to Guns, Official Neglect Fuel Rising Armed Violence in Nepal
IRIN (UN News)
14 May 2008
KATHMANDU -- Civilians are becoming more vulnerable to attack by militant groups and criminal gangs in the Terai region of southern Nepal as a result of the apparent proliferation of small arms and improvised explosive devices, local analysts say. Easy access to guns has led to an increasing number of killings, abductions, attacks and cases of looting and extortion, they said. "The control of small arms still seems to be... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Licensed Indian Gun Shops Accused of Selling Firearms to Gangs, Criminals
Times of India
12 May 2008
LUCKNOW -- Authorities in Etah have stepped upon a major expose involving licensed arms dealers trading illicit firearms from government ordnance factories to Naxalites and criminals. And all this was going on in connivance with licensing authorities. Investigations so far have revealed that as many as 30 firearms were found to be unaccounted for at a single arms shop in Etah within a period of three years. With a total of 166 such... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Bollywood Film Star Faces Inquiry Into Illegal Use of Her Father's Gun
Times of India
8 May 2008
NEW DELHI -- A Gurgaon court on Thursday ordered an inquiry into Soha Ali Khan illegal gun licence case. The court has ordered an inquiry against Haryana police for concealing facts. Soha Ali Khan's gun was allegedly used by her father -- former cricketer Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi to kill a blackbuck in June 2005 in Haryana's Jhajjar district. Soha Ali Khan is accused of obtaining a gun license despite being under-age at... ( gunpolicy.org )
Pakistan
Pakistan Launches Campaign to Prevent Civilians Carrying Guns
International News (Karachi)
2 May 2008
ISLAMABAD -- The Ministry of Interior Wednesday directed all provincial governments to launch an immediate focused campaign against display, brandishing and carriage of small weapons, says a press release. The ministry underscored the fact that vast majority of the killings and casualties are directly attributable to the use of small arms, which are easy to carry and conceal therefore the provincial governments have been directed... ( gunpolicy.org )
World, United States, France, Canada, Germany, Angola, Thailand, Australia, Colombia, South Africa, Turkey, Pakistan, Russia, Brazil, United Kingdom, India, China
Guns Around the World: Civilian Firearms per 100 People in 16 Nations
Economist
30 April 2008
An estimated 875m small arms are in circulation worldwide: one for every seven people on the planet. Nearly three-quarters of these are owned by civilians. And about 80% of those guns in civilian hands are found in just 30 countries, according to the Small Arms Survey, a research group. Although America accounts for 40% of firearms in civilian ownership, people put them to more deadly use elsewhere. The gun murder rate in Colombia... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Afghanistan, Iraq, Albania
Inferior Ammunition to Afghanistan Leads US Army to Review Arms Policy
New York Times
27 April 2008
MOSCOW -- The United States Army has begun a broad review of procedures used to supply security forces in Afghanistan and Iraq with foreign arms, prompted by an allegation of fraud and questions about the competence of the main private supplier of ammunition to Afghanistan. The company, AEY Inc. of Miami Beach, was suspended last month after Army investigators accused it of shipping aged Chinese rifle cartridges and claiming they... ( gunpolicy.org )
United Kingdom, Iraq, Afghanistan, Europe
Guns 'Commonly' Smuggled in UK Army Vehicles Crossing Europe from Iraq
BBC News
25 April 2008
Two former soldiers who were jailed for their involvement in a gun smuggling ring have said the practice is common in the British army. Shane Pleasant and Ben Whitfield were in the Third Battalion, the Yorkshire Regiment, when they helped to smuggle weapons from Iraq into Europe. They said if soldiers had the right contacts it was easy to smuggle weapons out of countries. The MoD said there was no evidence such... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
California Mother, Daughter Arrested Carrying Ammunition at Indian Airport
CNN-IBN (India)
15 April 2008
NEW DELHI -- Two American women were detained by the Siliguri police following the recovery of 11 cartridges and a magazine from their baggage at the Bagdogra Airport on Tuesday morning. A Siliguri court has rejected their bail pleas, remanding them in judicial custody till April 17. The women, identified as 57-year-old Monica Bond and her daughter 37-year-old Heather Bond, are residents of California. They were... ( gunpolicy.org )
Afghanistan
Coalition 'Error' Delivered Machine Guns, Assault Weapons to Taliban Leader
Associated Press
13 April 2008
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A coalition helicopter trying to supply Afghan police with munitions dropped them in the wrong location and Taliban fighters later recovered the weaponry, an intelligence official said Sunday. A member of parliament, however, said he did not believe the arms drop was an accident. Amrullah Saleh, the head of Afghanistan's intelligence service, told a parliament security committee "coalition forces"... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Calcutta Police 'Stunned' to Catch Gun Runner With US Pistols, Ammunition
Telegraph (Calcutta)
10 April 2008
Police spotlight on Wednesday was fixed on central Calcutta, where a gun-runner was arrested and an armed gang robbed jewellery from a shop. Rafique Mistry, the arms dealer, had been on the wanted list for months and finally fell into the sleuths' trap on Bentinck Street on Wednesday evening. Nine pistols and six rounds of ammunition, all said to have been made in the US, were seized from him. The pistols -- seven... ( gunpolicy.org )
Slovakia, United States, Afghanistan, Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Czech Republic, Hungary
Slovakia Sold Ammunition to Miami Gun Dealer, Pentagon for Afghan War
SME (Bratislava) / BBC Monitoring Service, Transcript
8 April 2008
Slovakia has traded in arms with the AEY company, which is being investigated over fraud in the United States. The daily New York Times found out that the company had been selling old Chinese ammunition from Albania to the Afghanis for decades, claiming that it was from Hungary. It purchased other weapons and munitions for the Afghanis in Bulgaria, Romania, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia. It is not clear what exactly happened... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Street Shootings, Gun Culture Spread Rapidly in Indian Capital New Delhi
NDTV-News (New Delhi)
8 April 2008
NEW DELHI -- Three recent separate incidents of shootings in New Delhi underline the rapidly-spreading gun culture. At around 9 pm, four men in a Maruti Zen were stopped by three others in a Honda CRV at the Ashok Vihar market in North West Delhi. Five bullets were fired and two of them were in the air. Two men in the Zen ended up with bullet injuries. Police say personal differences triggered the violence. But both groups... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Afghanistan
$298m Pentagon Deal: 'Fraudulent' Licensed Gun Dealer's Exports Blocked
New York Times
4 April 2008
The State Department on Thursday suspended the international export activities of AEY Inc., a Miami Beach arms-dealing company led by a 22-year-old man whose munitions procurements for the Pentagon are under criminal investigation, according to American officials familiar with the decision. The Army last week accused the firm's president, Efraim E. Diveroli, of fraud, claiming he shipped Chinese cartridges to Afghanistan after certifying... ( gunpolicy.org )
Pakistan
Punjab Issues Free Firearm Licences, Glock Handguns to Top Civil Servants
Daily Times (Lahore)
4 April 2008
LAHORE -- The Punjab Home Department has issued Non-Prohibited Bore (NPB) gratis licences (free of cost weapon licences) to 60 top bureaucrats from the administrative hierarchy of the province for their self-protection. The Punjab government will import Glock-17s, an Austrian-made handgun that costs between Rs 60,000 and Rs 70,000, to be given to the 60 officers. Of the 60, 15 are administrative and special secretaries... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Afghanistan, Albania
US Congress Afghan Guns Inquiry Pins Albanian PM in Corruption Probe
Balkan Insight
4 April 2008
TIRANA -- The United States Congress has announced a probe into the arms deals between U.S.-based AEY and Albanian officials. The investigation was announced by U.S. Democratic Congressman, Henry Waxman (California) and will be conducted by the House Government Oversight Committee. The weapons involved were intended to supply the Afghan Army. AEY President, 22 year-old Efraim Diveroli, the company's 25 year-old... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Afghanistan
Licensed US Gun Dealer Given 'Disadvantaged' Status in $300m Arms Deal
Government Executive (USA)
3 April 2008
A Miami-based defense contractor under investigation for delivering faulty munitions to Afghan security forces saw his business boom after being incorrectly labeled as a small disadvantaged business. Before the designation first appeared in the Federal Procurement Data System in mid-2006, AEY Inc., owned by 22-year-old Efraim Diveroli, had done $8.14 million in business with the federal government. Since the SDB label was applied,... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Afghanistan
Pentagon Promised $300m for 'Barely Legal' Gun Dealer's Corroded Ammo
Taxpayer.net (USA) Vol. XIII No. 14, Web Page
3 April 2008
It sounds like the plot of a Tom Clancy thriller: A tiny company run out of an unmarked Miami Beach office by a barely legal troublemaker siphons hundreds of millions of dollars from the Pentagon by selling it rusting weapons from aged Communist stockpiles. A company called AEY Inc., run by 22-year-old Efriam E. Diveroli, managed to do exactly that for four years -- yet another example of unchecked corruption and incompetence in... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Get a Vasectomy, Receive a Gun for Masculinity: Population Control in India
ThaiIndian News (Bangkok) / IANS
1 April 2008
BHOPAL -- Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district has embarked upon a novel idea to promote male sterilisation -- the administration has decided to grant gun licences to those who come to family planning camps and offer to undergo vasectomy, a senior official said Tuesday. These camps are being held more and more frequently now. The last two-day camp in the district started March 27. It saw 37 people came forward for vasectomy; 23 of them have... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
India Among Most Heavily Armed Nations, Suffers 'Epidemic of Gun Violence'
Open Democracy (UK), Web Page
1 April 2008
I dedicate this article to the more than 5000 women who have lost their lives or been wounded by gun violence in my home-state of Manipur in Northeast India. As the world knows, India is the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi, the land where non-violence was born. Last year the United Nations declared that his birthday, 2 October, would become International Day of Non-Violence. The India that existed at the time of independence championed... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
To Reduce Population Growth, India Encourages Men to Get a Gun
NDTV News (New Delhi)
1 April 2008
SHIVPURI -- What's the best way to get men to get vasectomies? Apparently it's to offer them gun licenses. That's a ploy which seems to be working in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district. Family planning is being promoted with guns in Shivpuri. But it's not what you think, men are being lured with gun licenses to undergo vasectomies, and it's already showing results. Men are going for a vasectomy surgery but family planning... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Celebrated Senior Indian Cop Killed with 'Lost' Police Handgun in Debt Row
Yahoo! News (India)
31 March 2008
In a startling disclosure on Sunday, the Gurgaon Police investigating ACP Rajbir Singh's murder claimed the .32 bore revolver with which the encounter specialist was killed by a property dealer was a service revolver and belonged to a senior police official of the Haryana Police. Police said the police official holding the rank assistant superintendent of police (ASP) lost it during an operation while chasing down criminals in Bhiwani... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Gang of Home-made Gun Manufacturers Arrested in India, 8 Held
Times of India
31 March 2008
BELGAUM -- A gang manufacturing and selling country-made pistols at Raibag was arrested by a special police team of Chikkodi sub-division on Saturday. Six country-made pistols and 12 live cartridges were recovered from the gang. Eight persons along with two former Gram Panchayat members have been arrested. Based on a tip-off, the police arrested two persons, Tammanna Ningappa Sutar (65) and Sadashiv Ramappa Kamble (55), both of... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Afghanistan
Pentagon, Miami Beach Party Boy/Gun Dealer in $300m Afghan Ammo Deal
Miami Herald (Florida) / Knight-Ridder
30 March 2008
Certain words tend to pop up in stories about arms dealers. Invariably, they're "shadowy." As if international arms merchants come out of the box with the factory default set to "shadowy." Other words are just as inevitable. Figure on "AK-47" and "shoulder-fired missile" and "Miami." Though, in international arms trade parlance, the armament bazaar called Miami includes Fort Lauderdale, Key West, Hialeah, Sunshine Ranches and, of... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Afghanistan
US Grants 22yr-old Miami Gun Dealer His $300 Million 'Hallucinatory Dream'
Miami Herald (Florida) / Knight-Ridder
30 March 2008
To the young man, caught in the tawdry glamour of South Beach, it must have seemed a hallucinatory dream: millions in military contracts simply for the asking. So Efraim Diveroli asked, bidding for the right to supply munitions to the Afghan Army. Nevermind that Diveroli, president of AEY Inc., was barely out of his teens. Or that AEY 's specialty was not arms-dealing but scrap-brokering. What mattered is that AEY offered the winning... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Afghanistan
22yr-old Miami Gun Dealer Had $200m US Army Deal for Afghan War Ammo
Associated Press
28 March 2008
MIAMI -- Efraim Diveroli was barely old enough to buy alcohol. His MySpace page talked about mundane issues of youth like how he was "basically just working and chilling with my boyz when im not." Despite his age, the 22 year old from Miami Beach was also building a military weapons business with more than $200 million in U.S. government contracts. The Army now says he illegally provided Chinese-made ammunition to the Afghanistan... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Afghanistan, Iraq, China
US Army Accuses Miami Gun Dealer of Fraud in $200m Afghan Ammo Deal
New York Times
28 March 2008
When the United States Army decided this week to suspend the main supplier of munitions to Afghan security forces from future federal work, it did so after a field investigation documented what it called an act of fraud. Last Nov. 25, the president of the company, Efraim E. Diveroli, signed papers certifying that 28 pallets of ammunition for Afghanistan had been manufactured by MFS 2000, a Hungarian company, according to the investigators'... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Afghanistan
US Congress Probes Miami Gun Dealer Over Suspect $200m Ammo Deal
CNN
28 March 2008
Efraim Diveroli's father hoped his son would become a doctor or lawyer. What he got instead is a 22-year-old international arms dealer who faces a congressional inquiry for allegedly selling old Chinese ammunition to the U.S. military to equip allies in Afghanistan. Diveroli is president of AEY Inc., a South Florida company which, according to U.S. government documents, has done more than $10 million of business with the... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Afghanistan, China
US Suspends Miami 22yr-old in $200m China-Afghan Guns, Ammo Ripoff
CNN
28 March 2008
WASHINGTON -- U.S. investigators are looking into accusations that a company hired by the U.S. military supplied corroded and decades-old Chinese ammunition to the Afghan Army and police. The U.S. government has suspended AEY Inc. of Miami, Florida for violating its contract, according to U.S. Army documents obtained by CNN. And the House Oversight Committee plans to hold a hearing into the matter on April 17. "The... ( gunpolicy.org )
Albania, Afghanistan, United States
US/Afghan Ammunition, Gun Trafficking Scandal Implicates Albanian PM
Balkan Insight (Sarajevo)
27 March 2008
TIRANA -- Albanian leaders are accused of profiting from a murky arms deal with a company whose contract with the U.S. Army was suspended this week. The allegations implicate politicians as high as Prime Minister Sali Berisha and former Defence Minster Fatmir Mediu, with corruption. The allegations were the subject of a heated debate in Parliament on Thursday. "You are thwarting our integration into NATO and should resign,"... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Afghanistan, China, Albania, Iraq
US Offers 22yr-old Miami Man $300m for Old, Often Dud Afghan War Ammo
New York Times
27 March 2008
Since 2006, when the insurgency in Afghanistan sharply intensified, the Afghan government has been dependent on American logistics and military support in the war against Al Qaeda and the Taliban. But to arm the Afghan forces that it hopes will lead this fight, the American military has relied since early last year on a fledgling company led by a 22-year-old man whose vice president was a licensed masseur. With the award... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Underage Indian Actor Granted Gun Licence in 'Gross Violation of Arms Act'
Times of India
19 March 2008
GURGAON -- Only months after a boy was shot by his classmate in a Gurgaon school, leading to a furore over the cavalier manner in which the Gurgaon administration issues gun licences, there seems to be fresh evidence of the authorities flouting rules. An RTI application filed by an animal rights activist Naresh Kadyan revealed that actor Soha Ali Khan was issued a gun licence when she was only 18 years old. The law stipulates that... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Sterilised Indian Men Rewarded with 'Symbol of Manliness - a Gun Licence'
Agence France Presse
18 March 2008
NEW DELHI -- A bandit-infested region of India is trying to persuade men to undergo sterilisation by offering to fast-track their gun licence applications, an official said on Tuesday. Officials in central Madhya Pradesh state's Shivpuri district decided to adopt the policy -- already tried out by some neighbouring states -- to increase the low vascectomy rate. "I came to know that it had to do with their perceived notion... ( gunpolicy.org )
Pakistan
Boy's 'Obnoxious' Text Messages Led to Gunshot Injury at Pakistani School
Daily Times (Lahore)
29 February 2008
ISLAMABAD -- A student on Thursday was accidentally shot and injured in a scuffle between two other students in front of Federal Government Model School for Boys, I-8/4. Industrial Area police said that 16-year-old Abdul Rehman, a grade nine student of the said school, was injured when 17-year-old Ansar Muhammad, a student of private technical institute located in Sector H-8, allegedly opened fire on Usman -- the victim's schoolfellow.... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
In 'Liberal' Mumbai, Indian Police Give 6 Out of 10 Applicants a Gun Licence
Daily News & Analysis (Mumbai)
29 February 2008
MUMBAI -- The Mumbai Police issued 416 firearm licences in 2007, more than double compared to the year before. And, the trend is only continuing with as many as 127 licences issued in less than two months in 2008. This was despite no significant increase in the number of applications for such licences (see table), prompting people to believe that the police are now more liberal in issuing firearm licences. The police commissioner's... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Indian Gun Culture: Craft Manufacture, Psychology Behind Buying a Firearm
Times Now TV (Mumbai)
26 February 2008
In a shocking revelation, Times Now's Jagori Dhar uncovers mushrooming of gun culture in Bihar and unravels as to how easy it is to procure an arm in Bihar. Our reporter visited an undisclosed location near Patna where fire arms were available at throw away prices. The place appeared like any other cowshed, however, on closer look it was unveiled that the undisclosed location was the heart of the gun culture in Bihar. Our investigation indicated... ( gunpolicy.org )
India, Russia
Kalashnikov Faces Tough Fight Rebuilding Gun Sales in India, World
Telegraph (Calcutta)
22 February 2008
NEW DELHI -- Mikhail Timofeyevich's terrible legacy spawned a culture that changed the face of war forever. But now the Avtomat Kalashnikov assault rifle that bears his surname is struggling to recreate a culture in which everything Russian was the preferred choice for the Indian armed forces. The makers of the Kalash, arguably the best-known name in small arms, were tucked away in a five-foot-by-five-foot prefab stall... ( gunpolicy.org )
Germany, United States, Iraq, Afghanistan
German Gun Maker H&K Dumps 'Unique Partnership' with Blackwater USA
Deutsche Welle (Germany)
19 February 2008
Weapons manufacturer Heckler & Koch said it would end its relationship with Blackwater after German media reported that the controversial US-run military firm was using its guns in Iraq and Afghanistan. Blackwater, a private security company which has been contracted to protect high-profile US officials and foreign dignitaries in Iraq, had been using Heckler & Koch machine guns in both Iraq and Afghanistan, German broadcaster ARD's... ( gunpolicy.org )
India, Russia
India to Manufacture Kalashnikov Assault Rifles Under Licence to Russia
Times of India / TNN
19 February 2008
NEW DELHI -- With the 61st anniversary of the famed Kalashnikov AK-47 series around the corner, the Russian manufacturer of the world's best-known assault rifle announced that the latest AK-100 series will be manufactured in India. The Russian arms company, Izhmash, will shortly issue a licence to an Indian private arms manufacturer with whom negotiations are at an advanced stage. Company spokesperson Alexander Xavarzin said assembling... ( gunpolicy.org )
India, Russia
Kalashnikov Assault Rifles May Be Made in India, Under Licence to Russia
Daily News & Analysis (Mumbai)
19 February 2008
NEW DELHI -- The legendary Assault rifle Kalashnikov (AK) is set to make a 'legal' entry into India. The Russian firm making the AK rifles, Izhmash, is in advanced talks with a reputed Indian industry group to start manufacture in India of the latest AK-100 series. This is the lighter, though deadlier version of the assault rifle born a few months after World War II ended. "We are carrying on negotiations with one major... ( gunpolicy.org )
Pakistan
Pakistan's Elections Spur 1500% Increase in Karachi Gun Sales - Dealers
International News (Karachi)
17 February 2008
KARACHI -- Amidst the prevailing socio-political uncertainty that has characterized the period leading up to the general elections 2008, the regulated sale of weapons has registered an increase of almost 1,500 per cent. Citizens themselves are feeling insecure with regards to the potential -- both perceived and actual -- for trouble during the run up to the elections, in particular polling day itself and the fallout of the election... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
School Teacher, Buffalo Killed by Stray Bullets from Indian Street Mob
Times of India / TNN
15 February 2008
KANADAR (VIJAYNAGAR TALUKA): It was a routine day for 28-year-old Shailesh Rathod, a primary school teacher at Ajaypur Government School, who left his home in Antarsubha village around 9.15 am on Wednesday. Rathod had stopped by a local photocopying centre opposite the forest range office at Antarsubha ashram crossroads to get an income-tax form 16 and saw the commotion and firing outside the forest office. Afraid, he began... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
India Shaken by School Violence: 2 Gun Deaths Set Huge Nation on Edge
Washington Post
13 February 2008
NEW DELHI -- Two fatal shootings and a stabbing in Indian schools have rattled parents and teachers here, forcing India to confront an issue it had previously known mainly through TV news footage from the United States. While school violence remains rare in India, three attacks since December have led to calls for increased security in schools and for broader control of the more than 32 million guns in civilian hands in India. Television... ( gunpolicy.org )
Russia, India
Russia to Showcase New Assault Weapons, Handguns at Indian Arms Fair
RIA Novosti (Russia)
11 February 2008
MOSCOW -- Russia plans to showcase its range of new small arms and light weapons (SALW) at an International arms exhibition in India, defense industry officials said on Monday. The Defexpo India-2008 exhibition and conference is due to take place at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi February 16 through 19. State-run arms exporter Rosoboronexport said it would showcase advanced Kalashnikov AK-101, AK-102 (5.56 mm), AK-103 and AK-104... ( gunpolicy.org )
Afghanistan
Afghan Police Crackdown Strips Private Security Firms of Unlicensed Guns
Times (UK)
10 February 2008
KABUL -- Afghan police have begun a crackdown on private security guards carrying guns in Kabul, paralysing foreign aid and other organisations whose rules oblige them to travel with armed escorts. The Interior Ministry has also detained four foreign employees of two security companies for several days, including two British citizens who were released on Saturday but still have charges pending against them, The Times has learnt. A... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
School Shootings in India Spur Youth Gun Ban Call by Control Arms Group
Times of India
6 February 2008
NEW DELHI -- Close on the heels of incidents of campus shootings in various schools across the country, experts on Thursday stressed on making the gun legislation more stringent. "We want to make the Indian Arms Act of 1959 more stringent. Everyone should not be allowed to possess arms. Those provided license for possessing weapons should be accountable for their use," Lt Gen (retd) B S Mallik, president of Control Arms Foundation... ( gunpolicy.org )
India, Australia
17yr-old Australian Girl Dies in India, Shot by Jilted Stalker Turned Rapist
Sydney Morning Herald
5 February 2008
Anandalila "Lila" Slater, the Australian teenager who was raped and shot by a stalker in India three days ago, has died surrounded by her family and friends in India. She died of heart failure resulting from her injuries about 2.15am (7.45am AEDT) in the Indian holy city of Vrindavan, where she had been brought after doctors said they could not remove the bullet that had lodged in her brain. "[The family] was hoping to... ( gunpolicy.org )
Pakistan
Heavy Gunfight Closes Notorious Pakistani Arms Bazaar, Darra Adam Khel
Washington Times
5 February 2008
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- A notorious arms bazaar that provides a source of weapons for al Qaeda-backed fighters in Pakistan's northwestern areas faces closure after heavy fighting between government troops and Islamic militants late last month, reports from the area said. The fighting erupted Jan. 25 when militants loyal to South Waziristan insurgent commander Baitullah Mehsud blocked the strategic Kohat Tunnel, 30 miles south of... ( gunpolicy.org )
India, Australia
Indian Stalker Shoots 17yr-old Australian Girl near Agra, Then Kills Himself
Sydney Morning Herald
3 February 2008
NEW DELHI -- The Indian gunman had been stalking Lila for years. Several days ago, her mother says, he sexually assaulted the 17-year-old Australian at gunpoint in the family home in the Hindu pilgrimage town of Vrindavan in the state of Uttar Pradesh. He returned in the early hours of Saturday and threatened family members with his pistol. Then he confronted Anandalila "Lila" Salter and shot her three times before shooting himself... ( gunpolicy.org )
India, Australia
Jilted Indian Man Uses Dad's Handgun to Shoot 17yr-old Australian Girl
Telegraph (Calcutta)
2 February 2008
LUCKNOW -- A jilted young man, still in love with an Australian devotee of Krishna, shot and critically injured her in the land of leela and then blew his head off after an early-morning showdown today. Police said Saurav Singh burst into 26-year-old Anna Leela Judy's Vrindavan flat, accused her of "playing" with his life and then fired at her from a revolver. "We have studied the cellphone records of both Leela and Saurav.... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Revolvers Made in Illegal Indian Handgun Factory Exploded After 2-3 Shots
Times of India
29 January 2008
BANGALORE -- The Shankarpuram police have raided an illegal gun manufacturing unit in Nandigrama, Chikballapur, and have arrested the manufacturer, Manjunath. Two revolvers have been seized. Until now, the police thought rowdies procured country-made revolvers from Bihar and Rajasthan. The police stumbled upon this case after the arrest of Iliyas Khan, who was arrested recently in Shivajinagar for possessing a revolver. During interrogation,... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Celebratory Shooting Kills Bride's Cousin, 19, at Indian Wedding Party
Express India
28 January 2008
GURGAON -- A 19-year-old boy lost his life when a stray bullet fired in the air at a marriage party hit him. The incident took place in Gurgaon on Saturday night. Gaurav Sharma, the deceased, was the bride's cousin and lived in Ashok Vihar, New Delhi. According to the police, the shot was fired by a youth, Rishi Yadav, who was accompanying the groom. Rishi, a resident of Gurgaon, is said to be at large. Gaurav's... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Illegal Gun Market Said to be Flourishing in Nagaland, Northeast India
NDTV-News (India)
9 January 2008
Dimapur, Nagaland's main commercial centre, the headquarters of the militant outfit NSCN (I-M) is also the crime hub of the Northeast. It's the underbelly of the region that supplies everything from stolen vehicles to arms and ammunition to the rest of the country. NDTV had earlier reported how arms and ammunition were being smuggled out of the Army's 3 Corp HQ based in Dimapur. Even dynamites and explosives meant... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Afghanistan
American Soldiers Strip, Rebuild AK-47s for Afghan Military, Police
State (South Carolina)
6 January 2008
CAMP PHOENIX, Afghanistan -- Sgt. Dennis Busby never held an AK-47 -- let alone fired one -- until he came to Afghanistan. Now, the S.C. National Guard soldier is helping to restore weapons, including the ubiquitous Soviet-era assault rifle Afghan forces use. Busby, of Lexington, is a member of the Guard's 218th Brigade Combat Team, deployed here to mentor the Afghan army and police. He works at a nearby supply... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Boy, 15, Shoots and Kills 13yr-old Fellow Student at Indian School
BBC News
4 January 2008
A schoolboy has been shot dead by a fellow student at a school in India's Madhya Pradesh state, police say. The two boys, one aged 15 and the other 13, were students of a village school in Satna district. The older boy has been taken into custody, police say. He used his father's locally made crude gun in the assault, police said. Last month, a 14-year-old boy was shot dead by two classmates at a school near Delhi.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Pakistan
Weapon Ban, Celebratory Wedding Shootings Hike Gun Prices in Pakistan
Daily Times (Lahore)
26 December 2007
LAHORE -- The prices of small weapons and ammunition have increased since November, weapon dealers have told Daily Times. Some dealers said the weapons' prices had increased because of an increase in their use at wedding ceremonies. The other dealers said an increased risk in keeping the weapons and a fear of the cancellation of selling permits had pushed up the prices after the government had imposed a ban on carrying the weapons.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Pakistan
12,119 Caught with Illegal Guns, 5,773 Weapons Seized in Pakistani Election
Post (Pakistan)
21 December 2007
LAHORE -- Sophisticated weapons business is on the rise due to general elections, The Post learnt on Wednesday. Candidates belonging to different political parties, and their supporters, can be seen carrying weapons in their election campaigns, apparently, for their security, though many believe, for using traditional tactics to threaten their opponents. Sources said seven police teams including, Operation Wing, Investigation... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
School Shootings Are 'An American Phenomenon India Can Do Without'
Daily Pioneer, Column
21 December 2007
Though the words have differed, at the heart of the reaction of a number of people to the recent killing of a schoolboy in Gurgaon has been the feeling: This is an American phenomenon we can do without. The feeling rests on an assumption that is partly true. The incidents of campus shootings that have hit the headlines the world over have mostly been from the US. It would, however, be wrong to assume that this is due to something unique... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Indian Doctors Pressure Police to Allow Hidden Handguns in Hospitals
Siasat Daily (Hyderabad)
17 December 2007
HYDERABAD -- Armed with over 300 applications seeking gun licenses, junior doctors on Sunday met Additional Commissioner of Police N. V. Surendra Babu at the police commissioner's office here. After submitting the applications, the junior doctors informed that they had little faith in the system and they needed weapons for their protection in the wake of the increasing number of attacks on them. "He promised us to deal... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Indian Police Unravel Tale of Handgun Used by Schoolboy Killers
Express India
17 December 2007
GURGAON -- While Azad Yadav, father of the main accused in the Euro International School shootout, was sent to 14 days in judicial custody, the Gurgaon police have turned their focus to locating Azad's friend RS Dalal, reportedly the owner of the gun used in the murder of a teenage student. According to Satheesh Balan, DCP, South, "Yadav has told us that he knew nothing of the incident and that the gun used was his friend's whom... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
In Wake of Schoolboy Shooting, Indian District Curbs Rush to Own Guns
India Post (USA)
17 December 2007
GURGAON -- Shaken by last week's school shooting involving 14-year-olds, the district authorities have decided to make the rules for procuring arms licenses tougher with its annual numbers increasing three-fold since 2000. "From now onwards, firearm licenses will be issued to limited persons who need the weapons dearly. Property dealers and particularly the youth would be avoided," District Magistrate Rakesh Gupta said. He... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, India
Shooting of Indian Students at Louisiana College Sparks Concerns at Home
Hindustan Times (Delhi), Opinion
17 December 2007
The murder of Chandrasekhar Reddy and Kiran Kumar, the two Indian Louisiana State University students, last week near Governor Bobby Jindal's city Baton Rouge has left both Americans and Indians shocked. The FBI has joined the investigation, but there is no indication yet regarding the motive for the murders. This gory incident may well rattle all those in India who have children in American campuses. Viewed in conjunction with the Virginia... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Licensed Indian Gun Owner 'Taught Son to Shoot' Before School Killing
Times of India
16 December 2007
GURGAON -- The Gurgaon school shooting case took an intriguing turn on Saturday with cops claiming that a resident of the victim's village had told them that he had seen Azad Singh Yadav, the father of one of the accused children, teaching his son how to use a firearm. Earlier in the day, Yadav was sent to a day in police custody by a city court. The new claim has made the cops examine if Azad was party to any criminal conspiracy... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States, Sri Lanka
Indonesian Arms Dealer Gets 3yrs Jail for US-Sri Lanka Gun Smuggling Plot
Associated Press
15 December 2007
BALTIMORE -- An Indonesian caught in a sting operation trying to smuggle weapons to a Sri Lankan terrorist organization was sentenced to more than three years in prison yesterday, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. Haji Subandi, 70, was sentenced to 37 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake. Subandi had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to provide material support... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Indian Killer Schoolboy's Father Denies Owning Handgun Used in Shooting
Indo-Asian News Service
14 December 2007
NEW DELHI -- Azad Yadav, on the run since Tuesday when his son allegedly shot dead his classmate Abhishek Tyagi at a school in Gurgaon, has denied owning the gun that was used in the crime even as police urged the media to help nab him. Yadav told a private news channel on Friday that the .32 bore US-make revolver belonged to a state official. The Gurgaon police on Thursday included his name in the first information report... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Indian Boys Steal Dad's Legal Handgun, Shoot & Kill Fellow 14yr-old Student
BBC News
11 December 2007
A schoolboy has been shot dead by two fellow students at a school campus near the Indian capital Delhi, police say. The 14-year-old was killed instantly after being fired on at the private Euro International school in the suburb of Gurgaon, police said. Gurgaon police commissioner Mahendra Lal told the BBC that two boys had been taken into custody. Incidents of gun crime at schools and colleges in India are very... ( gunpolicy.org )
Pakistan
Illegal Pakistani Factories Produce 'Millions of Guns,' Employ 10,000 People
San Francisco Chronicle
16 November 2007
DARRA ADAMKHEL, Pakistan -- Gen. Pervez Musharraf's emergency rule decree earlier this month has had little effect in Pakistan's tribal areas, where Taliban and al Qaeda groups are thriving, most analysts agree. But nowhere is that more evident than in this dusty border town near Afghanistan, where about 100 illegal weapons factories openly furnish arms and explosives to Taliban fighters, local elders and government officials, analysts... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
4 Motorists Shot Before Indian Army Thinks to Build Walls at Rifle Range
Times of India (Bangalore)
13 November 2007
BANGALORE -- Breathe easy! Your chances of being injured by a stray bullet while riding on the Intermediate Ring Road between Koramangala and Airport Road will reduce drastically. The Army has sanctioned a 'baffle range' to be built in the Iblur Army Camp to strengthen the rings of security, and thus prevent injuries caused by stray bullets. In the past four years, four persons have been injured on this stretch. The construction... ( gunpolicy.org )
Bangladesh
Poor Border Management Turns Bangladesh Into Gun Trafficking Route
Daily Star (Dhaka)
12 November 2007
Geographical location, poor border management failing to tackle different criminal syndicates and separatist groups have turned Bangladesh as one of the main transit routes for arms trafficking in South Asia, said the experts at a workshop yesterday. They said easy availability of firearms has given rise to different outlawed and criminal groups in the country while a few corrupt officials of law enforcement agencies have indulged... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Assam's Illegal Gun Makers Run 'Thriving' Firearm Manufacturing Industry
India Times / Times Now TV
11 November 2007
The manufacture of country-made guns is an illegal industry that is thriving in the jungles of Assam and has turned into a cottage industry here, finding a market from poachers to militants. As part of a special investigation, TIMES NOW followed a dirt track through Assam's Barpeta district to a jungle hideout. What looked a picnic tent, but was in fact a workshop for country-made guns. Two men were busy at work crafting some deadly... ( gunpolicy.org )
Bangladesh
Illegal Guns, Smuggling and Manufacture a Growing Threat to Bangladesh
New Nation (Dhaka), Opinion
10 November 2007
It is guessed that there are about 400,000 illegal small firearms in circulation in Bangladesh. In addition, there are about 25,000 legally held firearms in illegal use in the country. The illegal arms in many cases are coming to Bangladesh as a consequence of slack law enforcement at the border areas and the difficulties in maintaining vigilance over the country's long land and maritime borders. But the illegal arms are not only coming... ( gunpolicy.org )
Nepal
Nepal Tightens Gun Control Laws, Penalties for Illegal Arms Possession
Kantipur (Nepal)
7 November 2007
KATHMANDU -- The government has introduced an ordinance to check illegal arms possession with provisions of additional fine and jail-term for offenders. The ordinance introduced Monday brings amendments in the existing Arms and Ammunition Act 2019 BS, slapping jail-terms from six months to seven years and fine amount from Rs 5,000 to a maximum Rs 50,000 on those found guilty of possessing illegal arms. The newly introduced legal... ( gunpolicy.org )
Sri Lanka
Shadowy 'KP' Runs Global Gun Running Enterprise for Sri Lankan Rebels
Associated Press
5 November 2007
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- He's known only as KP, and he runs a shadowy smuggling network that stretches from the skyscrapers of New York to the suicide bomber training camps of Sri Lanka. At 52, with a medium build, mustache, slight paunch and thinning hair, KP operates right under the nose of the West, which experts say is so preoccupied with al-Qaida that it largely ignores other terrorist groups, even ones as accomplished as Sri... ( gunpolicy.org )
Pakistan, Afghanistan
Taliban Resurgence Pushes Up Gun Prices in Pakistan's Darra Adam Khel
Daily Times (Lahore)
2 November 2007
PESHAWAR -- The sales and prices of arms in Frontier Region (FR) of Darra Adam Khel, famous for its illegal arms market, have shot up as the Taliban insurgency is gaining momentum in the tribal areas and parts of NWFP, Daily Times learnt on Thursday. Shopkeepers in Darra bazaar told Daily Times that the prices of weapons had soared because the "mujahideen" who used to sell weapons in the past now needed them. A shopkeeper... ( gunpolicy.org )
India
Gun Running, Home Made Firearms Fuel Expanding Indian Gun Culture
CNN-IBN (India)
30 October 2007
NEW DELHI -- On October 25, 2007 two businessmen were shot dead by unidentified attackers at Mansarovar Park in Delhi. Then on October 18, a 30-year-old woman was shot dead by a young man in Ashok Vihar. In Delhi's chronicles of crime, guns play a central role. And many of them are illegal. In 2005, more than 34 people were shot dead by firearms, 22 of the weapons used were unlicensed. Delhi's gun licensing authority... ( gunpolicy.org )
Sri Lanka
Illegal Guns Hike Sri Lankan Crime Rate, Swiss Survey Figures 'Unreliable'
Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)
30 October 2007
There are more than 20,000 illegal firearms circulating in the country, leading to the escalation of the crime rate, the South Asia Small Arms Network said yesterday. The network's local programme coordinator Ranjith Srilal Piyaratna said: "Illegal fire arms which have become a menace in the country, are responsible for the loss of lives and limb in several areas especially in Anuradhapura where trap guns have caused 400 deaths... ( gunpolicy.org )
Pakistan
Pakistani Wedding Party Drinkers Blamed for Shot Infant, Wounded Mother
International News (Karachi)
30 October 2007
RAWALPINDI -- A stray bullet fired by someone in a group of drunkards killed an 18-month-old boy in the lap of his mother here late on Sunday night, police said. The gunmen started firing on people standing on rooftops of their houses when they prevented them from firing in the air, police said. Zafar Iqbal, son of Raja Gulistan, resident of Haji Chowk, told the Sadiqabad police that he runs a shop adjacent to his house. He said... ( gunpolicy.org )
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