Democrats MLA Roslyn Dundas has taken a shot at the ACT Government's handgun buy-back scheme, claiming it failed to target some of the very firearms used in recent massacres around the world. Ms Dundas accused the Government of trying to rush the buy-back legislation through despite there being no list of banned weapons yet, no idea of cost and no understanding of the impact it would have on the ACT situation. 'Weapons that are likely to remain legal include the two... (GunPolicy.org)

PHUKET — Next month will see the introduction of a ban on the carrying of firearms in public anywhere in Phuket. The ban, Phuket Governor CEO Pongpayome Vasaputi said, applies even to off-duty government officers. Gov Pongpayome, supporting the anti-gun drive announced by the national police chief in March, advised people who have licensed firearms to leave them at home or locked up in their cars. "Do not take guns into public areas such as entertainment districts... (GunPolicy.org)

NEW YORK — The Houston Chronicle is the latest in a string of major newspapers to restrict or eliminate gun advertising, at the request of an Iowa-based non-profit organization seeking to cut down the number of weapons sold by unlicensed dealers. The Hearst Corp.-owned Chronicle has announced it would stop accepting such classified handgun ads. "Groups have petitioned newspapers in the past to close what has been termed the 'newspaper loophole' that allows a person... (GunPolicy.org)