In Maine, Uncle Henry's Swap or Sell it Guide is best known as a folksy compendium of thrift: a cheap way to buy puppies and snowmobiles directly from their owners. But in Boston's inner-city neighborhoods, the classified ad catalog's firearm section — a black-and-white list of AK-47s, Rugers, and Glocks — serves as another link in the illegal gun trafficking chain, according to community activists. Next week, the pastel-colored booklets will begin to disappear... (GunPolicy.org)

Justice Minister Dermot Ahern has signed new gun control legislation into law. The act bans handguns in Ireland and also introduces a requirement for referees, background medical checks and standards for the safe keeping of guns in the home for all firearms licence applicants. It also makes it an offence to brandish a realistic imitation firearm in public. Mr Ahern says the legislation is designed to halt the emergence of a gun-culture in... (GunPolicy.org)