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<title>Tasmania Police Deny Gun Registry Breach Claims After Thefts</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37460</link>
<author>Mercury (Hobart),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[An East Coast woman robbed of thousands of dollars worth of guns from her remote property soon after the weapons were registered is calling for answers from Police Commissioner Darren Hine.

The woman, who did not wish to be named, said she had written to Mr Hine calling for an investigation into long-held community suspicions that the state's firearm registry and associated databases have been breached.

Tasmania Police has repeatedly denied that the firearms database... [Mercury (Hobart), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Namibia Police Issued 15,000 Gun Licenses in Two Years</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37459</link>
<author>Namibian (Windhoek),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Police issued close to 15,000 licenses for guns to civilians in the past two years, according to figures The Namibian obtained yesterday. One licensee can have up to four firearms.

Edwin Kanguatjivi, the head of the Public Relations Division of the Namibian Police confirmed that in 2011 police gave greenlight to just over 7,100 license applications and about 7,600 licenses were issued in 2012. Last year the police rejected 178 applications for licenses, a few more than... [Namibian (Windhoek), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Unlicensed NZ Soldier in Court After Being Found Drunk with Loaded Gun</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37458</link>
<author>Stuff (New Zealand),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A soldier has admitted having a loaded rifle when he was drunk at home the day after his discharge from the army.

Christchurch District Court Judge Alistair Garland said it was "unforgivable" that 38-year-old Samuel George Ottley had the rifle lying on his bed underneath a sleeping bag, with bullets in the magazine.

"You are army-trained. You should know better than to have a firearm with any bullets in it at all in your home," the judge said when Ottley pleaded... [Stuff (New Zealand), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Low Rates of Gun Homicide in Iceland Despite High Gun Ownership</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37457</link>
<author>BBC News,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Even though I grew up in New England, there was something novel about seeing an Icelandic blizzard. It was paralysing, with epic wind gusts that made snowflakes feel like razors.

As I dragged my bags along Reykjavik's snowy pavement, an older man in a Jeep pulled alongside me.

"You want to get in?" he asked.

It sounded crazy. Why would I ever get in a stranger's car?

Despite everything I was taught about riding in cars with strangers, I climbed in the backseat. And... [BBC News, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Dominica Man Jailed for Smuggling Guns from US to Virgin Islands</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37456</link>
<author>CBS News (USA) / Associated Press,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON — A man with ties to the Caribbean has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for sending guns bought in Texas to the U.S. Virgin Islands.

A federal judge in Houston on Wednesday sentenced 22-year-old Tyrone Reid. Investigators say Reid is a citizen of Dominica who's been living in Houston.

A jury in February convicted Reid of a conspiracy-related firearms count and two charges of making false statements to a firearms dealer.

Prosecutors say Reid was... [CBS News (USA) / Associated Press, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Gun Smuggling and Renting are Rising Problems in Malaysia say Police</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37451</link>
<author>Asia One (Singapore),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[KUALA LUMPUR - An influx of cheap weapons coming through our porous borders from neighbouring countries has led to a rise in gun-toting criminals and assassins for hire.

Police say there are more than 200 jalan tikus or hidden entry points along the border which syndicates use to smuggle in the guns.

The firearms are believed to be from the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia.

According to Federal CID director Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Bakri Zinin, who announced the... [Asia One (Singapore), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Illegal Arms Flowing into Bangladesh at &#39;Alarming&#39; Rate</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37449</link>
<author>Dhaka Tribune,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The illegal arms trade has gone up alarmingly recently in the wake of ongoing pre-election political turmoil and triggered by high demands from local criminals and terrorists, intelligence departments of law enforcement agencies have reported.

Intelligence sources said arms are being smuggled into the country through at least 20 different points along the border, mostly from India.

According to sources, syndicates smuggle arms across the border taking advantage of... [Dhaka Tribune, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>South African Man Denies Fatal Shooting of Former Girlfriend</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37448</link>
<author>News24 (Cape Town) / The Witness,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[PIETERMARITZBURG - A KwaZulu-Natal man charged with murdering the mother of his child after she had obtained a protection order against him has denied killing her.

Thembinkosi Sibiya, 27, is charged with shooting Gugu Anette Ndlela in the head on 3 November 2011, when he also allegedly tried to shoot Ntuthuko Nxasana, the man he believed she was in a relationship with.

He pleaded not guilty before acting judge Sibusiso Mngomezulu in the KwaZulu-Natal High Court on... [News24 (Cape Town) / The Witness, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Norwegian Police Warn of Rise in Armed Gang Violence</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37447</link>
<author>Views And News From Norway,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As Norway moves into summer, gang-related violence is on the rise in the capital. Tension is so high between Oslo's rival gangs, police warn, that armed battles can break out at any time.

Police worry that Oslo's gang culture has become more widespread and more complex. Newspaper Aftenposten reported on Tuesday that gang battles motivated by revenge, territory and drug-related profits are on the increase.

Weapon seizures
Police confiscated a total of 22 firearms... [Views And News From Norway, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>86 Modified Replica Guns Seized from Japanese Businessman</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37446</link>
<author>Japan Daily Press,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The chairman of a food company in Kumamoto was arrested by police after it was discovered he was hiding 86 modified guns in his possession. 73 year old Motoo Kira was arrested on Monday for concealing these guns, as well as 62 bullets, in a storage facility.

Investigators believe that the guns were modified by Kira using his own tools. After testing the weapons, the authorities conclude that all of these guns were lethal. The police were also able to seize a handmade... [Japan Daily Press, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Iranian Jailed for Illegal Arms Importation into Nigeria</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37445</link>
<author>This Day (Lagos),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Justice Okechukwu Okeke of the Federal High Court in Lagos monday sentenced an Iranian national, Azim Aghajani, and his Nigerian counterpart, Ali Jega, to 17 years imprisonment each for their involvement in the importation of firearms into Nigeria.

Justice Okeke while delivering his judgment, held that he was not in doubt that the 13 containers loaded with arms were imported into the country, contrary to the claim by the accused persons that the containers contained... [This Day (Lagos), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Technology Helping Canadian Police Dig Up Firearm History</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37440</link>
<author>CBC News (Canada),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Advanced technology is helping Toronto police learn more about the history of the guns they seize from city streets, but wary criminals are paying attention and taking steps to thwart that process.

Police say that when they retrieve bullets, fragments or shell casings from crime scenes, investigators can tell if they have come from a firearm that they have seen before. They do this using the Integrated Ballistics Identification System, a Canadian-designed technology... [CBC News (Canada), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Spanish Cops Bust UK Drug Gang with Guns</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37439</link>
<author>Local (Spain),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Spanish and British police have nabbed a hashish-smuggling ring that hid hundreds of kilos of drugs in electrical transformers before shipping them off to the UK.

Britain's Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) and Spain's national police have arrested nine people and seized 322 kilos of hashish from an international organization that smuggled drugs inside industrial electrical transformers.

The joint investigation found that the drugs were purchased in Spain then... [Local (Spain), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Israeli Police asks Public to Hand in Illegal Guns After Rise in Murder Rate</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37438</link>
<author>Times of Israel,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Following a recent surge in gun murders in Israel, Internal Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovich has called on citizens to hand illegally held guns to police without facing criminal charges. The public will be able to turn the munitions at police stations throughout the country for a month, starting Wednesday.

The law calls for a maximum penalty of seven years in jail for someone caught in possession of an unlicensed firearm. Police sources told Ma'ariv they expected... [Times of Israel, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Brazil&#39;s Firearm Sales Reach Record High as Gun Deaths Also Soar</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37433</link>
<author>News Track India (Delhi),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[RIO DE JANEIRO - The number of new guns legally sold in Brazil shot up in the last eight years, growing from 5,161 in 2004 to a record 31,500 in 2012, a media report said.

Figures from the Brazilian Federal Police showed a total of 183,722 new guns were registered in the country between 2002 and 2012, which equals two every hour, reported Xinhua citing O'Globo.

Among those sold in 2012, 60 percent of the weapons were purchased by policemen.

The newspaper said the... [News Track India (Delhi), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Russian Boy Unintentionally Kills Brother with Unregistered Gun</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37455</link>
<author>Reuters,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A 7-year-old Russian boy told investigators he had shot and killed his 4-year-old brother by accident with their grandfather's rifle on Sunday, law enforcement authorities said.

The boy said he and his brother had found the gun under a bed in their grandparents' house in the Siberian town of Bukachacha and were playing with it on the porch while the adults slept, the federal Investigative Committee said.

The boy said he accidentally pulled the trigger while trying to... [Reuters, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Zambia Minister Asks Police to Revive Gun Amnesty to Reduce Crime</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37432</link>
<author>Times of Zambia,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Home Affairs Minister Edgar Lungu has urged the Zambia Police Service to revive the gun amnesty and buy-back schemes to reduce the number of illicit firearms in Zambia.

Mr Lungu said the police should seriously look into the increased misuse of firearms that were mostly smuggled into Zambia.

He said this when he officiated at the opening of Kanele Shopping Mall and Kanele Enterprise yesterday.

"The regulations of firearms dealing are continuously being stiffened both... [Times of Zambia, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Police Report Shows 80 Percent of Guns Unregistered in Turkey</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37431</link>
<author>World Bulletin (Istanbul),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A report recently drafted by the National Police Department's Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime Department shows that almost 80 percent of guns that police seized from individuals in incidents threatening public security from 2010-2012 were unregistered.

According to the report, the types of firearms confiscated in police operations over the course of past five years were manufactured guns (51 percent), handmade guns (33 percent), blank guns turned into real guns (16... [World Bulletin (Istanbul), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Gun Licensing Law Changes Considered in Turkey</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37454</link>
<author>Today&#39;s Zaman (Istanbul),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A bill recently submitted to Parliament could give former gun license holders who forgot to renew their licenses another chance.

The current Law on Firearms, Knives and other Weapons states that gun carrying and keeping licenses shall be valid for five years following the date of confirmation and shall be renewed once every five years on condition of payment of the renewal charge. The license holder is also required to inform the public institution that has issued the... [Today's Zaman (Istanbul), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Kenya Authorities Plan Crackdown on Illegal Guns</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37437</link>
<author>Star (Kenya),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Western PC James Serian has said the regional security team is profiling people with illegal arms. "There are illegal firearms in Western particularly in Mt Elgon, Malaba, Teso, Busia, along the Kenya and even Kakamega. Currently we are profiling all persons we suspect have fire arms," said Serian.

He said the provincial security team will start an operation to recover all guns in wrong hands in the area. Serian said the porous Kenya-Uganda border could be blamed for... [Star (Kenya), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>German Man Kills Wife Then Shoots, Injures 3 Neighbours</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37430</link>
<author>Local (Germany),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[German police are picking through the remnants of a blood bath after a man shot dead his wife, and then roamed the neighbourhood ringing door bells and shooting people who answered. He then shot himself and is in a coma.

Aachen public prosecutor Robert Deller said on Thursday that the man turned his gun on himself before the police could arrest him. 

The 63-year-old man from the town of Langerwehe in North Rhine-Westphalia shot dead his 64-year-old wife with a... [Local (Germany), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Turkey Plans Ban on Guns at Bars and Cafes, Safety Training for Owners</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37435</link>
<author>Today&#39;s Zaman (Istanbul),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[According to a new regulation, people carrying guns will not be allowed as a security measure to enter entertainment venues such as bars, cafés, night clubs and places where wedding ceremonies are held, Interior Minister Muammer Güler announced on Wednesday.

Under the regulation, Güler told reporters, people who want to buy guns will receive training on how to use them safely. Moreover, those carrying weapons will be denied entrance to entertainment venues such as... [Today's Zaman (Istanbul), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Kenya Police Deny Allegations Guns Being Issued to Unlicensed People</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37429</link>
<author>Star (Kenya),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[MOMBASA - An assistant police commissioner has denied claims that firearms are being issue to unvetted people. Central Firearms Bureau chief licensing officer David Baya said firearms are only issued to civilians after going through a series of thorough interrogations by security officers at different levels.

A civilian who owned a licensed gun told media houses that there is a broker in Mombasa behind the deals. He said the broker cuts deals between senior security... [Star (Kenya), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Police Confirm 1 Million Illegal Guns in Nigeria</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37428</link>
<author>Daily Newswatch (Nigeria),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Against the backdrop of mounting security challenges in Nigeria arising from the Boko Haram insurgency and ethno-religious crisis in the north as well as armed robbery and kidnapping in the south, it has been estimated that there are about one million illegally held guns in the country in civilian hands. The market price for most popular of them all, the AK-47 pattern of assault weapon, goes for $180 (about N27,000). While the total number of guns in the hands of... [Daily Newswatch (Nigeria), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Scottish Man Dies After Being Accidentally Shot in Car</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37425</link>
<author>Daily Record (Scotland),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A young dad bled to death after an accidental shooting on his family farm.

Adam Hepburn, 22, was in his Land Rover with another man when a rifle went off.

A high-velocity bullet passed through the father-of-one's left thigh, leaving him writhing in agony.

The other man in the Freelander 4x4 dialled 999 and rushed Adam on a 10-mile trip to Hawick Cottage Hospital, which does not have an accident and emergency department.

An ambulance raced to the hospital, where... [Daily Record (Scotland), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Antigua Gun Club Suggests More Training Needed Before Licence Issued</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37444</link>
<author>Antigua Observer,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ST JOHN'S, Antigua – The president of a local shooting club said he is "concerned" licensed gun owners are not fully prepared for the responsibility – and is calling on police for more training.

"It is a problem for us in terms of the club. There is a breakdown in communication between the police and the clubs," Antigua & Barbuda Shooting Club president Frank Theodore said in an interview with OBSERVER media.

Theodore, who is also the treasurer of the Riffle... [Antigua Observer, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>32 Crime Guns Linked to Over 230 Murders in Guatemala</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37424</link>
<author>InSight Crime (Bogota),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Forensic analysis has revealed that the MS-13 gang in Guatemala used 32 guns to allegedly commit 238 murders, offering insight into the gang's modus operandi and highlighting some of the difficulties of tackling organized crime with gun control.

Members of Guatemala's National Institute of Forensic Sciences (Inacif) used the Integrated Ballistics Identification System (Ibis) to identify 1,133 guns that had been used in multiple crimes, reported Prensa Libre.

Of those... [InSight Crime (Bogota), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Report Traces Arms Trafficking From US to Guatemala</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37423</link>
<author>InSight Crime (Bogota),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A new report sheds light on a little-studied subject: the trafficking of US weapons into Guatemala, a relatively limited phenomenon that could be far bigger than suggested by the available data and may play a role in the continuing violence and criminality in that Central American nation. 

The report (pdf), from the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, reviews an analysis that the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) conducted of... [InSight Crime (Bogota), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>What is Gun Control Like in Ecuador?</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37422</link>
<author>El Telégrafo,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Most guns used by citizens Ecuador are still handmade.

Manufacturing guns in Ecuador has been illegal since Feb. 2012. However, most private security companies are still arming their guards with locally-made weapons acquired before February 2012.

In recent years, efforts to register and decommission guns that don't meet safety standards have increased. Last year, in most populated province Guayas, 9,958 guns were registered. In Pichincha in 2012: 9,145 guns. In... [El Telégrafo, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Over 550 Kilos of Ammunition Surrendered in Australia for Destruction</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37421</link>
<author>My Sunshine Coast (Australia), Media release,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Queenslanders have surrendered more than 556 kilograms of sporting small arms ammunition during the first quarter of 2013.

Natural Resources and Mines Minister Andrew Cripps visited the Queensland Government explosives reserve at Helidon today to view the disposal of part of a large cache of unwanted ammunition handed in across the State.

"On average, approximately 500,000 rounds of sporting small arms ammunition is surrendered each year by the public as part of an... [My Sunshine Coast (Australia), Media release, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Licensed Indian Gun Owner Shoots Son in Dispute</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37426</link>
<author>Times of India,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[LUCKNOW - A man shot at his son in Alambagh area on Monday morning, reportedly after a heated argument. The injured youth was rushed to the Trauma Centre by family members for treatment and was under observation till late Monday night.

Surjeet Singh, an ex-defence personnel, was arrested by police and the licensed revolver with which he shot his 36-year-old son Jaspal recovered from his possession, said Shreekant Prasad, the sub-inspector who made the... [Times of India, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Nepal District Police Collect Over 200 Illegal Weapons in Amnesty</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37419</link>
<author>Himalayan Times (Kathmandu),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ROLPA - District Police Office DPO, Rolpa has collected 227 illegal weapons so far from the district following the government's call to people owning illegal firearms to surrender them to police in exchange for a pardon.

According to DSP Saroj Paudel of DPO, the fire arms were collected from different parts of the district.

Of the collected guns, as many as 225 were loaded guns and two were handmade pistols.

Police thanked all the locals who had voluntarily submitted... [Himalayan Times (Kathmandu), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>German Arms Firm Illegally Sold Weapons to Mexico</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37418</link>
<author>InSight Crime (Bogota),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A German arms manufacturer has admitted to illegally selling thousands of rifles to Mexico, where the weapons were reportedly used to commit human rights violations.

Heckler & Koch, which produces weapons such as pistols, machine guns, and grenade launchers, is under investigation by German authorities for exporting G36 rifles to several Mexican states where Germany prohibits gun sales, due to human rights concerns.

The company previously claimed it had only ever... [InSight Crime (Bogota), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Concerns Raised Over Licensing Rules After Jamaica Shooting Death</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37417</link>
<author>Jamaica Observer,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[BLACK RIVER, St Elizabeth — The question continues to haunt loved ones, friends and others two weeks after Ann Marie Campbell's death.

Why was a well-liked 40 year-old businesswoman and mother of three shot by someone she knew well and with whom she had no quarrel?

The alleged shooter, Wayne Lewis, a licensed firearm holder, is in police custody and is scheduled to appear in the Black River Resident's Magistrates Court on May 8 on a charge of murder. The supposition... [Jamaica Observer, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>US, Spanish Gun Lovers Download 3D Gun Plans 50,000 Times First Day</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37416</link>
<author>New York Daily News,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The first downloadable gun has gone viral.

The plastic firearm that can be churned out on a 3-D printer and easily assembled was downloaded at least 50,000 times Monday, according to the self-described anarchist who made it available for free online.

Cody Wilson of Defense Distributed, a collective of gun advocates, said the most downloads were done in Spain followed by the United States.

The prospect of terrorists getting hold of the guns by clicking a computer... [New York Daily News, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>13 People Shot Dead Each Day in India says NGO</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37414</link>
<author>Post Noon (Hyderabad),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Hardly any noise is made in India about increasing use of firearms among civilians and related violence. We tend to think that it is an issue that needs to be tackled in places like the United States, perhaps because of recurring incidents of mass murders. But not here, in the land of the non-violent freedom movement, we say. However, with a staggering 40 million civilians owning guns, second only to the United States, discourses, questions and debates on the topic... [Post Noon (Hyderabad), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Turkey Launches Locally Made Rifles, Aims for $100M in Exports</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37413</link>
<author>Today&#39;s Zaman (Istanbul),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ISTANBUL - Sarsılmaz Firearms Industry, the leading private producer of guns and rifles in Turkey, introduced on Monday the country's first domestically produced infantry rifles as well as new generation pistols, firearms with which the company is targeting to reach the $100 million export mark in the next three years.

The 133-year-old company invested TL 14 million in its new products and plans to increase its investment to TL 27 million in line with an expected... [Today's Zaman (Istanbul), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>3D Gun Fired in US But Officials Worried Over Risks for Crime, Youth</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37409</link>
<author>BBC News, Video,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The world's first gun made with 3D printer technology has been successfully fired in the US.

The controversial group who created the firearm plan to make the blueprints available online.

Anti-gun advocates have criticised the project and Europol, Europe's law enforcement agency, said it was closely monitoring the development.

Rebecca Morelle... [BBC News, Video, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Man Charged After Swedish Woman Dies in Shooting Game</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37408</link>
<author>Local (Sweden),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A Swedish woman has died after playing what appeared to be a game of Russian roulette in western Sweden. The 23-year-old man who provided the weapon was charged for manslaughter on Thursday.

The incident occurred in mid-March in an apartment in Flatås, Gothenburg, where emergency service workers found the 48-year-old woman seriously injured.

The 23-year-old man is believed to have brought out a gun during an evening of drinking, loaded it with one live round, put it... [Local (Sweden), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Gun Attack in Thailand&#39;s South Leaves Six Dead</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37402</link>
<author>BBC News,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Six people, including a young child, have been killed in southern Thailand after a gun attack at a village shop, police say.

At least four gunmen fired bullets at the shop in Pattani province before escaping on motorbikes.

The attack comes days after a second round of peace talks between Muslim separatists and the Thai government.

More than 5,000 people have been killed since a separatist insurgency reignited in the Muslim-majority region in 2004.

A toddler was... [BBC News, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>El Salvador Police Report 45% Drop in Homicides After Gang Truce</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37401</link>
<author>InSight Crime (Bogota),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The number of murders in El Salvador so far in 2013 is 45 percent lower than the previous year, providing a reminder of the benefits of the country's gang truce at a time when the agreement is coming under increasing pressure.

From January to April this year, there were 694 recorded murders, according to the National Police (PNC), 530 less than the same period in 2012. January saw the highest number of murders with 191, while April had the lowest with 148, reported El... [InSight Crime (Bogota), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Man Jailed for Gun Smuggling Between US and Caymans</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37411</link>
<author>CayCompass.com (Cayman Islands),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A Caymanian man accused in a gun smuggling ring that operated between Grand Cayman and south Florida between 2008 and 2009 has been sentenced to nearly four years in United States federal prison.

Mikkyle Brandon Leslie was sentenced before Judge Robin Rosenbaum Monday in Fort Lauderdale following a plea deal his attorneys reached with federal prosecutors earlier this year. Leslie could have faced between 20 to 30 years in prison if he had gone to trial and been... [CayCompass.com (Cayman Islands), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Police Forces in English Region Share Information to Reduce Gun Crime</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37407</link>
<author>Yorkshire Post (UK),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A new database will allow police forces across the region to share information about gun crime and the number of officers trained to use firearms.

The four forces have bought a single firearms deployment and training records system, known as Chronicle, so that they can work together more effectively. It means firearms officers across the region will be trained to the same standards to avoid confusion over procedure when two forces work together.

There will also be a... [Yorkshire Post (UK), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Canadian Govt Budgets to Seize Rifles Easily Converted to Automatic</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37400</link>
<author>Global News (Canada),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Six years after approving German-made rifles that can be converted to machine guns "in minutes" – guns that by law should have been prohibited to begin with – the federal government will spend up to $260,000 buying them from their owners.

In February 2007, the RCMP classified the SSD BD38, a semi-automatic replica of a German Second World War-era sub-machine gun, as a 'restricted' firearm, meaning that it had the same legal status as a handgun. That classification... [Global News (Canada), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Drunk Kosovo Man Shoots, Kills Wife After Divorce Request</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37399</link>
<author>Croatian Times,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A Kosovan man who shot his Swiss wife dead at the bus stop when she refused to consider changing her mind about divorcing him - and then went for a beer at a local pub - has claimed her death was her own fault.

Afrim Mujaj, 45, then sat calmly watching as ambulances sped by in a bid to try and save the life of his 35-year-old wife Mirvete in Riniken, Switzerland. And as emergency services tried in vain to keep her alive - the court heard he bought rounds of drinks for... [Croatian Times, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>80-Yr-Old Indian Engineer Arrested for Supplying Arms Parts to Gang</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37394</link>
<author>DNA India (Mumbai),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[An 80-year-old man from Dadar was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly supplying spare parts of imported weapons, arms and ammunition to a Uttar Pradesh-based gang. A joint team of the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad and Mumbai police also recovered spare parts of imported weapons and ammunition from his flat.

Senior inspector of Dadar police station Prakash Patil said that D'Souza was arrested from his fifth floor flat at Salvation Apartments in Agar Bazaar area.... [DNA India (Mumbai), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Canadian Man Jailed After Flouting Lifetime Weapons Ban for Third Time</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37410</link>
<author>Metro Canada,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A Vancouver criminal who had already received two lifetime weapons bans was caught again with three illegal guns.

Police executed a search warrant on June 20 last year on a home where Victor Sharma lived with his late mother.

Police found a fairly large marijuana grow-op of 659 marijuana plants, worth an estimated $220,000, and a hydroelectric bypass.

Officers also found an illegal Ruger semi-automatic pistol with 13 live rounds loaded in a clip. The gun had its... [Metro Canada, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Gun Licence Dispute Continues in South Africa</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37405</link>
<author>Eyewitness News (South Africa),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[JOHANNESBURG - Despite statistics by the South African Police Services indicating a decline in gun-related crimes, the debate on gun laws and ownership in South Africa remains divided. 

Varying degrees of the debate have emerged with many still opposing the easy access to guns as it has been reported that it takes only 90 days to acquire a gun license. 

The issue was thrust back into the spotlight earlier this year, when Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius... [Eyewitness News (South Africa), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Barbados Officials Warn Criminals are Stealing IDs to Illegally Import Guns</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37393</link>
<author>Stabroek News (Guyana),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Barbadians are being advised to be careful with their identification cards as criminals are using stolen or bogus cards in their operations to import illegal drugs and guns.

Speaking to the Daily Nation yesterday, head of the Police Drug Squad, Superintendent Grafton Phillips, said that over the last year the Drug Squad had discovered that people were going to the Bridgetown Port, post offices, the cargo section at Grantley Adams International Airport and courier... [Stabroek News (Guyana), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Swedish Cop in Trouble After Letting Friend Fire Gun Despite Ban</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37392</link>
<author>Local (Sweden),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A Swedish police officer risks disciplinary action after letting a soon-to-be groom fire 30 shots with his service weapon at a bachelor party held at the indoor shooting range of a police station in western Sweden.

Wishing to give his friend a memorable send-off before he entered into married life, the officer invited the groom-to-be and ten other friends to celebrate at the shooting range of the Halmstad police station in June of last year.

During the festivities,... [Local (Sweden), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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