Gun Policy News (Asia) http://www.gunpolicy.org en-au Copyright 2010 GunPolicy.org Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:58:16 +1000 www.gunpolicy.org/contactus.php http://www.gunpolicy.org/templates/gunpolicy/images/logo.gif Daily gun news, small arms policy and firearm death and injury prevention news. http://www.gunpolicy.org 60 No Gun Culture, But Indonesia At Risk from Illegal Firearms, Gun Violence http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33287 International Crisis Group (Brussels), Media release, via GunPolicy.org Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33287 NZ Woman Linked to North Korea-Iran Arms Trafficking, Guilty Plea Tipped http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33272 New Zealand Press Association, via GunPolicy.org Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33272 Shot West Bank Settler Had Licence Revoked, So Israel Eases Gun Control http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33267 YNet News (Tel Aviv), via GunPolicy.org Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33267 US Reconsiders, Bans Import of a Million Military Rifles from South Korea http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33265 Fox News (USA), via GunPolicy.org Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33265 Yemeni Children Play with Guns, Kill Family, Flee Home in Fear of Lives http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33280 IRIN (UN News), via GunPolicy.org Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33280 Nepal Faces Challenging Epidemic of Gun Violence, Armed Criminality http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33254 República (Kathmandu), Opinion, via GunPolicy.org Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33254 United Arab Emirates Aim for Self Sufficiency in Ammunition Manufacture http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33227 National (United Arab Emirates), via GunPolicy.org Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33227 Thailand Moves to Extradite Russia's 'Merchant of Death' Gun Runner to US http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33208 Associated Press, via GunPolicy.org Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33208 Karachi Tries to Disarm City, National Government Mulls Gun-free Pakistan http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33223 CentralAsiaOnline.com, via GunPolicy.org Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33223 Manila Mass Shooting, 9 Dead in Tourist Bus: 10 Things Police Got Wrong http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33211 BBC News, via GunPolicy.org Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33211 Sacked Police Officer Hijacks Bus with Assault Rifle, 9 Shot Dead in Manila http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33210 Associated Press, via GunPolicy.org Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33210 Infamous Russian Gun Runner Still at Center of US-Russia Tug of War http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33207 Associated Press, via GunPolicy.org Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33207 Emerging Indian Gun Lobby Fights Tighter Firearm Licensing, Gun Control http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33164 Telegraph (India), via GunPolicy.org Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33164 Groom Kills 3 Family with AK-47 in Turkish Wedding Celebratory Shooting http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33126 Agence France Presse, via GunPolicy.org Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33126 Celebrating Turkish Wedding, Groom Kills 3 Family Members with AK-47 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33120 CNN, via GunPolicy.org Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33120 Separatists, Burmese Rebels Make and Sell 'Chinese' Guns Across Region http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33154 BBC News, via GunPolicy.org Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33154 Malaysian Ex-assemblyman & Female Assistant Dead by Gunshot in Car http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33092 Malay Mail (Kuala Lumpur), via GunPolicy.org Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33092 Philippine Gun Lovers Celebrate Newly Elected President as 'One of Us' http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33150 Agence France Presse, via GunPolicy.org Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33150 Gun Dealer's Stash of Military-style Guns Links Iran, Canada, US, Europe http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33090 Seattle Times, via GunPolicy.org Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33090 High Demand for Legal, Illegal Firearms as India Tightens Gun Control http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33143 Economic Times (India), via GunPolicy.org Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33143 Principle of Global Gun Trade Treaty 'Now Agreed by All Countries' at UN http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33073 Washington Post / AP, via GunPolicy.org Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33073 New Philippine President Mulls Tougher Penalties for Illegal Firearms http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33024 GMA TV News (Manila), via GunPolicy.org Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33024 US Baggage Handlers Steal 4 Pistols from Israeli PM's Armed Bodyguards http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32957 BBC News, via GunPolicy.org Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32957 Police Work to Curb Illegal Arms Trade, Increasing Gun Violence in Nepal http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32967 Himalayan Times (Kathmandu), via GunPolicy.org Sun, 04 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32967 Illegal Arms Trade, Gun Trafficking Said to Flourish in Nepal Tourist Area http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32948 BBC News, via GunPolicy.org Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32948 South Africa Takes Fire for Gun Sales to Conflict Areas, Blacklisted Nations http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32947 Christian Science Monitor, via GunPolicy.org Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32947 Nationwide Crackdown on Handguns Infuriates Israeli West Bank Residents http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32940 Ha'aretz (Tel Aviv), via GunPolicy.org Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32940 Israeli Gun Dealer Indicted in US, Smuggling Bosnian AK-47s to Somalia http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32903 Ha'aretz (Tel Aviv), via GunPolicy.org Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32903 Feds Nab Israeli, US Gun Runners Smuggling AK-47s, Bosnia to Somalia http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32902 Politico (Washington DC), via GunPolicy.org Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32902 Armed Violence Feared Rising in China Despite Strict Gun Control Laws http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32861 Inter Press Service News Agency, via GunPolicy.org Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32861 More Guns = Less Crime, Mexican President 'Bold Faced Liar' Blaming US http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32870 Santa Monica Daily Press (California), Opinion, via GunPolicy.org Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32870 Human Rights Chief Joins Debate on Total Gun Ban in Philippines http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32807 Manila Bulletin, via GunPolicy.org Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32807 Total Gun Ban Lifted, But Strict Firearm Controls to Come in Phillippines http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32802 GMA TV News (Manila), via GunPolicy.org Sun, 06 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32802 Police Support Extending Philippine Gun Ban, Say It Helps Lower Crime http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32764 Philippine Daily Inquirer, via GunPolicy.org Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32764 Man Shoots 6 Judges, Kills 3 in Chinese Court Following Domestic Dispute http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32762 Xinhua, via GunPolicy.org Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32762 Philippine Gun Enthusiasts Advocate Loosening Restrictions on Firearms http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32755 Philippine Daily Inquirer, via GunPolicy.org Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32755 Philippines Total Gun Ban Would Make Environmentalists Insecure http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32757 Manila Bulletin, via GunPolicy.org Sun, 30 May 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32757 Gun Control Summit to Assess Permanent Firearm Ban in Philippines http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32756 Business World (Philippines), via GunPolicy.org Sun, 30 May 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32756 Philippine National Police Drop Total Gun Ban, Push Stricter Gun Control http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32734 Business Mirror (Philippines), via GunPolicy.org Thu, 27 May 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32734 Gun Culture, Handgun Crime Increasing in Kathmandu Valley, Say Police http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32699 Himalayan Times (Kathmundu), via GunPolicy.org Tue, 18 May 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32699 Police May Use Guns to Stop School Attacks, Say Chinese Authorities http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32677 San Francisco Chronicle, via GunPolicy.org Fri, 14 May 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32677 Civil Society Groups Urge India to Support Global Gun Trade Treaty http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32646 City News (Pakistan) / NNI, via GunPolicy.org Mon, 10 May 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32646 Gun Control 'Absurd Policy,' No Effect on Crime Gun Use in Bangladesh http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32590 Financial Express (Dhaka), Opinion, via GunPolicy.org Mon, 03 May 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32590 Japan to Relax Post-war Ban on Arms Exports, Already Major Gun Supplier http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32579 Global Times (China), via GunPolicy.org Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32579 Blackwater President, Execs Indicted on 'Scofflaw' Machine Gun Charges http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32578 Associated Press, via GunPolicy.org Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32578 In Yemen, 97 Percent of Those Polled Want a Law to Curb Gun Carrying http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32536 Yemen Post (Sana'a), via GunPolicy.org Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32536 More Than 2000 Gun Owners Arrested in Philippine Election Firearm Ban http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32518 GMA TV News (Manila), via GunPolicy.org Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32518 Proliferation of Illegal, Legal Guns Fuels Election Violence in Philippines http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32522 New York Times, via GunPolicy.org Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32522 430 Arrested, 322 Firearms Seized in 92-day Philippine Election Gun Ban http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32509 Philippine Daily Inquirer, via GunPolicy.org Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32509