Gun Policy News (Oceania) http://www.gunpolicy.org en-au Copyright 2010 GunPolicy.org Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:37:01 +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 Suicidal Man, Woman Rented Guns, Died at Adelaide Shooting Range http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33279 Advertiser (Adelaide), via GunPolicy.org Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33279 Coroner's Report 'Could Lead to Sweeping Changes' to NZ Gun Laws http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33275 Dominion Post (Wellington), via GunPolicy.org Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33275 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 Premier Dismisses Loss of 186 Victoria Police Guns as 'Accounting Error' http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33284 Herald Sun (Melbourne), via GunPolicy.org Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33284 Audit Reveals Almost 200 Victoria Police Firearms Can't Be Accounted For http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33285 Herald Sun (Melbourne), via GunPolicy.org Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33285 Australian Gun Buyback Slashed Gun Suicide, Saved 200 Lives Each Year http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33252 ABC News (Australia), via GunPolicy.org Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33252 Australian Gun Buyback Saved $500 Million and 200 Lives Every Year http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33218 Sydney Morning Herald, via GunPolicy.org Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33218 Illegal Guns Impossible to Quantify, Most in Australia Come from Theft http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33217 Sydney Morning Herald, via GunPolicy.org Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33217 Imitation, Toy Guns to be Licensed, Locked Away Under Queensland Law http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33118 Courier-Mail (Brisbane), via GunPolicy.org Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33118 No Gun Crime Problem, Say New South Wales Police After Three Shootings http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33101 Sydney Morning Herald, via GunPolicy.org Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33101 Killing of Policeman Brings Call to Stop Gun Running to American Samoa http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33125 Talamua (American Samoa), via GunPolicy.org Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33125 New Western Australia Gun-Licensing Scheme Increases Fee, Complexity http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33093 Mandurah Coastal Times (Western Australia), via GunPolicy.org Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33093 Detective Killed in Brazen American Samoa Courthouse Grudge Shooting http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33197 ABC Radio Australia (Shortwave), Transcript, via GunPolicy.org Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33197 Greens Push Handgun Ban, Tough Laws After New South Wales Shootings http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33065 Australian Associated Press, via GunPolicy.org Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33065 New Zealand Green Party Wants More Gun Control, All Guns Registered http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33060 NZCity, via GunPolicy.org Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33060 Soon Only Licensed Gun Owners to Own Lethal Airguns in New Zealand http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33048 Press (Christchurch), via GunPolicy.org Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33048 Police Minister Announces Crackdown on Lethal Airguns in New Zealand http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33061 New Zealand Press Association, via GunPolicy.org Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33061 International Comparison Shows NZ Gun Homicide Rate Dropped Fastest http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33049 New Zealand Herald, via GunPolicy.org Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33049 Shootings Prove Importance of Strict Gun Controls, Say NSW Police http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33050 ABC News (Australia), via GunPolicy.org Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33050 Policeman Shoots Himself Training to Train Victoria Police on New Pistol http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33055 Herald Sun (Melbourne), via GunPolicy.org Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33055 Police 'Don't Have a Clue' How Many Guns There Are in New Zealand http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33042 Press (Christchurch), via GunPolicy.org Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33042 Annual 'Super Bowl of Shooting' a True Expression of American Freedom http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33040 News-Herald (Ohio), via GunPolicy.org Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33040 Toowoomba, Queensland Residents Own Almost 11,500 Registered Guns http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33031 Chronicle (Queensland), via GunPolicy.org Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33031 New Zealand Moves to Restrict Airgun Model Used to Kill Police Officer http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33021 New Zealand Press Association, via GunPolicy.org Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33021 In Unarmed New Zealand, Hundreds of Police Cars Routinely Carry Guns http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33018 New Zealand Herald, via GunPolicy.org Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33018 New Zealand Again Considers Restricting High-Powered Air Rifle Sales http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33009 New Zealand Herald, via GunPolicy.org Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33009 Woman Shoots Ex-husband, Kills Son, Self in Queensland Custody Fight http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32972 Courier-Mail (Brisbane), via GunPolicy.org Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32972 Government Blamed for Death, Lack of Gun Control in Papua New Guinea http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32955 Post-Courier (Port Moresby), via GunPolicy.org Mon, 05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32955 Father Shot to Death in Brawl Between Warring Australian Street Gangs http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32950 Sydney Morning Herald, via GunPolicy.org Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32950 Shooters Party Holds Vote Balance, Weakens Gun Law in Australian State http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32932 Newcastle Herald (New South Wales), Editorial, via GunPolicy.org Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32932 Lives Are Lost as Shooters Party Weakens New South Wales Gun Laws http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32931 Newcastle Herald (New South Wales), Opinion, via GunPolicy.org Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32931 Gun Homicide, Handgun Murder Stay at Historic Low in Australia - Study http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32935 Sydney Morning Herald, via GunPolicy.org Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32935 Latest Australian Amnesty Yields 'Frightening' Range of Illegal Weapons http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32862 Australian Associated Press, via GunPolicy.org Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32862 Gunman Got Licence Despite Concerns, Fired at NZ Police, Shot Dead http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32838 New Zealand Herald, via GunPolicy.org Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32838 Rural Australia Home to 'Honest Shooters,' High Rate of Gun Ownership http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32851 Mudgee Guardian (New South Wales), via GunPolicy.org Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32851 Australian State Mulls Shooters' Party Bill to Weaken Gun Control http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32806 Sydney Morning Herald, via GunPolicy.org Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32806 Gun Lobby Defends New Zealand Gun Laws in Wake of UK Mass Shooting http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32815 New Zealand Press Association, via GunPolicy.org Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32815 Former Bikie Jailed for Hidden Arsenal of Guns, Ammo in Adelaide Home http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32797 Australian Associated Press, via GunPolicy.org Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32797 Gun Buybacks, Destruction Served Australia Well: Now It's Time to Do More http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32747 Advertiser (Adelaide), Editorial, via GunPolicy.org Thu, 27 May 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32747 Police Raid Religious Cult, Seize Illegal Guns, Ammo in South Australia http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32733 Australian Associated Press, via GunPolicy.org Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32733 Doomsday Cult Hoards Illegal Guns, Ammunition for Australian Apocalypse http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32706 Advertiser (Adelaide), via GunPolicy.org Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32706 Officers Will Die for Lack of Guns, Predicts New Zealand Police Union Boss http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32680 New Zealand Press Association, via GunPolicy.org Fri, 14 May 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32680 What Shooting? Witnesses Saying Nothing on South Australia Gun Crime http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32662 Advertiser (Adelaide), via GunPolicy.org Tue, 11 May 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32662 Road Worker Shot as 'Home Made Pistol' Unearthed in South Australia http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32661 Advertiser (Adelaide), via GunPolicy.org Tue, 04 May 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32661 Rise in Registered Firearms Follows Gun Control Push in Sydney, Australia http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32570 Sydney Morning Herald, via GunPolicy.org Sat, 24 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32570 Australian Forces Fire 23 Million Rounds of Live Ammo, $14m a Year http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32529 Herald Sun (Melbourne), via GunPolicy.org Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32529