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<title>Canadian Amnesty Nets 32 Guns at Halfway Point</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37578</link>
<author>Vancouver Sun (British Columbia),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A handgun with a laser sight was among 32 firearms turned over to the Vancouver police department during the first half of the province's firearms amnesty program.

At the halfway point of the amnesty, residents of Vancouver have turned in 22 rifles, six handguns, and four shotguns. As well, six replica guns and / or pellet or air guns along with almost 700 rounds of ammunition have been collected.

"The idea of the program is to provide an opportunity for the general... [Vancouver Sun (British Columbia), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>11 People Shot at Pakistani University After Bombing</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37577</link>
<author>BBC News,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The women's university at the centre of Saturday's deadly twin attacks in the Pakistani city of Quetta has been shut down until further notice.

In the first incident a bomb on a university bus killed 14 women. Gunmen then killed 11 when they laid siege to the hospital treating the wounded.

Sardar Bahadur Khan University is the only all-female university in troubled Balochistan province.

The move is seen as a safety precaution in a city which has seen many... [BBC News, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>US Officials &#39;Hamstrung&#39; by Lack of Gun Data</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37576</link>
<author>Bloomberg (USA), Editorial,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[How do criminals get their guns? Are there observable patterns to gun crime? Who is at the greatest risk of injury, or causing injury to others, from firearm use? Which gun-safety practices are most effective at preventing accidental injury?

The answers to these and other basic questions remain difficult and obscure in part thanks to a senseless ban, on the books for a decade, that limits research on gun violence and denies researchers and even police and prosecutors... [Bloomberg (USA), Editorial, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Italian School Janitor Guns Teacher Down</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37575</link>
<author>Local (Italy),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A 69-year-old school janitor in Sicily nicknamed "the poet" gunned down a religious education teacher on Saturday, shooting her dead before attempting to flee the scene, Italian media reported.

Giovanna Nobile, 54, had gone into the Pappalardo di Vittoria school in southern Sicily for a teachers' meeting and was confronted by Salvatore Lo Presti as she was leaving the building.

Lo Presti, known as "the poet" around school because of his passion for writing poems, shot... [Local (Italy), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Venezuela Signs Gun Control Bill</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37574</link>
<author>al Jazeera,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro signed a gun control bill into law in a bid to rein in the country's runaway violent crime.

"I hereby sign into law this gun control law, for peace in our nation," Maduro said on Friday in an address in Vargas state.

The bill will allow sentences of up to 20 years in prison for any civilian convicted of illegally carrying or selling a firearm.

It also restricts the sale of ammunition to civilians, and bans weapons from being shown... [al Jazeera, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Finnish Man Shoots, Kills Wife then Self After Allegedly Stalking Her</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37572</link>
<author>YLE (Finland),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Police have sketched out a clearer picture of events leading up to an apparent murder-suicide that took place at Helsinki's west harbour Saturday afternoon. Officers interviewed eye witnesses as well as relatives of the Finnish-Estonian couple.

Helsinki police say that they have for the most part been able to piece together a narrative of events preceding a deadly shooting incident at Helsinki's west harbour Saturday, in which a Finnish man shot and killed his Estonian... [YLE (Finland), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Egypt Govt Approves Draft Law to Address Police Shootings</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37571</link>
<author>Aswat Masriya (Egypt),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Egypt's Cabinet has approved a draft law proposal carrying increased prison sentences for street crime offences and assaults on police officers.

The draft law, which was submitted to the Shura Council's Legislative and Constitutional Affairs Committee Saturday, assigns the death penalty for those convicted of forming street gangs to assault groups of citizens or resisting policemen with firearms.

The law also includes a new punishment of two years imprisonment and a... [Aswat Masriya (Egypt), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Smith &#38; Wesson Gun Sales Hit All-Time High in Year After Mass Shootings</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37570</link>
<author>Guardian (UK),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Gun sales at Smith & Wesson have hit an all-time high during a year marked by some of the most horrific acts of gun violence in US history.

The arms manufacturer reported this week that sales for the year ending 30 April had hit a record $588m, a 43% year-on-year rise.

Smith & Wesson said fourth-quarter sales were up 38% year-on-year to $179m. It told investors it expects its first-quarter financial results to top market expectations and is planning to buy back $100m... [Guardian (UK), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>English Police Call for Gun Licensing Change After Shooting</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37569</link>
<author>BBC News,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The police watchdog has called for the same rules to be applied when licensing shotguns and firearms, following the shooting of three women.

The IPCC outlined a number of national recommendations in its report into the shooting at a house in County Durham.

Michael Atherton legally owned both shotguns and firearms despite a history of domestic violence.

The 44-year-old shot himself following the shootings in Horden on New Year's Day last year.

Susan McGoldrick, who... [BBC News, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Kenya Police say Crime Guns from Uganda</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37568</link>
<author>Star (Kenya),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[KITALE - Kitale deputy police boss Duncan Nguthu has said two guns and 150 rounds of ammunition recovered from three criminal suspects killed at Kiminini recently came from Uganda.

Addressing mourners at Kamukuywa during the burial ceremony of a security officer, Nguthu said the equipment had not been used.

Last week, three suspected criminals were lynched and their bodies burnt beyond recognition by the public. Nguthu asked leaders and chiefs to revive community... [Star (Kenya), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Firearms Licence Requirements to be Made Stricter in Latvia</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37565</link>
<author>Baltic News Network,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[According to the Saeima's supported amendments to the Law On the Handling of Weapons and Special Means, firearms licence requirements will be made stricter than they are now.

A new section was added to the law. It accounts for general health inspection. This section states conditions under which a person is to be sent for initial, regular and emergency health inspections. Regular health inspections will be required to be undergone by individuals who hold firearms... [Baltic News Network, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Fighting Guns With Graffiti In Honduras</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37564</link>
<author>al Jazeera,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - It's almost sundown and a small sport utility vehicle glides through one of the most dangerous cities in the world which has been overrun by rival gangs and organised crime.

During the drive, dozens of Hondurans are seen making their way home, wary of the time to ensure they get there before dark. The SUV crosses a bridge and parks on the sidewalk, just two blocks away from the capital Tegucigalpa's red-light district.

It is here where Urban... [al Jazeera, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Brazil News Director Shot 44 Times, Journalist Murder Rate Rising</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37563</link>
<author>InSight Crime (Bogota),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The murder of the director of a Rio de Janeiro newspaper provides yet another example of the violence facing journalists in Brazil, although the motive behind his killing remains unclear.

Jose Roberto Ornelas de Lemos, who is also the son of the owner of the daily "Hora H," was shot at least 44 times by a group of gunmen in the city of Nova Iguaçu, just outside Rio de Janeiro, reported EFE. Lemos' father said his son was the subject of death threats prior to his... [InSight Crime (Bogota), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>US Democrats Quietly Renew Push for Gun Measures</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37562</link>
<author>New York Times,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Democratic leaders in Congress and the White House renewed their push for gun legislation on Thursday, just months after it was defeated in the Senate, amid delicate talks on a new background-check measure that advocates hope could change enough votes from no to yes.

But those negotiations met a warning from Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the majority leader, who said he would not accept any bill that is substantially weaker than the one defeated in... [New York Times, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Sudan Authorities Recover 500 Guns in Disarmament Campaign</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37561</link>
<author>Sudan Tribune (France),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[JUBA — Over 500 illegal firearms have been collected over the last week from civilians in Unity state's Koch, Rubkotna and Mayom counties, according to the military.

The commander of the fourth division of South Sudan's army - the SPLA - Maj Gen James Koang Chuol, told Sudan Tribune on Wednesday that disarmament exercise was ordered by governor, Taban Deng Gai, to address the deteriorating security situation in the three counties.

Over 22 people were killed in... [Sudan Tribune (France), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>US Gun Owners Still Overwhelmingly White Males</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37558</link>
<author>US News &#38; World Report,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Pew Research Center's latest survey on gun control this week provided a familiar profile of the typical gun owner in the United States: adult, white and male. That profile differs greatly from the makeup of the country, according to Pew. White men represent just a third of the U.S. population, but about 60 percent of adults with guns in America today are white men.

This revelation isn't new. In April, Dan Baum, author of the recent book "Gun Guys: A Road Trip"... [US News & World Report, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Philippines Electoral Gun Ban Ends, Over 3,000 Arrested for Violations</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37557</link>
<author>Philippine Star / ABS-CBN News (Manila),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[MANILA, Philippines - Gun holders with permit to carry firearms outside residence (PTCFOR) can bring their guns outside their homes tomorrow as the gun ban imposed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) ends at midnight tonight.

The Philippine National Police (PNP) said the gun ban, which took effect last Jan. 13, will end at 11:59 p.m. tonight, as provided for under the Comelec Resolution No. 9561-A as part of the mid-term elections last May 13.

PNP spokesman Chief... [Philippine Star / ABS-CBN News (Manila), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Egyptian Army Thwarts Gun Smuggling Attempt</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37560</link>
<author>Aswat Masriya,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Egypt's official army spokesman said on Tuesday that the military guards of the Western border were able to thwart an attempt to smuggle arms and drugs onto Egyptian soil near the Salloum port.

General Ahmed Aly added on his official Facebook page that forces confiscated four sacks that contained 10 machine guns among other arms and 50 kg of "hash".

He explained that the case has been presented to a special prosecutor in order to take all the necessary steps regarding... [Aswat Masriya, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Police Suspect Gang Links in French Restaurant Shooting Death</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37556</link>
<author>Local (France),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A 38-year-old man has been shot dead while eating dinner at a Chinese restaurant in Paris, it was reported on Tuesday. Some 20 fellow diners were left shocked by the killing.

The victim was sitting down to dinner at the 'Cheval d'Or' on rue des Panoyeaux on Monday night when an armed assailant burst into the Chinese restaurant at around 10.30pm French time.

To the horror of 20 or so fellow diners, the gunman opened fire, shooting his target three times as he ate,... [Local (France), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Report: UK Police Failures May Be Allowing Gun Crimes to Go Unsolved</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37552</link>
<author>Telegraph (UK),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Gun crimes may be going unsolved because police forces are failing to update a national database, a watchdog has found.

Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) found gaps in the way forces in England and Wales are entering records about firearms and ammunition which are found at crime scenes.

Very few forces are properly updating intelligence reports on gun crime in the National Ballistics Intelligence Service (Nabis) database, said the report.

In one case... [Telegraph (UK), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>How Gun Law Loopholes Tripled Canada&#39;s Rifle Magazine Limits</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37551</link>
<author>Global News (Canada),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[After a gunman armed with a semi-automatic rifle and 30-round magazine killed 14 women at Montreal's École Polytechnique in 1989, Canada's Parliament was plunged into a debate on how to stop it from recurring.

By the end of 1991, a package of gun legislation designed to respond to the massacre, backed by then-Justice Minister Kim Campbell, made it into law. One key part of the new law restricted the number of rounds rifle and pistol magazines were allowed to hold.... [Global News (Canada), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Guns Found After &#39;Drugs Ring&#39; Broken in New Zealand</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37550</link>
<author>Stuff (NZ) / Waikato Times (NZ),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Police say they have busted a drugs ring operating around Taumarunui.

Officers raided a house in Matiere, 30 kilometres west of the town, on Saturday, after an investigation into cannabis and methamphetamine production.

A 51-year-old man and a 43-year-old woman appeared in Taumarunui District Court yesterday facing several drug-related charges including possession of cannabis and cannabis oil for supply, possession of precursor substances, and possession of... [Stuff (NZ) / Waikato Times (NZ), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Guns Missing from South Australia Shooting Range Found with Criminals</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37546</link>
<author>ABC News (Australia),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Court documents reveal the operator of an Adelaide shooting range had its firearms licence cancelled because a number of guns missing from the business were found in the hands of criminals.

The shooting range and gun dealership, operated by Marksman Training Systems in Franklin Street in the city, was raided by police on Monday, and firearms were seized.

Police said they were acting on a District Court order allowing them to check the firearms.

The operator of the... [ABC News (Australia), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Nigeria MP in Court Over Illegal Gun Possession</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37567</link>
<author>Daily Trust (Abuja),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[An Abuja Magistrates Court on Friday remanded in Kuje prison a member of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Friday Sani (alias Makama), for allegedly being in unlawful possession of fire arm, ammunition and police walkie talkie.

Sani, who was arraigned alongside one Job David, both pleaded not guilty to allegations of criminal conspiracy and abatement proffered against them by the police.

Chief Magistrate Usman Shuaibu adjourned till tomorrow to hear their application... [Daily Trust (Abuja), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Changes Mean Licence Needed for All Firearms in Belgium</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37559</link>
<author>Flanders News,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Belgian Justice Minister Annemie Turtelboom (Flemish liberal) has abolished a list of firearms for which no licence was required. As a result a licence will be needed for the 680 different types of firearm that featured on the list. The list included firearms of historic value or of a decorative or folkloristic nature.

Annemie Turtelboom: "We were the only country in the continent of Europe where you could still buy a firearm without the need for a licence. This... [Flanders News, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Authorities Arrest Seven for Smuggling Guns Between India, Bangladesh</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37555</link>
<author>Dhaka Tribune,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Huge firearms are being smuggled from India into Bangladesh through different frontier points of Benapole, with gunrunners' syndicates active on both sides to negotiate any deal instantly. 
 
These illegally brought weapons after reaching Benapole through different border points are supplied to different parts of the country, including Dhaka, says a UNB report from Benapole in Jessore.
 
Although members of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and law enforcers sometimes... [Dhaka Tribune, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>UK Sports Shooters Claim Licence Fee Rise an Attempt to Control Guns</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37549</link>
<author>Telegraph (UK),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Shotgun and firearms owners should pay significantly more for licences to meet a huge funding gap in managing the gun control scheme, the Association of Chief Police Officers has said.

Fees have not risen for more than a decade and there is a shortfall of £19 million each year for police forces to process certificates.

Chief Constable Andy Marsh, the association's spokesman on firearms licensing, also called on the Treasury to plug the financial hole.

Sporting gun... [Telegraph (UK), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Palestinian Judge Killed Accidentally While Cleaning Gun</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37545</link>
<author>Xinhua,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[GAZA - A Hamas military judge was killed while cleaning a gun at his office in Gaza City, the Hamas health ministry said Sunday.

A bullet was fired from the pistol and ended up in judge Ayman Emad Al-Deen's head, said Ashraf Al-Qedra, a spokesperson of the ministry.

Police spokesperson Ayyoub Abu Sha'ar said that an investigation was underway.

The judge, part of the Hamas military judiciary, was in the panel in charge of several tribunals that handed down death... [Xinhua, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Opinion: Jamaica Police Commissioner Right to Target Guns, Gangs</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37544</link>
<author>Gleaner (Jamaica), Opinion,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA["Security must be the first law of the [State]; otherwise, the other laws will not operate effectively." Though not original to him, these are wise words coming through Commissioner of Police Owen Ellington, MA.

Commissioner Ellington must be warmly commended for his contribution to the Sunday Observer last week, 'Dealing effectively with guns and drugs for improved public safety'. Public servants, cowering behind laws protecting state secrets and the tradition of... [Gleaner (Jamaica), Opinion, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Frustrated By Delays, Some US Gun Dealers Skipping Background Checks</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37543</link>
<author>Baltimore Sun,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When Scott Schulte stopped at Pasadena Pawn and Gun last week to pick up his fifth firearm of the year, the Maryland State Police still hadn't finished his background check. The store let him take the pistol anyway.

"I figure I can use my discretion," owner Frank Loane Sr. told Schulte. "I know you."

An unprecedented surge of applications to purchase guns has overwhelmed Maryland's system for checking out the buyers. Dealers are required to wait seven days before... [Baltimore Sun, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Five Dead After Shooting at US Home, College Campus</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37541</link>
<author>BBC News,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[At least five people are dead and several others injured after a gun rampage in the beachfront city of Santa Monica, California, police say.

The attack began at a house and ended on a college campus where police say they shot the gunman in the library.

Police initially put the death toll at six, but later revised it to five people dead, including the shooter.

The gunman was in his late 20s and had been carrying an assault-style rifle, say witnesses.

President Barack... [BBC News, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>UK Anti-Gun Campaigner Admits Firearms Offence</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37540</link>
<author>BBC News,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[An anti-gun campaigner has admitted possessing an imitation gun after a dispute that saw police seal off part of Liverpool city centre.

Stephen French, 53, of Eleanor Park, Prenton, was arrested after armed officers responded to an argument on Water Street in March.

French, who also admitted possessing a bladed weapon, will be sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court on 3 July.

In 2008 he said he wanted to stop the spread of guns in Merseyside.

French was arrested after... [BBC News, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Indian Security Guards Arrested Over Fake Gun Licences, Law Breaches</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37539</link>
<author>DNA India,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Rajkot police have arrested six security guards working in three different private security agencies for possessing firearms using fake licences on Thursday. Police have also seized 14 rifles and 48 live cartridges from them. After getting specific information, Special Operations Group (SOG) of the city raided the premises of three private security agencies in Rajkot and have ordered all other private security agencies to submit the details to the police. 

"Preliminary... [DNA India, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>NRA-Backed Kansas Law Bans Government Lobbying On Gun Issues</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37548</link>
<author>Washington Post,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[TOPEKA, Kansas — Fresh off a series of legislative victories across the country, the National Rifle Association has launched a new effort starting in gun-friendly Kansas seeking to clamp down on the use of government money to lobby on gun-control issues.

While it's not clear how the law would be enforced considering it includes no penalties for violators, critics argue the measure threatens to stifle debate and give the state government far more control over a local... [Washington Post, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Priests in Philippines Against New Law Allowing Them to Carry Guns</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37547</link>
<author>Gulf News (Dubai),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Manila - Catholic priests have voiced their reaction against a new law that has allowed them to arm themselves against attackers, adding it is contrary to their belief that peace not violence is needed in this world, a Catholic website said.

"Priests are supposed to be men of peace, not of war. Our Lord said: 'he who lives by the sword will die by the sword. We should not counter violence with violence." Bishop Jose Oliveros of suburban Malolos said in a statement... [Gulf News (Dubai), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Gun Smuggler Sentenced to Death in China</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37538</link>
<author>Global Times (China),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Shanghai No.1 Intermediate People's Court sentenced a Zhejiang Province man to death with a reprieve Thursday for smuggling of firearms and ammunition from the US into China.

The primary defendant, Wang Ting, 33, was one of 17 people sentenced Thursday for smuggling or illegally possessing firearms. The other defendants received prison sentences ranging from 15 years to 19 months. 

By giving Wang a death sentence with a reprieve, the court will postpone his execution... [Global Times (China), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Alleged Gun Smuggler Investigated in Liberia</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37535</link>
<author>News (Monrovia),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Police in Monrovia are investigating a man identified as Bernard Cooper in connection with illegal entry of guns in Liberia. Cooper is believed to be a Liberian-American national.

Sources told this paper that suspect Cooper was arrested Friday, May 31, 2013 in the vicinity of the Monrovia City Hall in Sinkor and taken to the headquarters of the Liberia National Police for investigation.

During preliminary probe by criminal investigators on Saturday, June 1, 2013 after... [News (Monrovia), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>St Kitts Gets UN Help, Training to Destroy Almost 400 Seized Weapons</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37534</link>
<author>ZIZ Radio (St Kitts),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[BASSETERRE, St. Kitts - From 27 to 31 May 2013, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) supported the destruction of close to 400 seized and obsolete weapons and 0.67 tonnes of small arms ammunition and time-expired CS gas in Basseterre. All weapons and ammunition destroyed were documented in accordance with international standards and UNLIREC's standard operating procedures. UNLIREC also... [ZIZ Radio (St Kitts), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Taskforce Estimates 65% of Arms Imported to Nigeria Arrive Via Waterways</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37533</link>
<author>WorldStage Newsonline (Nigeria),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The President, National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) Mr. Eugene Nweke has said that Sixty five per cent of arms and ammunitions imported into Nigeria enter through the waterways, the President, National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) Mr. Eugene Nweke has said.

Addressing members of the National Taskforce on Small Arms, Ammunitions and Light - Weapons who paid a courtesy visit to NAGAFF village in Lagos,... [WorldStage Newsonline (Nigeria), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Study Indicates 50% of US Dealers Depend on Guns Smuggled to Mexico</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37532</link>
<author>ThinkProgress (USA), Blog,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A recent study not only confirms the claim that many of the guns used in the ongoing violence in Mexico are from the United States, but finds that some U.S. gun dealers depend on this illegal gun running to stay afloat.

Researchers at the University of San Diego's Trans-Border Institute and Brazil's Igarapé Institute put together a groundbreaking model to determine why Mexico, which possesses some of the toughest gun laws in the world, is so awash in firearms. In... [ThinkProgress (USA), Blog, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Vanuatu Police Launch New Computerised Firearms Database</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37531</link>
<author>Daily Post (Vanuatu),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Vanuatu Police Force has now advanced by launching a new firearms database system, after using manual system in the last 33 years since Independence.

Records of over 4,000 registered firearms throughout Vanuatu were transferred from the manual system to the new database system before the official launching yesterday morning.

There are 1,139 guns or firearms registered on Efate alone while the rest of the overall total of over 4,000 guns are owned by individuals... [Daily Post (Vanuatu), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Two Men Arrested After Unregistered Gun Used in Saudi Shooting</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37527</link>
<author>Arab News (Saudi Arabia),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[RIYADH - Riyadh police yesterday arrested two men who opened fire at Romansiya Restaurant in Al-Suwaidi district on Monday.

"The brothers have admitted to the crime and explained the incident in detail to the police," said Riyadh police spokesman Col. Nasser bin Saeed Al-Qahtani.

The elder brother admitted that he arrived at the restaurant after hearing about his brother's involvement in a fight with the restaurant workers. He said he started firing his gun randomly... [Arab News (Saudi Arabia), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Four Dead and One Injured After Shooting in Algeria [Français]</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37554</link>
<author>Tout Sur l&#39;Algérie,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[[Translated summary: One person has been arrested after a shooting incident in Djelfa which resulted in four deaths and one person being injured.]

Quatre personnes ont été tuées et une autre a été grièvement blessée par arme à feu, mardi en milieu de journée, dans la commune de Hassi F'doul, située à 170 km au nord de Djelfa, rapporte, ce mercredi 5 juin, APS, citant une source sécuritaire.

Aussitôt son forfait accompli, le meurtrier, âgé de 39 ans,... [Tout Sur l'Algérie, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Expert Panel Says Better US Data on Gun Issues Needed</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37537</link>
<author>New York Times,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — A panel of experts convened in response to the school shooting last year in Newtown, Conn., gave the federal government an ambitious set of priorities on Wednesday for research on guns, ending what experts said has been a 17-year hiatus in the study of gun violence after Congress took away federal money for the topic in the 1990s.

President Obama has included $10 million for gun-related research in his 2014 budget, the first federal financing for the... [New York Times, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Over 4,000 Guns Destroyed in South Africa</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37536</link>
<author>Citizen (South Africa),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The destruction of thousands of confiscated and surrendered firearms and knives is aimed at making society safer, Gauteng police said yesterday.

Speaking at a briefing at ArcelorMittal in Vereeniging, Gauteng Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant-General Mzwandile Petros said he was happy that the weapons had been permanently removed from the public.

"The confiscations were largely due to the community who provided tip-offs to police," he said. More than 4,000 firearms... [Citizen (South Africa), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Over 280 Weapons Collected in English County Amnesty</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37530</link>
<author>BBC News,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[More than 280 weapons have been handed in at police stations in Derby during a month-long amnesty.

A Derbyshire Police spokesman said the weapon amnesty will help to make the city's streets safer.

Among the weapons recovered were illegal handguns, a World War II firearm and a crossbow.

All of the weapons will be destroyed, police said, except the World War II weapon which will be offered to a museum.

Fourteen swords, eight machetes and 230 knives were surrendered at... [BBC News, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Venezuela Passes New Gun Law Including Compensation for Victims</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37529</link>
<author>Venezuela Analysis,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Venezuela's National Assembly (AN) has approved a new law that restricts access to firearms and provides an amnesty for owners of illegal firearms to surrender their weapons.

The Law for the Control of Firearms, Ammunition and Disarmament was passed by the AN on Tuesday, and is set to be enacted into law next week, on June 11.

According to the chairperson of the parliamentary committee on domestic policy, Elvis Amoroso, the law is "guaranteed" to save lives.

"Every... [Venezuela Analysis, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Concerns Voiced as Some Australians Own Over 100 Guns Each</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37526</link>
<author>Herald Sun (Melbourne),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Victoria's top firearms owners have collected an average arsenal of 80 weapons each, which has raised concerns among advocates of gun control.

They want restrictions on the number of weapons one person can own.

The 20 biggest gun owners in the state are sitting on 1625 firearms, according to Victoria Police figures.

One owner has been legally approved to hold 131 weapons, including scores of semi-automatic rifles and shotguns.

Reasons given to police for needing the... [Herald Sun (Melbourne), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Six Arrested in US for Illegally Exporting Guns to Thailand</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37524</link>
<author>Nation (Bangkok),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[US authorities have arrested and indicted a Thai woman residing residing in Berkeley, California, and five others for illegally exported restricted firearm parts from the US to Thailand, US federal prosecutors said Monday.

US media quoted US Attorney's Office as saying that Supanee Saenguthai, 35, a Thai citizen is one of six people who were arrested over the weekend for conspiring and then attempting to violate the Arms Control Export Act.

Five additional defendants... [Nation (Bangkok), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Tuvalu and Palau Sign Arms Trade Treaty</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37523</link>
<author>Radio New Zealand International (Shortwave),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Tuvalu and Palau have become the first countries in the Pacific to sign the UN small arms treaty.

The treaty, which opened for signatures in New York on Monday, puts rules in place that make countries consider human rights before any arms trade deals are made.

New Zealand and Australia have also signed it and Samoa will be doing so in September at the UN general assembly.

The Executive Director of Oxfam New Zealand, Barry Coates, says he hopes other Pacific countries... [Radio New Zealand International (Shortwave), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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