Gun Policy News (gender + World) http://www.gunpolicy.org/ en-au Copyright 2013 GunPolicy.org Wed, 22 May 2013 01:02:12 +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 US Defence Considers New Gun Policy as Military Suicide Rate Soars http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37450 New York Times, via GunPolicy.org Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37450 13 People Shot Dead Each Day in India says NGO http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37414 Post Noon (Hyderabad), via GunPolicy.org Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37414 Gun Suicides Soar Among White, Middle-Aged Americans http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37403 Stuff (New Zealand) / Associated Press, via GunPolicy.org Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37403 El Salvador Police Report 45% Drop in Homicides After Gang Truce http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37401 InSight Crime (Bogota), via GunPolicy.org Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37401 More US Women Taking Up Guns, For a Variety of Reasons http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37406 Korea Herald / Agence France Presse, via GunPolicy.org Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37406 Officials say US Gun Checks Would Stop Illegal Guns Getting to Bahamas http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37346 Tribune (Bahamas), via GunPolicy.org Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37346 Guns of 15,000 Abusive Men Seized in Turkey http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37324 Today's Zaman (Istanbul), via GunPolicy.org Sun, 14 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37324 New Research Shows Gender Divide on Gun Control in US http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37317 Daily Mail (UK), via GunPolicy.org Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37317 Legally-Owned Guns Weapons of Choice in Domestics in Canada http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37293 Ottawa Sun (Ontario), via GunPolicy.org Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37293 South African Women Remain at Risk of Homicide by Their Partners http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37274 News24 (Cape Town), via GunPolicy.org Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37274 Kyrgyzstan Officials Consider Ban on Carrying Guns at Govt http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37261 24 News Agency (Kyrgyzstan), via GunPolicy.org Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37261 New US Research Proves Guns in Homes are Health Hazard http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37285 New York Daily News, via GunPolicy.org Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37285 Guns and Family Violence: How Many Tragedies Does It Take? http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37231 al Jazeera, Opinion, via GunPolicy.org Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37231 Facts Show Guns Don't Offer Protection, Despite What the NRA Says http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37230 Guardian (UK), Blog, via GunPolicy.org Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37230 Conflicts of Interest Plague Arms Trade Treaty Talks http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37223 Inter Press Service News Agency, via GunPolicy.org Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37223 Arms Trade Treaty or What? - Opinion http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37209 Philippine Star, Opinion, via GunPolicy.org Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37209 NRA Lobbies for Domestic Abusers and Drinking, Disturbed Gun Owners http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37216 al Jazeera, via GunPolicy.org Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37216 Arms Proliferation and Abuse Shatter Communities in Côte d'Ivoire - AI http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37206 Amnesty International (London), via GunPolicy.org Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37206 Armed Violence Kills 66,000 Women and Girls Each Year http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37202 New Zealand Herald, Associated Press, via GunPolicy.org Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37202 London Gun Murder Investigation Unit to Be Realigned, Merged http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37189 Guardian (UK), via GunPolicy.org Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37189 Women Explain Why an Arms Trade Treaty Can Save Many Lives http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37175 Amnesty International (London), Media release, via GunPolicy.org Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37175 A Guide to Mass Shootings in America http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37273 Mother Jones (USA), via GunPolicy.org Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37273 Growing Rate of 'Suicide by Cop' Shootings in Canada http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37116 CBC News (Canada), via GunPolicy.org Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37116 Editorial: Violent, Drunk And Holding A Gun in the US http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37104 New York Times, Editorial, via GunPolicy.org Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37104 New Australian Data Shows Most Gun, Knife Victims Know Killer http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37100 Age (Melbourne), via GunPolicy.org Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37100 Gun Crime Falls in South Africa After Tougher Laws Introduced http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37088 South Africa Info, via GunPolicy.org Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37088 How Strict Are South African Gun Laws? http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37101 Time (USA), via GunPolicy.org Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37101 Female Gun Ownership in US About Protection, Power http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37047 New York Times, via GunPolicy.org Sun, 10 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37047 Tom Diaz on Converting to Gun Control and the Effect of Newtown http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37030 Macleans (Canada), via GunPolicy.org Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37030 How the AR-15 Became the Most Wanted Gun in America http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37020 New York Times, via GunPolicy.org Sat, 02 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37020 Fact-Check: Dispelling Pro-Gun Myths in America http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37028 Mother Jones (USA), via GunPolicy.org Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37028 Costa Rica to Tighten Gun Control, as Gun Crime Rises http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36982 Tico Times (Costa Rica), via GunPolicy.org Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36982 India: Delhi Women Rush for Gun Licences after Fatal Gang Rape http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36882 South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), via GunPolicy.org Thu, 03 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36882 Canadian Leader Rejects Proposals to Loosen Gun Controls http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36809 Winnipeg Free Press (Manitoba), via GunPolicy.org Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36809 On École Shooting Anniversary Quebec Battles for Its Own Gun Registry http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36807 Yahoo (Canada) / CBC News (Canada), via GunPolicy.org Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36807 Study Shows South America Gun Deaths More Likely in Cities [Español] http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36801 Prensa Libre (Guatemala) / EFE News Agency, via GunPolicy.org Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36801 Namibia Authorities Worried Over Rising Armed Domestic Violence Rates http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36782 New Era (Namibia), via GunPolicy.org Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36782 Gun Violence Falling in Bermuda, Cops Hope New Plan Continues Trend http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36786 Royal Gazette (Bermuda), via GunPolicy.org Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36786 'Crisis' of Armed Violence in South Sudan Despite Disarmament, says NGO http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36776 Médecins Sans Frontières, Media release, via GunPolicy.org Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36776 GPNHeader: Guns Where Tobacco Was in 1950s: Death Toll Amenable to Science http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36778 Denver Post (Colorado), via GunPolicy.org Sun, 25 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36778 South Africa Women Face Higher Risk of Violent Death with Gun in Home http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36764 South Africa Government News Agency (Tshwane), via GunPolicy.org Thu, 22 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36764 Canada Long Gun Registry Closes, as Evidence Shows Need for Info http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36746 Toronto Star (Ontario), via GunPolicy.org Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36746 Call for Higher Gun Taxes in Dominican Republic [Espanol] http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36656 Listin Diario (Dominican Republic), via GunPolicy.org Fri, 19 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36656 Swiss Man Shoots Dead Estranged Wife, Injures Self in Attempted Suicide http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36612 Local (Switzerland), via GunPolicy.org Sat, 29 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36612 Papua New Guinea Finds Success with Restorative Justice After War http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36616 Science Magazine, via GunPolicy.org Fri, 28 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36616 India Authorities Blame Gun Availability for Rise in Homicides http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36570 Times of India, via GunPolicy.org Thu, 20 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36570 Calls for Higher Enforcement of Gun Laws, Ending Smuggling http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36571 New Strait Times, via GunPolicy.org Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36571 New Survey of US Gun Sellers Shows Easy Access for Criminals http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36546 Futurity / UC Davis (United States), via GunPolicy.org Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36546 Punjab Women Take Up Guns to Shoot Criminals, Rebels, 'Spoiled Brats' http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36520 Tribune (India), via GunPolicy.org Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36520 Australia Police Union Opposes Pro-Gun Panel Advising on Law Change http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36500 Brisbane Times (Queensland), via GunPolicy.org Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/36500