Gun Policy News (Africa) http://www.gunpolicy.org/ en-au Copyright 2013 GunPolicy.org Tue, 21 May 2013 18:44:54 +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 Former Doyen of UK Gun Lobby Pleads Guilty to More Gunrunning http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37464 Democrat and Chronicle (USA), via GunPolicy.org Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37464 Namibia Police Issued 15,000 Gun Licenses in Two Years http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37459 Namibian (Windhoek), via GunPolicy.org Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37459 South African Man Denies Fatal Shooting of Former Girlfriend http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37448 News24 (Cape Town) / The Witness, via GunPolicy.org Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37448 Iranian Jailed for Illegal Arms Importation into Nigeria http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37445 This Day (Lagos), via GunPolicy.org Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37445 Zambia Minister Asks Police to Revive Gun Amnesty to Reduce Crime http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37432 Times of Zambia, via GunPolicy.org Sun, 12 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37432 Kenya Authorities Plan Crackdown on Illegal Guns http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37437 Star (Kenya), via GunPolicy.org Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37437 Kenya Police Deny Allegations Guns Being Issued to Unlicensed People http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37429 Star (Kenya), via GunPolicy.org Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37429 Police Confirm 1 Million Illegal Guns in Nigeria http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37428 Daily Newswatch (Nigeria), via GunPolicy.org Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37428 German Arms Firm Illegally Sold Weapons to Mexico http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37418 InSight Crime (Bogota), via GunPolicy.org Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37418 Gun Licence Dispute Continues in South Africa http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37405 Eyewitness News (South Africa), via GunPolicy.org Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37405 Police Seize Over 4,000 Weapons in Angola http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37391 Angola Press Agency (Luanda), via GunPolicy.org Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37391 Most Brazilian Guns Exported to US http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37390 Folha de Sao Paulo, via GunPolicy.org Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37390 45 Weapons Seized in Anti-Poaching Operation in Cameroon [Français] http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37389 Cameroon Tribune / Camer (Belgium), via GunPolicy.org Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37389 Over 2.6 Million Ammo Rounds Destroyed in Republic of Congo http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37371 Global Times (China), via GunPolicy.org Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37371 Study Shows Gun Ownership Doesn't Preserve Freedom, Democracy http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37368 Atlantic (USA), via GunPolicy.org Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37368 Kenyans Worried Over Use of Pistols, Homemade Guns as Crimes Rise http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37336 Capital FM (Nairobi), via GunPolicy.org Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37336 Guns Easily Available in Côte D'Ivoire Despite Embargo http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37347 IRIN (UN News), via GunPolicy.org Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37347 Rwanda Calls for Firearms Marking to Fight Trafficking http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37335 New Times (Rwanda), via GunPolicy.org Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37335 Algeria Authorities Intercept Arms Being Smuggled to Mali http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37333 Magharebia (USA), via GunPolicy.org Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37333 At Least 19 Die in Bomb, Gun Attack on Somali Courthouse http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37319 RIA Novosti (Russia), via GunPolicy.org Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37319 Nigeria Police Uncover 3 Gun Factories http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37323 Daily Trust (Abuja), via GunPolicy.org Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37323 Alleged FARC Scheme Swapped Cocaine for West African Arms http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37314 InSight Crime (Bogota), via GunPolicy.org Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37314 Sudanese State Passes Firearms Law Requiring Citizens to Register Guns http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37334 Sudan Tribune (France), via GunPolicy.org Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37334 Egypt Major Recipient of Illicit Libyan Weapons: UN Report http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37305 Daily News (Egypt), via GunPolicy.org Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37305 Tanzania Police Seize Assault Weapon, Pistols http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37304 Citizen (Dar es Salaam), via GunPolicy.org Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37304 South Africa Police Guns Seized in Raid on Gang Residence http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37296 Eyewitness News (South Africa), via GunPolicy.org Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37296 Concerns in Ghana Over Availability of Guns, Youth Crime http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37282 Spy Ghana (Ghana), via GunPolicy.org Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37282 Africa: Making the Arms Trade Treaty Work in Practice is Real Challenge http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37287 Institute for Security Studies (South Africa), via GunPolicy.org Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37287 China Says UN Arms Treaty Lacks Consensus http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37276 South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), via GunPolicy.org Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37276 UN Approves Global Gun Trade Treaty: NRA, Iran, N Korea, Syria Oppose http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37271 Washington Post, via GunPolicy.org Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37271 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 Kenya Police Order an Audit of Gun Licences http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37263 Star (Kenya), via GunPolicy.org Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37263 Iran, N. Korea, Syria Block Arms Trade Treaty at Last Minute http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37253 Australian (Sydney), via GunPolicy.org Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37253 Illegal Crime Guns Causing Havoc in Tanzania say Authorities http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37246 Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam), via GunPolicy.org Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37246 Armed Violence Provokes Ban on Gun Licensing in Uganda http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37241 Monitor (Kampala), via GunPolicy.org Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37241 Over 2,500 Firerms Destroyed Since 2001 in Ghana http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37238 Spy Ghana (Ghana), via GunPolicy.org Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37238 Drunk Kenyan Cop Threatens Citizens with Gun http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37237 Star (Kenya), via GunPolicy.org Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37237 Arms Trade Treaty Talks Enter Stormy Final Round http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37236 Rappler / Agence France Presse, via GunPolicy.org Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37236 NGOs Slam New Arms Trade Treaty Draft, Blame US for Changes http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37234 Reuters, via GunPolicy.org Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37234 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 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 Uganda Gangs Stealing Weapons from Police, Terrorising Citizens http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37221 New Vision (Kampala), via GunPolicy.org Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37221 Sudan Authorities Give Citizens a Week to Register Guns or Face Jail http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37220 Sudan Tribune (France), via GunPolicy.org Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37220 Two Arrested Over Illegal Manufacture and Sale of Guns in Ghana http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37229 Vibe Ghana, via GunPolicy.org Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37229 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 3,100 Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons Destroyed in Tanzania http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37211 IPP Media, via GunPolicy.org Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37211 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 Activist Urges Nigeria Federal Govt to Commence Small Arms Buyback http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37205 Daily Times (Nigeria), via GunPolicy.org Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37205 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 Somalia: Unlicensed Guns Outlawed, Owners Required to Register http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37204 Sabahi (Washington, DC), via GunPolicy.org Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/37204