United States
Small Print of US Supreme Court Ruling 'Comes Very Close to Status Quo'
St Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri), Editorial
4 July 2008
Two hundred and seventeen years after the Second Amendment was ratified, the U.S. Supreme Court has decided what it means. To bear arms, it turns out, you don't have to belong to a militia after all. In most places, it's been that way all along. On Thursday, a slender 5-4 majority of the court made it official, ruling that the Constitution empowers individuals to own and carry weapons. The ruling is being cheered by gun... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Texas Jury Clears Man Who Killed Two Burglars with Shots to the Back
Houston Chronicle (Texas)
4 July 2008
The voice of Joe Horn on the infamous 911 tape, the one telling police he wasn't going to let the men burglarizing his neighbors' house get away, that he was "gonna shoot" them, is not the voice of the real Joe Horn, he told the Houston Chronicle on Tuesday. Nor is the man who grabbed his shotgun, left his house against a 911 operator's orders, pumped a shell into the chamber and shot the men down after shouting "move, you're dead,"... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada, United States, Mexico
US Guns Fuel Both Mexican Drug Wars and Canadian Gang Violence
Canadian Press
4 July 2008
VANCOUVER -- Illicit guns that make their way across the U.S. border into Canada are a serious problem but a relative nuisance compared with the desperate battle being fought on the U.S.-Mexico border, say officials. More than 4,000 people -- including hundreds of police officers -- have died in the last 18 months as the Mexican government battles the country's powerful drug cartels. Border cities such as Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Philippines Ex-Chief of Marines Sought in Theft of 72 Submachine Guns
GMA News TV (Manila)
4 July 2008
MANILA, Philippines -- The Sandiganbayan on Wednesday ordered the arrest of a former commandant of the Philippine Marines and seven other co-accused over the loss of 72 units of Heckler and Koch MP5 sub-machine guns in 2000. Sandiganbayan's Fifth Division ordered arrested retired Brigadier General Percival Subala and seven other people -- including military and police officials, and civilian respondents -- who were charged with... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Texas Target Shooter Kills 7yr-old Neighbour on Trampoline, Gets 8 Years
Associated Press
4 July 2008
AUSTIN, Texas -- A Central Texas man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the accidental shooting death of his 7-year-old neighbor has received an eight-year prison sentence. Jose Barrera Espitia told investigators that he was target shooting in the backyard of his rural Hays County home in April 2007 when he accidentally hit and killed the boy, who was jumping on a trampoline. Espitia said he did not see Daniel Galicia jumping... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Will Guns in Cars Deter Crime in Florida? No, Says Criminologist
Treasure Coast Newspapers / Scripps (Florida), Opinion
4 July 2008
On April 15, Gov. Charlie Crist signed into law a bill allowing Floridians to leave their guns in their vehicles at work. Florida is again at the forefront of states promoting the use of armed force for the purpose of self-defense. In 1987, Florida became the first state to make it a right of residents to carry concealed handguns -- currently about half a million Floridians have such a license. In 2005, the "Stand Your Ground" statute was... ( gunpolicy.org )
Canada
Alberta Police Try to Seize Guns, Take Licence from Ex-Crown Prosecutor
Red Deer Advocate (Alberta)
3 July 2008
Police are trying to stop a longtime Red Deer Crown prosecutor from possessing guns. Red Deer RCMP have applied for a prohibition order to be placed on Morrey Ferries, the chief Crown prosecutor said on Wednesday. "If police feel that there's a basis to believe that someone shouldn't have firearms, they can make an application to the court," Anders Quist said. Police have also applied through the courts to dispose... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Disney Says It's Exempt From Florida's New 'Bring Your Gun to Work' Law
Associated Press
3 July 2008
ORLANDO, Florida -- Walt Disney World believes it is exempt from a new state law that allows Florida residents to keep firearms in their vehicles while at work, according to an internal memo obtained by a newspaper. Under the bill, which took effect Tuesday, businesses cannot prohibit employees or customers from keeping a legally owned gun locked inside their cars, as long as the owner has a permit to carry a concealed weapon. ... ( gunpolicy.org )
Senegal
Oxfam America Pulls Out of Global Gun Trade Campaign in West Africa
Afrique en ligne (France) / PANA
3 July 2008
DAKAR, Senegal -- Less than two weeks to the third edition of the United Nations Biennial on small arms 14-18 July in New York, Oxfam America has ended its collaboration with the West African movement against small arms in the fight against the circulation of the small arms and light weapons (SALWs) in West Africa. The announcement was made by the executive director of the movement, Georges Ndiaye, at a workshop on the June2007/June... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Mother Behind a Movement: Abby Spangler Leads US Gun Control Push
Washington Post
3 July 2008
Old Town Alexandria's Abby Spangler didn't set out to start a national movement for tighter gun controls. But she took note when two students shot their classmates at Columbine High School in Colorado. She watched moms keep their kids inside when the D.C. snipers terrorized the Washington region. Then five Amish girls were shot in their Pennsylvania schoolhouse. Finally, on the morning of April 16, 2007, when Seung Hui Cho opened... ( gunpolicy.org )
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