[Translated summary: Spain's Civil Guard has dismantled an organisation based in Almería, said to be dedicated to arms and ammunition trafficking across the country, with the arrest of sixteen people and the seizure of 45 firearms and more than 1,200 cartridges of different calibres.] ALMERIA - La Guardia Civil ha desarticulado una organización asentada en Almería dedicada al tráfico de armas y municiones en todo el país con la detención de dieciséis personas y... (GunPolicy.org)

[Translated summary: According to data from the General Directorate for Control of Security Services, Control of Arms, Ammunition and Explosives for Civil Use (DICSCAMEC), the number of licences to carry firearms increased by 20% in 2011. According to the head of this Directorate, this increase could be due to the level of insecurity in Peru.] Durante el 2011 en la sede de la Dirección General de Control de Servicios de Seguridad, Control de Armas, Munición y... (GunPolicy.org)

In a proposal to the Swedish Council on Legislation's (Lagrådet) the government has suggested implementing stricter penalties for carrying a weapon in a public place. However, at present they are not willing to grant police the wire tapping capabilities for less serious crimes, powers which police have long sought. "We have made every effort to signal the need for this and we hope that the government will continue to work on it. We really do need to have these... (GunPolicy.org)