The French high commissioner in New Caledonia has expressed concern at the spike in firearms sales after last month's announcement that Paris would tighten gun laws before the end of the year. Jean-Jacques Brot says sales have doubled while the local press says weapon sales have grown tenfold. His comment comes only weeks after he warned that weapons should no longer be sold as if the territory was a haven of eternal peace. There are suggestions that now more than... (GunPolicy.org)