Some years ago I arranged to interview a Detroit auto worker, taking him and his wife out to dinner. I picked him up at his house and as we left he reached into a cupboard and took out a pistol and holster which he put in his belt. "Why are you taking that," I asked in some astonishment, "we are only going to have dinner?" "It is better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it," he said. "Hah," I replied, " in Canada we settle things with our fists,... (GunPolicy.org)

Arguing that the political tide has turned against the National Rifle Association, Mayor Daley on Wednesday unveiled yet another package of gun-control legislation that looks a lot like the old one. Once again, the mayor wants to ban assault weapons, mandate trigger locks, license gun dealers and limit handgun purchases to one-a-month, per-person. The only new wrinkle is the mayor's offer to include a 10-year "sunset provision" to make the one-gun-a-month limit, as he... (GunPolicy.org)

TORONTO — A Toronto mother's decision to turn her teen son over to police after finding an AK-47 assault rifle on his pillow drew praise from police and parent groups Thursday, who said the woman "has set a standard for others to follow." The mother said she didn't think twice about calling police, even though it meant her son would likely spend considerable time in jail if convicted of weapons offences. The 17-year-old boy agreed to forgo bail on 13 charges,... (GunPolicy.org)

The Ontario government is hiring more prosecutors and giving $5 million to the Toronto Police guns and gangs unit to help curb firearms violence, Premier Dalton McGuinty announced Thursday. The money is part of a $51-million package unveiled by McGuinty one day after a meeting on gun violence in the city attended by federal, provincial and municipal officials. The meeting was prompted by the shooting death of 15-year-old bystander Jane Creba in a Boxing Day... (GunPolicy.org)

A Manhattan antiques dealer has been indicted on charges that he peddled high-end, military-style assault weapons and drugs out of his Stuyvesant Town apartment. Eric Sedge, whose family hawks antiques and fancy furnishing, is accused of selling nearly two dozen assault rifles to undercover NYPD detectives posing as drug dealers and gunrunners. Sedge, 41, was arrested last month on a 100-count indictment that accused him of selling cops a small arsenal of weapons as... (GunPolicy.org)

APPLE VALLEY, California — The bodies of a man and three of his children were found in a rural San Bernardino County home and it appeared to be a murder-suicide, authorities said Thursday. The bodies of Wesley Burke, 53, an adult daughter and two teenage children were found Wednesday after another of Burke's daughters, who lives nearby, became concerned because she couldn't reach her sister, who lived at the home, said Jodi Miller, a Sheriff's Department... (GunPolicy.org)

FARGO, North Dakota — Jeffrey Sapa turned 14 years old just one week after the deer hunting season — a week too late for him to qualify for a hunting license. His stepfather, Lee Bratlie, and other outdoor enthusiasts in North Dakota believe young hunters like Jeffrey should not have to wait so long to go on their first deer hunt. They want to lower the minimum age requirement for shooting big game from 14 years to 12 — a move they also say would help recruit... (GunPolicy.org)

In mid-November, Mexican police Officer Alan Rodriguez caught a pair of armed bandits who had just assaulted a group of immigrants. The assault took place in Sasabe, in Sonora, but the .38- and .22-caliber guns, as with most weapons used by border bandits, came from the United States. The two said they'd purchased them in Tucson. Guns are largely illegal in Mexico and difficult for private citizens to attain. The application process can take years and includes an... (GunPolicy.org)

Reports from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Small Arms Control Program speak of plans to launch the Community Arms Collection for Development (CACD) programme in Bain-Garr Chiefdom from Tuesday to Friday, September 10 to 13, 2006 in Ganta, Nimba County. According to a release, the program is expected to bring together scores of government and local officials, including Nimba County Superintendent, Harrison Kanwea. Also expected to be in attendance... (GunPolicy.org)