Mr. Baffour Amoa, President of the West African Action Network on Small Arms (WAANSA), on Friday urged security agencies to clamp down on the activities of artisans, to prevent them from manufacturing small arms. In an interview with the Ghana News Agency on the state of the acquisition of small arms in the country, he pointed out that "some artisans secretly produce and sell locally-manufactured guns to armed robbers". He said the law stipulates that artisans can... (GunPolicy.org)

[Translated summary: Cape Verde authorities have launched a national campaign for the voluntary surrender of illegal firearms, estimated by police to be around 6,500. In the last two years, 538 firearms and 414 homemade guns were seized. Authorities said firearms were involved in 44 homicides, 323 injuries and 632 assaults. A new law was signed in 2012 to create systems to improve security and prevent the proliferation of illegal firearms.] Praia - O Ministério da... (GunPolicy.org)

Sometime last year, when Republic Act 10591 or the New Gun law was approved, we ran a short series on it based on our interview with Major Ricardo Zapata in the interest of promoting responsible gun ownership. As the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) had not yet been published then, Major Zapata, chief of the Inspection & Enforcement Section of the Firearms and Explosives Office (FEO) of the PNP spoke on general terms, outlining the salient points of the... (GunPolicy.org)