Gun Policy News, 30 January 2006
Philippines
Ten Die in Drive-by AK-47 Billiard Hall Shooting
30 January 2006
Associated Press
COTABATO, Philippines — A man opened fire with an assault rifle on a packed billiard hall in the Philippines, killing at least 10 people in an attack apparently meant to avenge the recent slaying of his son, police said Monday.
Five other people were wounded in the attack Sunday in Lanao del Sur province's Balabagan town, said police Chief Superintendent Akmad Mamalinta.
The attacker's family apparently had a lingering feud with another family, which the man... (GunPolicy.org)
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Canada
Even Edmonton's Police Chief Backs the Canadian Gun Registry
30 January 2006
Edmonton Sun (Alberta)
New city police Chief Mike Boyd wants to hear how prime minister-designate Stephen Harper plans to replace the national gun registry once he follows through on his pledge to kill it.
"I think there would be a negative impact (on police) if the gun registry were scrapped," said Boyd, after running in the EPS Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) Unit Fun Run at West Edmonton Mall yesterday morning.
"But again, I would like to hear the Prime Minister's approach. There... (GunPolicy.org)
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États-Unis
Police Seek, NRA Opposes, Real Penalties for Fake Gun Crime
30 January 2006
WESH-TV News (Florida)
A Brevard County police chief is vowing to get tougher on toy guns.
He said he thinks the punishment is too light for people who commit crimes using fake firearms, WESH 2 News reported.
Police say criminals are increasingly using toy guns or air guns because of the criminal benefits. For example, if someone holds up a convenience store using a real gun, they could face life in prison.
But if they use a toy or air gun, the most they could get is just 15 years.
"It's... (GunPolicy.org)
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États-Unis
Milwaukee Mayor, State Legislators Decry Concealed Carry
30 January 2006
Capital Times (Wisconsin)
WEST ALLIS — Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and two Democratic state legislators have spoken out against legislation that would allow people to carry concealed weapons in Wisconsin.
Barrett said the Legislature should work to rid Wisconsin of illegal guns instead of opening up the way for people to carry concealed weapons.
"We do not need more guns in Milwaukee," he said Sunday. "This bill will likely increase the number of people getting killed."
Barrett acknowledged... (GunPolicy.org)
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États-Unis
Bill to Let 8-year-olds Hunt Shows Adults Short on Sense
30 January 2006
Capital Times (Wisconsin), Opinion
Yes, OK, hunting is "part of the culture" in Wisconsin. I get that. And, yes, the Department of Natural Resources needs the money from hunting licenses to carry out its programs. I don't have a problem with all that. (Except, as a person who spends time nearly every weekend tromping around on public land, I'd be more than happy to pay for a "public lands access" license — if the state would just ask me to.)
But sanctioning allowing 8-year-olds to hunt? 8-year-olds?!... (GunPolicy.org)
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États-Unis
Police Sold Handgun Used in Double Homicide, Suicide
30 January 2006
Olympian (Washington) / AP
PULLMAN — The handgun used in a double-homicide and suicide was once owned by the police, but how it wound up in the hands of the man blamed for the shooting cannot be conclusively established, investigators say.
Detectives have an idea about how Trevor S. Saunders, 29, of nearby Moscow, Idaho, wound up with the .45-caliber Beretta he apparently used to kill Louissa A. Thompson, 27, of Pullman, and Peter A. Zornes, 25, of Oakesdale, who worked with her, but police... (GunPolicy.org)
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États-Unis
Heckler & Koch Scales Back from 200 Workers to 7 in Georgia
30 January 2006
Ledger-Enquirer (Georgia)
When German gunmaker Heckler & Koch showed up in Columbus more than two years ago, it had big plans for becoming one of the city's major local companies.
On the drawing board was a 100,000-square-foot manufacturing facility, a $25 million capital investment and at least 200 high-paying jobs — maybe more. Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue even visited Columbus to attend a groundbreaking at Muscogee Technology Park, the industrial area off Macon Road where H&K was supposed to... (GunPolicy.org)
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