Gun Policy News, 31 January 2008
Royaume-Uni
UK Gun Figures Show Real Firearm Crime 'Not Widespread' - BBC Analysis
31 January 2008
BBC News
During 2007, nine young people lost their lives in shootings, including the killing of 11-year-old Rhys Jones in Liverpool.
According to Home Office figures, there were 59 firearms-related homicides in 2006-07 compared with 49 in the previous year. That is an increase of 18% in just one year. There were 507 serious injuries from firearms — more than one incident a day.
But at the same time, the trend in gun crime overall has been going down.
Overall firearms... (GunPolicy.org)
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États-Unis
Philadelphia's New Top Cop Vows to Curb Gun Crime, Reduce Killings 25%
31 January 2008
New York Times
Philadelphia's new police commissioner promised to decrease gun violence in the city sharply by putting 200 more officers on the street, using "stop and frisk" searches in tough neighborhoods and installing 200 more surveillance cameras.
The commissioner, Charles Ramsey, who spent eight years as police chief in Washington, set a goal of reducing killings by 25 percent this year, in large part by allocating more officers to the most violent neighborhoods.
There were... (GunPolicy.org)
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États-Unis
US Hunting Falters, Budgets Fall: State Weighs School Gun Lessons for All
31 January 2008
Associated Press
CHARLESTON, West Virginia — A significant drop in the number of hunters in West Virginia has left a hole in the state's budget, and one lawmaker thinks he has a solution: Allow children to receive hunter training in school.
Children as young as 10 years old are already eligible for hunting licenses in the state, but training courses are typically offered outside of school. Proponents of the plan hope embedding training during school hours boosts interest.
Seventh-... (GunPolicy.org)
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Russie
Gun Laws, Firearm Ownership, Licensing and Armed Self Defence in Russia
31 January 2008
Moscow News Weekly
Life in Moscow can be as dangerous as in any large city — and while street crime may be not as rife as in Rio, Moscow remains far from Oslo in terms of security. Russian law allows citizens and residents to defend themselves from aggressors, while shops in the capital offer a wide range of means of self-defense. For those interested in defending themselves, the legal limits and guidelines on purchasing weapons may look daunting. While other publications can assess the... (GunPolicy.org)
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