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Corée du Sud
How South Korea Got Rid of Its Gun Problem
27 February 2018
Korea Exposé
In the aftermath of yet another mass shooting in the United States, international and domestic media have published articles touting South Korea as a model of gun regulation. But contrary to popular belief, freedom from gun violence is a relatively new development in the country.
It's true that South Korea is a good place to visit these days if you're trying to avoid guns. According to the Korean National Police Agency (KNPA), there were just five gun homicides in... (GunPolicy.org)
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États-Unis,Arabie saoudite,Corée du Sud,Royaume-Uni,Allemagne,Algérie,Suisse,Pays-Bas,Émirats arabes unis,Turquie,France
Germany Defends Its Sudden Leap in Gun, Ammo Exports [ES]
26 October 2016
Deutsche Welle
[Translated summary: Between January and June 2016, Germany exported firearms and military equipment amounting to €4 billion; an increase of 500 million in relation to the same period in 2015. The government defended its firearm export policy, saying that it's restrictive and transparent and assuring that they give a "special relevance" to the respect of human rights.]
Entre enero y junio de 2016 Alemania concedió permisos de exportación de armas y equipamiento... (GunPolicy.org)
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Corée du Sud
South Korea: Surge in Gun Smuggling Worries Politician
10 October 2016
Yonhap News Agency (South Korea)
SEOUL -- A lawmaker from the ruling Saenuri Party said Monday the customs office detected 246 attempts to smuggle guns and related items into the country though August this year, adding South Korea can no longer be considered safe from firearms.
According to the data compiled by Rep. Park Myung-jae, the Korea Customs Office caught seven shipments of fully functioning guns, as well as 171 other imitation firearms, which could potentially be used for crimes this... (GunPolicy.org)
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États-Unis,Chine,Allemagne,Royaume-Uni,France,Russie,Espagne,Italie,Israël,Inde,Arabie saoudite,Émirats arabes unis,Pakistan,Australie,Turquie,Singapour,Corée du Sud,Soudan du Sud,Ukraine
Killer Facts: The Scale of the Global Arms Trade, Gun Totals
22 August 2016
Amnesty International (London)
Transfers of heavy conventional weapons
The top 10 exporters of conventional arms (excluding small arms/ light weapons – SALW) 2010-15
USA: US$55.006 billion
Russia: US$42.404 billion
China: US$9.943 billion
Germany: US$ 9.467 billion
France: US$ 8.932 billion
UK: US$ 7.627 billion
Spain: US$ 5.310 billion
Italy: US$ 4.360 billion
Ukraine: US$ 4.156 billion
Israel: US$ 3.280 billion
The top 10 importers of conventional arms (excluding SALWs) 2010-15
India:... (GunPolicy.org)
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Corée du Sud
South Korean Soldier Captured After Shooting Five Others Then Himself
23 June 2014
Bloomberg (USA)
A South Korean soldier besieged by troops after gunning down five of his compatriots shot himself in the chest and was captured, a Defense Ministry official said.
The soldier was in a hospital in the border county of Goseong after a day long standoff with Korean troops, Defense Ministry spokesman Kim Min Seok said at a televised briefing in Seoul. The soldier had been surrounded by hundreds of troops, with military personnel trying to convince him to surrender when he... (GunPolicy.org)
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Allemagne,Bahreïn,Corée du Sud,Japon,Royaume-Uni,Italie,États-Unis
Local Gun Control Laws Make Overseas US Military Bases 'Safer'
9 April 2014
Stars and Stripes (USA)
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — Strict gun laws in foreign countries mean many in America's overseas military communities feel safer than they would at home, although they're divided over whether tougher rules would reduce gun violence in the U.S.
"For the most part, I feel safer over here because we're not allowed to bring guns," Sgt. Roseann Baena, a 26-year-old soldier assigned to Europe Regional Dental Command in Sembach, Germany, said Tuesday.
Her comment was typical... (GunPolicy.org)
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Corée du Sud
Concerns Grow Over Korean Gun Violence
21 April 2013
Korea Herald
Calls for more stringent regulations on guns are mounting in the wake of four shooting incidents within a month in a nation that many believed to be free from the dangers of firearms.
On Tuesday, a 42-year-old man shot a 38-year-old man who had an affair with his wife with an air gun in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province. He had held the weapon for years to fend off wild animals.
The three other cases involved unauthorized guns. On the previous day, a man in his 30s... (GunPolicy.org)
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Afrique,Amérique,Asie,Europe,Océanie,États-Unis,Russie,Italie,Allemagne,Brésil,Suisse,Israël,Autriche,Corée du Sud,Belgique,Espagne,Turquie,Norvège,Canada,Royaume-Uni,Australie,France,Pakistan,Yémen,Honduras,Salvador,Jamaïque
Fact and Figures: Global Trade in Small Arms
18 March 2013
al Jazeera
Diplomats from around the world have gathered at the UN for talks on an international arms trade treaty, in an effort to stop the sale of illegal conventional arms.
Similar talks held last July failed, mainly due to the objections of the US and Russia, the world's two largest arms exporters.
Al Jazeera has compiled a list of facts related to the global production and trading of small arms.
1. Authorised international transfers of small arms, light weapons, their... (GunPolicy.org)
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États-Unis,Corée du Sud
US Could Learn from South Korea's Gun Control
25 January 2013
Korea Times
The recent shooting tragedies in the United States and ensuing debates on gun control are shocking and almost incomprehensible to South Koreans because they don't face such issues pertaining to firearms.
There are strict laws here regarding the possession of hand guns. Citizens can only buy hunting guns and air rifles after obtaining a license from the police. They are only allowed to use guns for a limited period of time, usually during the hunting season.
At other... (GunPolicy.org)
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Union Européenne,Chine,Allemagne,Corée du Sud,Suisse,Serbie,France,Royaume-Uni,Syrie,Yémen,Bulgarie,Belgique,Libye,Italie,Bahreïn,Égypte,États-Unis,Russie,Asie occidentale,Afrique du Nord,Finlande,Autriche,Soudan,Corée du Nord,Espagne
Tracing the Middle East Weapons Flow
19 October 2011
al Jazeera
Earlier this year, as mass popular uprisings spread through the Middle East and audiences across the world sat transfixed by images of unarmed citizens confronting iron-fisted security forces in the streets of Arab capitals, powerful governments from Russia to the United States were forced to begin accounting for the weapons they had for decades sold to the very rulers they now found themselves abandoning.
In Egypt and Bahrain, protesters held up tear gas canisters... (GunPolicy.org)
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Corée du Sud
Gun Control Enforcement, Crossbow Shooting Spark Debate in South Korea
17 January 2007
Korea Times (Seoul)
Concerned voices are rising over poor gun control as crimes using guns, rifles and crossbows recently hit the news.
A man who shot his ex-girlfriend last December over her change of heart and a bank robber threatening people with guns last October alarmed many people, but the government has not yet come up with a way to control the illegal possession or misuse of weapons.
A former university professor, who shot the presiding judge in the stomach on Monday claiming... (GunPolicy.org)
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Corée du Sud
Shooting Rampage Was Premeditated: Military
20 June 2005
Korea Times
The Defense Ministry said yesterday that the shooting rampage, which claimed the lives of eight soldiers on Sunday, was planned two days ahead of the incident.
A 22-year-old private soldier, Kim Dong-min, told investigators that he plotted the shooting rampage last Friday after he was bullied by his senior soldiers for months, Brig. Gen. Park Chul-soo, who heads a military investigation team, said in a media briefing at the ministry in Seoul.
In an initial report on... (GunPolicy.org)
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Corée du Sud
Military Discipline, Culture Queried in 8-dead Shooting Spree
20 June 2005
Korea Times, Editorial
The horrible firearms incident at a front-line platoon early Sunday morning was shocking for two main reasons. What drove an Army PFC to attack his commander and senior comrades? And how could he desert his guard post on duty and go on a shooting rampage, stalking the entire unit with little resistance? The military has long been accused of poor management and discipline, but this is inconceivable.
Most seriously, the Army camp where the shooting took place was inside... (GunPolicy.org)
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