Nouvelles sur les armes à feu
Zimbabwe
Fight Over Girlfriend in Zimbabwe Ends in Fatal Shooting
11 January 2014
Herald (Zimbabwe)
A 33-year-old security guard stationed at Mavhudzi High School in Nyazura ran amok on Wednesday night, fatally shooting his workmate for allegedly having an affair with his girlfriend.
The guard, identified as Joseph Zvikumva, also accidentally shot and seriously injured a female worker at the school.
Zvikumva fled the scene after committing the offence and police have since launched a manhunt for him.
He is wanted for murder and attempted murder.
Police... (GunPolicy.org)
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Zimbabwe
Opinion: Zimbabwe Could Benefit From Stricter Firearm Regulation
10 January 2014
Herald (Zimbabwe), Opinion
You definitely know something is wrong when a woman is robbed of a mango she is eating at gunpoint.
This is the ridiculous incident that occurred recently along the Masvingo-Beitbridge Highway.
It could be normal though, but only in a society where everyone owns a gun. But Zimbabwe has one of the most functional firearms regulation policies in the world.
The regulation of guns in the country is typically categorised as "restrictive". It is a policy which many... (GunPolicy.org)
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Police Chief Arrested for Illegal Gun Possession
3 January 2014
Herald (Zimbabwe)
A senior police officer based in Beitbridge has been arrested at a roadblock along the Masvingo-Beitbridge highway after he was allegedly found in possession of an unlicenced firearm and ammunition stashed in his car.
Inspector Abel Mudzonga (41) who is the officer-in-charge in the Information Communication Technology section at Beitbridge district police headquarters has since appeared before a Mwenezi magistrate's court facing charges of illegal possession of an... (GunPolicy.org)
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Authorities Express Concern Over Armed Robberies, Homicides
15 November 2013
Herald (Zimbabwe)
Fifty-one people were killed in Harare during the last 10 months with most of the cases being victims of domestic violence and armed robberies. According to police statistics, 50 people were murdered in the city during the same period last year. Harare provincial police spokesperson Inspector Tadius Chibanda yesterday said some people were killed by robbers after they tried to resist.
"Most of the cases were also over domestic disputes while others were drivers of... (GunPolicy.org)
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Soudan du Sud,Somalie,Burundi,Liberia,Ghana,États-Unis,Europe,Zimbabwe,Ouganda,Tanzanie,Soudan,Nigeria,Namibie,Kenya,Éthiopie,Afrique
How Disarmament in Africa Got More Complicated
5 November 2013
IPI Global Observatory
Africa is ground zero in the international debate on controlling the small arms and light weapons trade. For more than a decade, diplomatic activity to contain arms and ammunition transfers has been animated by a concern with instability and contagion generated by the continent's many wars. Leading think tanks, research groups, and advocacy organizations have repeatedly drawn attention to the way the burden of armed violence in Africa is a product of low-tech assault... (GunPolicy.org)
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Air Force Official Arrested Over Unintentional Shooting
15 October 2013
Herald (Zimbabwe)
An Air Force of Zimbabwe official who accidentally shot a 14-year-old boy after trying to clear a loaded gun he had seized from a Chitungwiza businessman was yesterday remanded in custody.
The wounded boy was shot on the right pelvis with the bullet protruding at the right buttock. He is still admitted to Chitungwiza Central Hospital.
Gerald Gurwe (23), stationed at Manyame Air Base allegedly received information that the businessman, Mr Trust Jasi had taken his uncle... (GunPolicy.org)
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Afrique du Sud,Zimbabwe
South African Fined for Smuggling Firearm to Zimbabwe
7 October 2013
Herald (Zimbabwe)
A 29-year-old South African was last week fined US$400 for smuggling a CZ Pistol loaded with 15 rounds into the country through Beitbridge border post. Bucks Ridwan Anwar of 5 Middleburg, Bonker Street, South Africa, employed by FTS Logistics as a transport manager, was convicted on his own plea of guilty when he appeared before the border town's magistrate Mr Innocent Bepura charged with smuggling.
In the event that Anwar fails to pay the fine he risks imprisonment... (GunPolicy.org)
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Businessman Shoots, Kills Girlfriend and Self
21 August 2013
Herald (Zimbabwe)
Harare businessman Irvine Mereki shot dead his long-time girlfriend before turning the gun on himself on Monday night at the height of a domestic dispute at a house in Avondale. Mereki (32) and Clariss Chopamba, whose age was not given, were found dead by a maid yesterday morning when she called for work. Police spokesperson Superintendent Blessmore Chishaka confirmed the incident that occurred at a house along Oxford Road in Avondale.
"We confirm the death of the two... (GunPolicy.org)
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Chine,Afrique,Côte d'Ivoire,Somalie,Angola,Afrique du Sud,Soudan,Zimbabwe,Kenya
Unknown Quantities of Chinese Arms in Africa a Concern
21 February 2013
Star (Kenya), Opinion
Much is being written and said in the media and academic circles about China's increasing engagement with Africa on many economic and other fronts.
Some see this as benefiting Africa; others as detrimental to the real needs of African countries and peoples. Some critics have used phrases like "the second scramble for Africa" and "re-colonization of Africa" to describe the new development. The debate goes on.
Yet, there is one subject that has not received the serious... (GunPolicy.org)
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Zimbabwe,Pakistan,Colombie,États-Unis,Brésil
Brazil Should Continue Responsible Gun Control, Reduce Deaths Further
25 December 2012
Rio Times, Opinion
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Last week's slaughter of twenty elementary school children in the United States has tragic echoes with the massacre in Realengo, Rio de Janeiro earlier this year. At 8:30 AM on April 7th, Wellington Oliveira calmly walked into a classroom with two .38 and .32 caliber handguns, and shot twelve children dead.
At least sixty shots were fired and twenty boys and girls were critically wounded. It was the worst school massacre in Brazilian history.... (GunPolicy.org)
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Somalie,Afrique du Sud,Côte d'Ivoire,Soudan,Zimbabwe,États-Unis,Chine
China 'Aggressively' Supplying Africa With Guns, Military Equipment
28 November 2012
Global Post (Boston)
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — China's aggressive new strategy to sell weapons in Africa was on clear display at a recent defense exposition here.
The pavilion for Chinese manufacturers was among the three largest at the Africa Aerospace and Defense exhibition in September, surpassed only by host South Africa and the United States, the world's largest weapons maker by far.
Many of the made-in-China weapons touted by firms such as Norinco and Poly Technologies were... (GunPolicy.org)
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Zimbabwe
Man Shoots Dead His Brother with Licenced Gun in Tafara, Zimbabwe
3 April 2012
Herald (Zimbabwe)
Police yesterday confirmed the arrest of Tendai Mungororo of Tafara on charges of fatally shooting his brother Tichafunga in the early hours of Sunday morning. Police spokesperson Inspector James Sabau said Tendai Mungororo was facing murder charges and was being held in police cells as investigations continue.
"I can also confirm that the firearm Mungororo used in the murder of his brother was licensed for the purposes of cash-in-transit.
"We are also getting reports... (GunPolicy.org)
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Philippines,Trinité-et-Tobago,Zimbabwe,Zambie,Ouganda,Tanzanie,Sénégal,République démocratique du Congo (RDC),Pakistan,Nigeria,Niger,Namibie,Maroc,Mauritanie,Malawi,Madagascar,Côte d'Ivoire,Burkina Faso,Botswana,Égypte,Angola,Algérie,Afrique du Sud,Ghana,Chine,États-Unis,Autriche,Russie,Israël,Bahreïn,Asie,Afrique,Brésil
Brazil Arms Exports: Country Preaches Peace, Sells Tons of Arms
28 February 2012
Huffington Post (USA)
A small, scratched metal can thrown on the ground created Brazil's first diplomatic embarrassment of 2012. The canister of tear gas had been collected by pro-democracy activists in Bahrain. Stamped across the can in blue was a Brazilian flag and the words 'MADE IN BRAZIL.'
One year had passed since Bahrain became the stage for pro-democracy protests by the majority Shiites against the Sunni monarchy commanded by king Hamad bin-Isa Khalifa. The protesters had been... (GunPolicy.org)
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Afrique australe,Afrique du Sud,Swaziland,Angola,République démocratique du Congo (RDC),Mozambique,Namibie,Zimbabwe,Amérique centrale,Amérique du Sud,Caraïbes,Afrique centrale,Europe,Asie,Afrique,Amérique,Océanie,Botswana,Chine,République tchèque,Allemagne,Russie,États-Unis,Philippines,Italie
High Gun Death Risk for Young African Men, Women at Home - UN Study
19 February 2012
Southern Times (Southern Africa)
WINDHOEK - Young men in Southern Africa are at the greatest risk of cold-blooded murder, while women in the region are more likely than others from around the world to be killed in domestic violence, a UN agency says.
The statistics from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) come as the region battles to contain the proliferation of gun-related crimes.
Experts have said gun-related crime is a major problem in South Africa and Swaziland, and is on the rise in... (GunPolicy.org)
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Thaïlande,Malaisie,Indonésie,Koweït,Qatar,Mexique,Pérou,Venezuela,Colombie,Bolivie,Somalie,Népal,Oman,Lettonie,Maurice,Guyana,République démocratique du Congo (RDC),Bosnie-Herzégovine,Arabie saoudite,Liberia,Kazakhstan,Singapour,République dominicaine,Jordanie,Trinité-et-Tobago,Émirats arabes unis,Guatemala,Honduras,Chili,Équateur,Argentine,Zimbabwe,Zambie,Ouganda,Tanzanie,Sénégal,Congo,Nigeria,Niger,Namibie,Maroc,Mauritanie,Malawi,Côte d'Ivoire,Égypte,Burkina Faso,Brésil,Tunisie,Sri Lanka,Pakistan,Philippines,Yémen,États-Unis,Italie,Allemagne,Israël,Autriche,Russie,Afrique,Amérique,Asie,Europe,Afrique du Sud,Algérie,Angola,Botswana,Ghana,Guinée,Madagascar
Brazilian Gun Industry Seeks New Markets: Africa and Asia [PT]
27 January 2012
Publica (Brazil)
[Translated summary: With the support of the Ministries of Defence and Foreign Affairs, Brazilian gun manufacturers seek new markets in countries with a history of human rights violations: Tunisia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Philippines and Yemen. Brazil is among the six countries in the world with annual exports exceeding $ 100 million, according to recent research from Small Arms Survey. According to the Army, responsible for supervising and controlling exports from 2005 to... (GunPolicy.org)
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