Pakistan
For Middle-Class Pakistanis, an AK-47 or a Handgun Is a Must-Have Item
Wall Street Journal
6 January 2009
LAHORE, Pakistan -- After escaping kidnappers who chained him to a bed for 25 days, Mohammad Javed Afridi pressed Pakistani law enforcement for swift justice. The police offered him something else: temporary permits for four automatic assault rifles. Since Mr. Afridi's ordeal ended in mid-October, police in his hometown of Peshawar, in northwestern Pakistan, haven't made an arrest in his case. They raided the kidnappers' hide-out,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Papua New Guinea
Grenades, 'Rocket Launcher' Found in Papua New Guinea Plane Luggage
Australian Associated Press
6 January 2009
A rocket launcher and nine grenades have been found in the luggage of a passenger on a flight in Papua New Guinea. The unnamed man was being questioned at the Mt Hagen police station, PNG's National newspaper reported today. Police seized the weapon and ammunition after discovering them at the Mt Hagen airport in PNG's Highlands region last Wednesday. They also discovered a scope that is believed to be part of... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Gun Lobby Campaign, Fear of Obama Drive Gun Sale Spike in Colorado
Rocky Mountain News (Colorado)
5 January 2009
Gun sales reached record levels in Colorado in 2008, a spike many attributed to fears that Barack Obama's election will mean tougher firearms laws. Background checks to clear buyers exceeded 200,000 for the first time in history. More than a quarter occurred after the Nov. 4 election. At the Crossroads of the West-Gun Show of the Rockies on Sunday at an Aurora hotel, gun dealers and Second Amendment advocates alike said... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Massachusetts DA Defends Special, Tough Tactics for Gun Criminals
Sun Chronicle (Massachusetts)
5 January 2009
BOSTON -- Bristol County District Attorney Sam Sutter told the state's highest court Monday that his policy of using the dangerousness law in all illegal firearm cases involving a felony is legally valid. "The statute grew out of the public's concern for greater safety," Sutter told the justices of the state Supreme Judicial Court. Since taking office two years ago, Sutter has been aggressive at using the dangerousness... ( gunpolicy.org )
Barbados
Barbados Police Plan to Rewrite Firearm Law, Target Youth Gun Crime
Nation (Barbados)
5 January 2009
Gun-toting criminals are steering down the barrel of new anti-firearms action by police. Commissioner of Police Darwin Dottin said at an end-of-year Press conference recently at the Prince Cave Hall at the District "A" Police Station, police firearms policy would be re-written. "We will be rolling out a programme to give Barbadians an opportunity to be involved in this matter of trying to curb the use of firearms in our... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Illinois Governor-elect 'Just Forgot' to Register, Turn in Handgun, Shotgun
NBC News (Chicago)
5 January 2009
Is Roland Burris armed? It's hard to tell, given the putative gun control advocate's record of saying one thing about gun ownership and doing another. "A longtime advocate of a national handgun ban, Burris organized Chicago's first Gun Turn-In Day in 1993," the Tribune's Steve Chapman recalls. "But when he ran for governor the following year, he admitted that he owned a handgun ('for protection') and did not hand it over... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
New Jersey Man Charged After 'Freak' Death of Wife in Airgun Shooting
Newsday (New York) / Record of Bergen County
4 January 2009
WEST MILFORD, New Jersey -- A West Milford man has been charged with reckless manslaughter after fatally shooting his wife with a pellet gun. Police say it looks like a "freak accident." Authorities say Frank McDonald used the pellet gun to shoot squirrels in his yard. He called police around 10 a.m. Saturday after his 44-year-old wife, Cheryl, was hit by a pellet. She later died from the wound. Frank... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
New Jersey Aims to Be 4th US State With '13 Handguns a Year' Buy Limit
Philadelphia Inquirer
4 January 2009
New Jersey could soon become the fourth state to limit handgun purchases to one a month, a move aimed at fighting "straw" gun buyers who purchase weapons legally and pass them to criminals. The plan, backed by officials in Camden, Newark, Jersey City and other cities, follows calls from urban leaders across the nation, including Philadelphia, to crack down on gun trafficking that they say fuels violence. There is much debate... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
Oregon Man Tosses Handgun Onto Bed, Bullet Hits Woman Next Door
Associated Press
4 January 2009
PORTLAND, Oregon -- Police arrested a Portland man accused of accidentally shooting his neighbor Sunday. The Portland Police Bureau says 45-year-old Alvert O'Neal Jr. threw a handgun on his bed and it discharged, sending a bullet through an apartment wall and into the shoulder of his sleeping neighbor. The 46-year-old woman was treated Legacy Emanuel Hospital. Her name is being withheld until Monday. O'Neal has... ( gunpolicy.org )
Philippines
Infants, Children Among 14 New Year's Eve Stray Bullet Victims in Manila
Philippine Star
4 January 2009
MANILA -- A bullet fired carelessly into the air on New Year's Eve found its mark in the head of a six-year-old girl in Bacoor, Cavite. The bullet lodged in the skull of Melody Medina, who is now fighting for her life at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH). Her mother Lea was shocked to learn that despite her warnings to her six children against using firecrackers, Melody found herself in the list of the growing number of people... ( gunpolicy.org )
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