German Club Allows Unlicensed Visitors to Try Out Guns: 2 Injured
8 July 2012 - 2:00pmOrganisers of a public relations event at a German gun club were left red-faced on Sunday, after a woman accidentally shot a man in the foot. Both had to be treated for injuries. The embarrassing - and painful - accident happened at the open day at a shooting club in the small town of Sallgast in the state of Brandenburg, eastern Germany, the Express newspaper reported. The club took the ill-fated decision to allow visitors without firearms licenses to try out guns... [Local (Germany), via GunPolicy.org]
7,987 Guns Registered under Women's Names in Guatemala [Espanol]
17 June 2012 - 2:00pm[Translated summary: Responding to the increase of violence Guatemalans turn to firearms, as shown by the increase of licence applications.] Guatemala - Las guatemaltecas encuentran en las armas de fuego una forma de defenderse de la violencia y aumentó el número de las que solicitaron licencia o ya las registraron para portarlas, afirma hoy una publicación.(RadioPL) Ese incremento fue confirmado por la Dirección General de Control de Armas y Municiones, en tanto... [Prensa Latina (Havana), via GunPolicy.org]
Domestic Violence Now Predictable, Most Deaths in Arizona Involve Guns
9 June 2012 - 2:00pmPHOENIX – Pamela Blaies handed her daughter a pamphlet on domestic violence, opening it in her hands to point out specific signs of an abusive relationship. "Look at this. Look at all this. See this? This is you," Pamela told 28-year-old Amanda Blaies-Rinaldi. "… your partner controls everything. "… your partner calls you names or yells at you. "… your partner shoves, pinches, hits, punches, kicks or otherwise hurts you. "… your partner destroys your... [USA Today, via GunPolicy.org]
Report Details Arizona Mass Shooting: Neo-Nazi Shot 4 in the Head
28 May 2012 - 2:00pmGILBERT, Ariz. — All four people killed by a former neo-Nazi before he turned the gun on himself this month in a quiet Phoenix suburb were shot in the head, according to a police report released Tuesday that paints the clearest picture yet of the gruesome crime scene. Various Gilbert police officers and detectives wrote about what they saw at the home where they believe Jason Todd "JT" Ready, 39, shot and killed his girlfriend and three others, including a toddler,... [Seattle Times / AP, via GunPolicy.org]
Report Details Arizona Mass Shooting: Neo-Nazi Shot 4 in the Head
28 May 2012 - 2:00pmGILBERT, Ariz. — All four people killed by a former neo-Nazi before he turned the gun on himself this month in a quiet Phoenix suburb were shot in the head, according to a police report released Tuesday that paints the clearest picture yet of the gruesome crime scene. Various Gilbert police officers and detectives wrote about what they saw at the home where they believe Jason Todd "JT" Ready, 39, shot and killed his girlfriend and three others, including a toddler,... [Seattle Times / AP, via GunPolicy.org]
Guatemala Reported 149 Women Killed with Firearms [Espanol]
22 May 2012 - 2:00pm[Translated summary: A total of 227 women were murdered in Guatemala, most of them with firearms (149), in the first quarter of 2012, representing 16.74% less than the same period of 2011, said an official source.] Un total de 227 mujeres fueron asesinadas en Guatemala, la mayoría de ellas con armas de fuego, en en el primer cuatrimestre de 2012, lo que representa un 16,74 % menos que el mismo periodo de 2011, reveló hoy una fuente oficial. CIUDAD DE GUATEMALA -... [Prensa Libre (Guatemala), via GunPolicy.org]
Guatemala Reported 149 Women Killed with Firearms [Espanol]
22 May 2012 - 2:00pm[Translated summary: A total of 227 women were murdered in Guatemala, most of them with firearms (149), in the first quarter of 2012, representing 16.74% less than the same period of 2011, said an official source.] Un total de 227 mujeres fueron asesinadas en Guatemala, la mayoría de ellas con armas de fuego, en en el primer cuatrimestre de 2012, lo que representa un 16,74 % menos que el mismo periodo de 2011, reveló hoy una fuente oficial. CIUDAD DE GUATEMALA -... [Prensa Libre (Guatemala), via GunPolicy.org]
Growing Number of Indian Women Turning to Firearms for Protection
20 May 2012 - 2:00pmWhen Dr Harveen Kaur Sidhu travels from her home in an upmarket neighbourhood of the north-western Indian city of Chandigarh, she always slips her lightweight .22 revolver in her bag. The gun is a new purchase – Sidhu got her licence only a year ago – but now the 33-year-old dentist won't travel without it. "I don't have faith in the police to protect me. There are so many attacks on women these days. It's everybody's right to defend themselves. I think all women... [Guardian (UK), via GunPolicy.org]
Growing Number of Indian Women Turning to Firearms for Protection
20 May 2012 - 2:00pmWhen Dr Harveen Kaur Sidhu travels from her home in an upmarket neighbourhood of the north-western Indian city of Chandigarh, she always slips her lightweight .22 revolver in her bag. The gun is a new purchase – Sidhu got her licence only a year ago – but now the 33-year-old dentist won't travel without it. "I don't have faith in the police to protect me. There are so many attacks on women these days. It's everybody's right to defend themselves. I think all women... [Guardian (UK), via GunPolicy.org]
In Turkey, Debating a Woman's Right to Have a Gun in Domestic Violence
18 May 2012 - 2:00pmIn Turkey, hundreds of women die each year at the hands of a husband or family member, in a society that critics say too often ignores violence against women. After years of frustration, one organization has shaken up the debate with a controversial proposal: arming women and training them to defend themselves. Looking back, Yagmur Askin thinks perhaps she should have paid more attention on her wedding day, when her husband's family welcomed her by saying, "You enter... [National Public Radio (USA), via GunPolicy.org]
In Turkey, Debating a Woman's Right to Have a Gun in Domestic Violence
18 May 2012 - 2:00pmIn Turkey, hundreds of women die each year at the hands of a husband or family member, in a society that critics say too often ignores violence against women. After years of frustration, one organization has shaken up the debate with a controversial proposal: arming women and training them to defend themselves. Looking back, Yagmur Askin thinks perhaps she should have paid more attention on her wedding day, when her husband's family welcomed her by saying, "You enter... [National Public Radio (USA), via GunPolicy.org]
African Media Tasked to Assist Security Agencies Fight Arms Trafficking
19 April 2012 - 2:00pmMr Jones Applerh, Executive Secretary, Small Arms and Light Weapons Commission, (SALW), on Friday appealed to the media to help security agencies control small arms proliferation in the country, especially before, during and after the December polls. He urged the media to use the power of mass communication to expose the dangers of illicit proliferation of small arms into Ghana and other West African States. Mr Applerh was addressing a three-day capacity building... [Ghana News Agency, via GunPolicy.org]
African Media Tasked to Assist Security Agencies Fight Arms Trafficking
19 April 2012 - 2:00pmMr Jones Applerh, Executive Secretary, Small Arms and Light Weapons Commission, (SALW), on Friday appealed to the media to help security agencies control small arms proliferation in the country, especially before, during and after the December polls. He urged the media to use the power of mass communication to expose the dangers of illicit proliferation of small arms into Ghana and other West African States. Mr Applerh was addressing a three-day capacity building... [Ghana News Agency, via GunPolicy.org]
Record Number of Gun Permits in Hawaii, More Women Taking Gun Classes
17 April 2012 - 2:00pmHONOLULU – Numbers released by the Department of the Attorney General show a record number of permits were issued for firearms and a record number of firearms were registered in Hawaii in 2011. Last year 14,460 permits were issued statewide compared to 12,214 in 2010. And 36,804 firearms were registered in Hawaii in 2011 compared to 31,390 the year before. "Most of the folks we get are acquiring firearms for the purposes of protection," said Bill Richter, President... [News Now (Hawaii), via GunPolicy.org]
Record Number of Gun Permits in Hawaii, More Women Taking Gun Classes
17 April 2012 - 2:00pmHONOLULU – Numbers released by the Department of the Attorney General show a record number of permits were issued for firearms and a record number of firearms were registered in Hawaii in 2011. Last year 14,460 permits were issued statewide compared to 12,214 in 2010. And 36,804 firearms were registered in Hawaii in 2011 compared to 31,390 the year before. "Most of the folks we get are acquiring firearms for the purposes of protection," said Bill Richter, President... [News Now (Hawaii), via GunPolicy.org]
America's Deadly Devotion to Guns: A British Columnist Meets the NRA
15 April 2012 - 2:00pmThere are around 90 guns for every 100 Americans yet, despite 85 fatal shootings a day, the mighty US gun lobby is as powerful as ever. In the wake of Trayvon Martin's killing, Gary Younge reports on the country's deadly attachment to firearms At an organising breakfast for National Rifle Association (NRA) grassroots activists, Samuel Richardson, a man with whom I have not exchanged a word, passes me a note. "Please read the book Injustice by Adams," it reads. "He was... [Guardian (UK), via GunPolicy.org]
America's Deadly Devotion to Guns: A British Columnist Meets the NRA
15 April 2012 - 2:00pmThere are around 90 guns for every 100 Americans yet, despite 85 fatal shootings a day, the mighty US gun lobby is as powerful as ever. In the wake of Trayvon Martin's killing, Gary Younge reports on the country's deadly attachment to firearms At an organising breakfast for National Rifle Association (NRA) grassroots activists, Samuel Richardson, a man with whom I have not exchanged a word, passes me a note. "Please read the book Injustice by Adams," it reads. "He was... [Guardian (UK), via GunPolicy.org]
Canada Votes to Kill Long Gun Registry, Delete Data on Gun Owners
3 April 2012 - 2:00pmOTTAWA — The Conservative government vowed during the 2011 election to eliminate the long-gun registry. On Wednesday night, the bill to officially end the registry had its final vote in the Senate — leaving only a signature from the Governor General needed to officially kill the registry. That signature signing Bill C-19 into law should come Thursday morning. By a vote of 50-27, senators approved the bill, marking the last political hurdle needed to kill the... [Montreal Gazette (Québec), via GunPolicy.org]
Guns, Domestic Shootings Factor in Kenya's 1,756 Violent Deaths
3 April 2012 - 2:00pmSome 1,756 people were killed last year by violent and armed criminals, a new police report shows. The report, which records an increase in serious crimes like murder and violent robbery, cites the rise of criminal gangs and availability of guns on the black market as the reasons. It shows a seven per cent surge in incidents reported to police compared to 2010. Police, however, note that a "significant" number of victims were not killed by gangsters but died at the... [Nation (Kenya), via GunPolicy.org]
Quebec Seeks Injunction to Stop Canada Deleting Gun Registry Records
3 April 2012 - 2:00pmAfter months of threatening legal action against the federal government to preserve records on the 1,560,359 long guns registered in Quebec, Justice Minister Jean-Marc Fournier announced Tuesday that he will challenge in Quebec Superior Court the constitutionality of Bill C-19, empowering Ottawa to destroy the records. Quebec has asked repeatedly that records on Quebec residents be transferred so the province can create its own registry. As well, the National Assembly... [Montreal Gazette (Québec), via GunPolicy.org]