Small Arms in the News December 2003

31 December 2003

Vic amnesty nets 18,000 handguns
ABC News Online (Australia)

29 December 2003

Arms trafficking danger
Washington Times

28 December 2003

Small weapons used for mass destruction: Irene Khan Arms trade in Garb of war on terror
The New Nation (Bangladesh)

27 December 2003

Lethal Weapons and Airlines, A Controversial Step
The Scotsman

26 December 2003

Could You Tell the Difference?
This is Nottingham

24 December 2003

Brazil Passes Tough Gun-Control Law
Washington Post (Registration required)

24 December 2003

South Africa: Firearms the leading cause of non-natural death
Business Day

23 December 2003

Gun crimes on the increase
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

23 December 2003

Da Silva signs tough new gun law
Miami Herald

22 December 2003

Thailand Plans Being Gun-Free In Five Years: Report
Islam Online

21 December 2003

A Deficit of $100 Million Is Confronting the N.R.A.
New York Times

21 December 2003

Mystic Ballistic
New York Post

19 December 2003

Pretoria Toughens Gun Laws
Radio Netherlands

18 December 2003

UK: Work starts on national gun register
Personal Computer World

17 December 2003

Macedonia: Weapons Amnesty A Success, But Many Stick To Their Guns
Radio Free Europe

17 December 2003

Guns for cash offer swamped
The Guardian (UK)

16 December 2003

FOSDA Organises Awareness Campaign
Daily Mail (Accra)

16 December 2003

Germany's Arms Exports Under Fire
Deutsche Welle

15 December 2003

PNP vows to 'strictly' enforce gun ban
Manilla TImes

14 December 2003

Turkey: Petition to overhaul gun laws
BBC

12 December 2003

Million Mom March Urges Governor to Veto Dangerous Gun Bill
Join Together

12 December 2003

DRC: Child soldiers in eastern DRC
IRIN

12 December 2003

BURUNDI: Grappling with the effects of war on young lives
IRIN

12 December 2003

ANGOLA: Ex-girl soldiers hidden behind a veil of fear and denial
IRIN

11 December 2003

Violent Brazil puts a cork in gun sales
Salt Lake Tribune

11 December 2003

Dangers in small arms trafficking
Daily Trust (Nigeria)

10 December 2003

Brazil gun laws are toughest in South America
Miaimi Herald

10 December 2003

European Human Rights Groups Appeal for Control of Arms Trade
VOA News

10 December 2003

Thousands Demand Arms Trade Treaty
Scotsman.com

10 December 2003

Amnesty International asks government to ban arms exports to Uganda
Slovak Spectator

9 December 2003

AFGHANISTAN: Reintegration of disarmed combatants begins
IRIN

9 December 2003

Uphill Battle for Weapons Ban
Newsday.com

8 December 2003

UK: 'Long-Term Strategy Needed to Fight Gun Crime'
Scotsman.com

8 December 2003

Illegal guns flourish in the trigger-happy Philippines
Taipei Times

8 December 2003

'Avoid Slippery Slope of Armed Police' - U.S. Chief
Scotsman.com

7 December 2003

U.N.-Led Disarmament Begins in Liberia
ABCNews.com

7 December 2003

'Dirty-bomb' warheads lost
Fort Wayne.com

5 December 2003

Iraqis in tune with the way of the gun
IOL

5 December 2003

Balkan gun traffickers target UK
BBC

4 December 2003

SOUTHERN AFRICA: Lessons from small arms programmes
IRIN

4 December 2003

ANGOLA: Large-scale demining projects to start soon
IRIN

3 December 2003

More Guns Appearing, Legally, in U.S. Schools
Join Together

3 December 2003

Closing Gun-Control Loopholes
Christian Science Monitor

2 December 2003

State's ban on assault weapons survives
SFGate.com

2 December 2003

Geuda Springs Mayor vetoes plan for gun ownership
Lawrence Journal World (Kansas)