Small Arms in the News October 2003

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31st October 2003	EU: African peace keeping gets 250 million euro injection euobserver.com
31st October 2003	'Blood diamonds' deal under fire BBC
30th October 2003	UK: Nipping gun culture in the bud BBC
29th October 2003	KENYA: Feature - Making communities safe from small arms IRIN
28th October 2003	Uganda: Guns Replace Spears in the North - Report New Vision (Registration required)
27th October 2003	Guardian Angels to promote no gun campaign at Roppongi Japan Today
26th October 2003	Home Minister Defends Disarming of Civilians Angola Press
26th October 2003	The way of the gun still evident in Liberia www.iol.co.za
26th October 2003	US: State getting a grip on smart guns The Star-Ledger
26th October 2003	ANGOLA: Widespread small arms continue to cause concern IRIN
26th October 2003	Jamaica bids to break the spiral of violence strangling a nation The Observer (UK)
25th October 2003	UN wants to 'name and shame' Congo plunderers SABC News
25th October 2003	Liberian Rebels Not Ready to Give Up Arms The Washington Times
24th October 2003	Anti-Gun Activists Tout 'Cure' for 'NRA Mad Sheep Disease' Crosswalk.com
24th October 2003	Brazil moves to tighten gun laws BBC
23rd October 2003	Day of National Concern and Student Pledge Against Gun Violence Join Together
23rd October 2003	US: Bill puts sniper case in firing line BBC
23rd October 2003	Police chiefs: Retain assault-weapons ban Philadelphia Inquirer
22nd October 2003	AFGHANISTAN: UN-backed northern disarmament begins IRIN
22nd October 2003	Security industry targeted by Carr Sydney Morning Herald
21st October 2003	New answers sought on gun crime Sydney Morning Herald
20th October 2003	Slaughterhouse of Civilization LA Times (Registration required)
20th October 2003	South Africa: Police under fire over gun licence www.iol.co.za
20th October 2003	War On Illicit Small Arms Now Targets Local Communities allAfrica.com (African Church Information Service)
19th October 2003	Military weapons in hands of gangs Sydney Morning Herald
19th October 2003	The UN's Big Five supply 88% of all killer arms The Age
19th October 2003	Malaysia: Firearms for crimes ‘supplied’ by smugglers The Star online
18th October 2003	UK: Government accused of reneging on arms pledge The Independent
16th October 2003	Small Arms Defined as 'Real' Weapons of Mass Destruction Join Together
16th October 2003	UK: Gun crime 'still rising' BBC
15th October 2003	LIBERIA: Warring parties agree to disarm, rebels nominate ministers IRIN
15th October 2003	Irish terrorists blamed for illegal gun trade in UK The Guardian
14th October 2003	International Campaign Underway To Curb Small Arms Join Together
October 13, 2003	The N.R.A. Is Naming Names New York Times (Registration may be required)
October 12, 2003	Serbia wedding guests 'down plane' BBC
October 12, 2003	Illegal arms pervasive in Mexico and most obtained from the U.S. Houston Chronicle
October 10, 2003	War on terror fuels small arms trade The Guardian
October 10, 2003	We are overrun by gun crime, says police chief The Telegraph (UK)
October 10, 2003	Trafalgar Square goes into mourning The Telegraph (UK)
October 10, 2003	One death a minute: toll of the booming arms trade The Independent (UK)
October 9, 2003	Amnesty, Oxfam target arms trade Globe and Mail (Canada)
October 9, 2003	Campaign Launched to Regulate Arms Trade The Guardian
October 9, 2003	With a death a minute, farewell to arms sought AlertNet
October 9, 2003	Charities launch arms campaign The Guardian
October 9, 2003	Charities' plea to curb arms trade The Scotsman
October 9, 2003	Charities campaign against arms trade BBC
October 8, 2003	Firearms Act Faces Court Challenge allAfrica.omc (Business Day)
October 7, 2003	In the market for a firearm? Bangkok Post
October 7, 2003	UK: Medics urged to report gun wounds BBC
October6, 2003	UK: Weekend attacks 'show gun crime out of control' The Guardian
October 6, 2003	UK: Russian roulette stunt goes badly right The Guardian
October 4, 2003	Bermuda: Burgess calls for gun amnesty The Royal Gazette
October 3, 2003	Gun ban ‘unconstitutional’ Manila Times
October 3, 2003	Gun Homicides Decline In Canada Join Together
October 3, 2003	US: Studies Done On Gun Laws Called Inconclusive Join Together
October 2, 2003	UK: 'We will smash gun crime' The Telegraph (Registration Required)
October 1, 2003	Gun-death rate drops to all-time low; anti gun groups hail regulations SFGate.com
October 1, 2003	Australia launches new firearms buy-back scheme Australian Broadcasting Corporation
October 1, 2003	South Africa: Illegal firearms go down in flames iol.co.za