Global gun related news May 2008

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Global gun related news: May 2008


12 May 2008	Chinese arms ship returns with lethal cargo The Namibian
12 May 2008	Police bust arms racket in Etah Times of India
11 May 2008	Let's think carefully about gun 'rights,' society The Morning Call (US)
11 May 2008	Arms details still on lockdown Independent Online (South Africa)
11 May 2008	ECOSAP cluster meeting seeks functional National Commissions Afrique en ligne (France)
10 May 2008	Turkish wives battle culture of domestic abuse Los Angeles Times (US)
10 May 2008	Guns and mothers — the link Chron.com (US)
9 May 2008	Govern global arms trade The Australian
9 May 2008	Desmond Tutu: Arms scandal shows need for treaty New Zealand Herald
9 May 2008	Zimbabwe arms ship leaves Angola Shipping Times (UK)
9 May 2008	Car full of weapons lands US soldier in Mexican jail San Fransisco Chronicle (US)
9 May 2008	Nutter, Rendell want assault-weapons ban Phildelphia Daily News (US)
8 May 2008	Gun control advocates target state legislators Chicago Daily Herald (US)
8 May 2008	Texas caught off guard as more seek handgun permits Chron.com (US)
7 May 2008	States must unite to put an end to illegal gun trafficking New York Daily News (US)
7 May 2008	Ship of Shame Leaves Luanda The Namibian
7 May 2008	Austria to donate €100,000 to UN’s anti-small arms centre in Asia-Pacific UN News Centre
7 May 2008	Liberia: As Armed Robbery Rises Civilians Defend Themselves IRIN
7 May 2008	Banning hunting rifles imports profits to arms trafficking networks Elkhabar - Algeria
7 May 2008	Call for tightening of airgun law BBC News (UK)
7 May 2008	Brazil youth focus may hold answer to Jamaica's crime problem Jamaica Gleaner
6 May 2008	How many must die before gun lobby gets message? Phildelphia Daily News (US)
6 May 2008	Angola: Malanje - Illegal Weapons Can Hinder National Reconciliation allAfrica.com (Angola Press Agency)
6 May 2008	Editorial: Gun Control The Phildelphia Inquirer (US)
6 May 2008	Officer's death reignites fuse on gun-control debate Phildelphia Daily News (US)
5 May 2008	EU wants world to stop sending arms to Zimbabwe New Europe (Belgium)
5 May 2008	A testing time for parliament The Times (South Africa)
4 May 2008	East Africa: Uganda, Kenya Intensify Illegal Arms Fight allAfrica.com (The Monitor - Uganda)
4 May 2008	Somalia: Lawmakers Ordered to Register Their Weapons allAfrica.com (Garowe Online - Somalia)
4 May 2008	Mbeki 'no longer credible negotiator' The Zimbabwean
3 May 2008	NY 'Gun Run' Ring Lassoed New York Post (US)
2 May 2008	Manuel defies Mbeki on arms Mail & Guardian Online (South Africa)
1 May 2008	Shoot down gun bill Atlanta Journal Constitution
1 May 2008	Zimbabwe: The Hot Potato From China allAfrica.com (Zimbabwe Independent)
1 May 2008	Arms and the man Guardian Unlimited (UK)
1 May 2008	UN Security Council holds open debate on threat of small arms Xinhua (China)
1 May 2008	Small arms thwart stability and development, UNSC told Associated Press of Pakistan