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Global gun related news: May 2008

 
   
30 May 2008

Foreign Policy Brief
Louise Rimmer - Scotsman (UK)

30 May 2008 Nigeria: YFP Holds Global Week of Action Against Gun Abuse
allAfrica.com (Leadership - Nigeria)
30 May 2008 Rule Change Would Permit Weapons in National Parks
New York Times (US)
30 May 2008 Solon foresees export potential in local gun making industry
Sun.Star (Philippines)
29 May 2008 Bring Back National Assault Weapons Ban
CBS News (US)
29 May 2008 Under the gun
Boston Globe (US)
29 May 2008 Big jump in numbers seeking gun licence
New Zealand Herald
29 May 2008 Guns and New York
Albany Times Union (US)
29 May 2008 Report: Gun violence down in Germany
Mathaba.Net (UK)
28 May 2008 Gun amnesty extension puts public at risk
The Windsor Star (Canada)
28 May 2008 Forum under way to address small arms
Middle East Times (Egypt)
28 May 2008 NATO hosts conference on global threat by small arms, light weapons
Xinhua (China)
28 May 2008 Ban on cluster bombs 'very close'
BBC News (UK)
28 May 2008 Nutter takes his gun-control campaign to Harrisburg
Philadelphia Daily News (US)
28 May 2008 Legal gun numbers shooting up
Scotsman (UK)
28 May 2008 Gun owners fired up
Toronto Sun (Canada)
28 May 2008 Philadelphia mayor takes gun control campaign to Harrisburg
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader (US)
27 May 2008 Ontario proposes federal anti-gun smuggling measures
Niagara Falls Review (Canada)
27 May 2008 Club Shooting: "Gun violence out of control"
WFLX Fox 29 (US)
27 May 2008 Proposed bylaw angers Toronto gun enthusiasts
Reuters
26 May 2008 Kenya: Concern Over Increase in Illegal Arms After Post-Poll Violence
IRIN
26 May 2008 Oakland is drowning in guns
Oakland Tribune (US)
26 May 2008 Toronto's Gun Clubs Under Fire
Global News (Canada)
25 May 2008 NRA's slippery slope full of holes
Kentucky.com (US)
25 May 2008 Cobb gun dealer holds firm against NYC
Atlanta Journal Constitution (US)
24 May 2008 U.S. should focus on stemming gun flow, Mexico says
Reuters
24 May 2008 WA has more guns than before Port Arthur massacre
Sunday Times (Australia)
23 May 2008 Growth in guns must be tackled urgently
Sunday Times (Australia)
23 May 2008 Judge Says Bloomberg Cannot Testify at Trial of Gun Dealer
New York Times (US)
22 May 2008 Man convicted of gun conspiracy
BBC News (UK)
22 May 2008 New crackdown on knife and gun crime
The Guardian (UK)
22 May 2008 Relaxation on gun control, unlicensed sales contribute to gun violence in Oakland
Oakland Tribune (US)
22 May 2008 Aiming to split McCain and the NRA
Washington Times (US)
22 May 2008 Gangs scheme 'halves gun injuries'
Press Association/Google News
21 May 2008 Missouri car dealership offers free handgun with purchase
Kansas City Star (US)
21 May 2008 NRA calls Nutter a 'tyrant' over gun laws
Philadelphia Daily News (US)
21 May 2008 Nutter's 'traffickers' label angers gun shops
Philadelphia Inquirer (US)
21 May 2008 Gun-control group secures $350,000 grant
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (US)
20 May 2008 Gun control backers not bold on 2009
The Hill (US)
20 May 2008 Pimentel urges stricter gun control vs criminality
Inquirer.net (Philippines)
20 May 2008 Bullet microstamping efforts appear stalled
Albany Times Union (US)
20 May 2008 City, NRA to face off on gun laws
Philadelphia Daily News (US)
20 May 2008 Judge to hear arguments on gun-control effort
GoErie.com (US)
20 May 2008 Microstamping demonstration held in Albany
News 10 Now (US)
19 May 2008 ECOWAS designs new small arms classification format
Modern Ghana
19 May 2008 Paterson proposes strengthening NY gun control laws
Newsday (US)
19 May 2008 Gun control laws in court today
6abc.com (US)
19 May 2008 Malawian MPs ignorant of ATT
Africa News
19 May 2008 U.S. Shooters Feel Pinch as Ammo Costs Soar
New York Times (US)
19 May 2008 NRA fears disaster if Democrat wins in fall
Kentucky.com (US)
18 May 2008 Sun-Times Special Report: Angel's last days
Chicago Sun-Times (US)
18 May 2008 Gunman kills eight in Philippines
BBC News (UK)
18 May 2008 Students Petition For Tougher Gun Laws
CBS2 Chicago (US)
17 May 2008 Courting N.R.A., McCain Criticizes Obama and Clinton on Gun Control
New York Times (US)
16 May 2008 Soldiers 'supply guns to criminals'
BBC News (UK)
16 May 2008 Change would risk public safety, parks' very existence
The Tennessean (US)
15 May 2008 Civil Society praised for role in campaign against small arms
Afrique en ligne (France)
15 May 2008 As bills fail, city officials fume
Baltimore Sun (US)
15 May 2008 Angola: Citizens Hand Over Voluntarily Over 1,500 Guns
allAfrica.com (Angola Press Agency)
14 May 2008 Nepal: Small arms fill power vacuum
ReliefWeb
13 May 2008 Annette John-Hall: Why do we buy the NRA's line?
The Phildelphia Inquirer (US)
13 May 2008 Phila. task force announces 19 gun arrests
The Phildelphia Inquirer (US)
12 May 2008 Chinese arms ship returns with lethal cargo
The Namibian
12 May 2008 Wal-Mart to videotape gun buyers
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (US)
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
   

 

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