Archive for October, 2015

Brazil eyes ‘Wild West’ gun ownership law

Friday, October 30th, 2015

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Brazil, which has one of the highest murder tolls on the planet, could soon end most restrictions on gun ownership, risking what one critic called a “Wild West” scenario.

A draft law stripping away current limits has already been approved in committee and is due to go to the lower house of Congress in November.

Under the law, anyone over 21, including people accused of crimes or convicted of less than serious crimes, would be allowed to purchase up to nine firearms a year and 50 rounds of ammunition a month.

State employees and public figures, ranging from government inspectors to politicians, would be authorized to carry arms, as would private citizens often in the public eye such as taxi drivers.

At present, weapons can only be bought legally by people obtaining a license on a case-by-case basis.

Read the rest of the story at Yahoo.com

Europe’s Rush to Buy Guns

Tuesday, October 27th, 2015

Austrians are arming themselves at record rates in an effort to defend their households against feared attacks from Muslim invaders.

Tens of thousands of Muslim “refugees” have poured into Austria from Hungary and Slovenia in recent months on their way to Germany and Sweden, two wealthy European countries that have laid out the welcome mat for migrants. More than a million will end up in Germany alone by the end of this year, according to estimates from the German government.

Obtaining a working firearm and ammunition in Germany, Britain, Denmark and the Netherlands is practically impossible for the average citizen. Germany, for instance, requires a psychological evaluation, the purchase of liability insurance and verifiable compliance with strict firearms storage and safety rules. And self-defense is not even a valid reason to purchase a gun in these countries.

The laws in Austria, while still strict, are a bit less overbearing.

A Czech TV report confirms that long guns – shotguns and rifles – have been flying off the shelves in Austria, and Austrians who haven’t already purchased a gun may not have a chance to get one for some time. They’re all sold out.

And those arming themselves are primarily women.

Full story at WND.com

Austrians Are Buying Guns

Monday, October 26th, 2015

The flood of “refugees” into Austria is continuing without interruption. The Hungarian route has become less active, and traffic is now flowing at a rapid rate through Slovenia instead.

According to the following report from Czech Independent TV, Austrians — especially women — are responding to the presence of all these “New Austrians” by purchasing firearms at a record rate. Many thanks to Xanthippa for the translation, and to Vlad Tepes for the subtitling:

H/T: Gates of Vienna

Italian mayor announces fund that will give anyone 250 euros towards the cost of a GUN

Thursday, October 22nd, 2015
  • Mayor of Borgosesia announced plans for a new firearm fund on Facebook
  • Gianluca Buonanno vowed to pay citizens €250 towards the cost of a gun
  • He said government’s ‘jail-emptying laws’ failing to protect ‘honest Italians’
  • The €250 being offered is about 30 per cent of cost of a small pistol in Italy

An Italian mayor has vowed to pay citizens €250 towards the cost of a gun after accusing the country’s government of failing to protect ‘honest Italians’ with its ‘jail-emptying laws’.

Gianluca Buonanno, the Northern League mayor of Borgosesia in Piedmont, northern Italy, announced his plans for a new firearm fund on Facebook.

He said he was doing so to allow people to ‘defend themselves from delinquents, who the government is privileging’.

Buonanno, who serves as an MEP, has also asked the European Commission to set up a similar fund. The €250 being offered is about 30 per cent of the cost of a small pistol in Italy, according to La Repubblica.

Read full story here:  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3283536/Italian-mayor-announces-fund-250-euros-cost-GUN.html?ITO=1490&