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BALNEÁRIO CAMBORIÚ, Brazil — Take away the açaí smoothies and the skewers of barbecued Brazilian meat and the four-day Texas ExpoTiro herecould be a gun show anywhere in the United States. Firearms dealers from all over the world have rented booths to market Glock pistols and AR-15s, and gun rights advocates are offering lectures on […]

BERLIN, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Germany plans to tighten its gun laws in the wake of a suspected plot by a far-right group to violently overthrow the government and install a minor royal as national leader, its interior minister said in an interview published on Sunday. German police last week arrested 25 people suspected of […]

Un jeune américain a tué dimanche un homme de 30 ans et un couple attablé dans un espace de restauration et fait deux blessés, avant d’être abattu parun client de 22 ans qui portait un pistolet sans permis comme l’y autorise depuis peu la loi locale. Le lobby américain des armes a salué lundi les […]

“The whole world is watching, but gun owners around the world can actually be helping,” said Alan Gottlieb, founder and executive vice president of the Second Amendment Foundation. “We’re calling on our fellow gun owners and rights activists to support Zbroya, the Ukranian Gun Owners Association (UGOA). UGOA is a member organization of the International Association for the […]

By Tom Knighton In far too many places and far too many minds, self-defense isn’t a valid reason to own a gun. Hunting is apparently fine, but defending yourself against a predator? Not so much. This thinking is especially common in Europe, where gun ownership is heavily restricted. I mean, as bad as we think Massachusetts […]

Una acción ejecutiva para endurecer el control de armas pudiera ser ejecutada por la administración estadounidense a raíz de dos tiroteos ocurridos en días recientes. Desde la Casa Blanca aseguran que el tema está en discusión, aunque no hay fecha concreta de la puesta en marcha. «Eso ha estado en discusión y seguirá estando en […]

The International Association for the Protection of Civilian Arms Rights (IAPCAR) announced today that Portuguese gun rights group Associação Nacional da Arma de Portugal (ANARMA) have joined the international coalition of 33 associations in 23 countries dedicated to defending civilian firearms rights. ANARMA’s membership in the civilian arms rights coalition expands the European membership to […]

John Howard’s gun laws are collapsing, gun control advocates say, as they compile a stocktake on states and territories’ compliance with the National Firearms Agreement. The agreement — which is non-binding, and underpinned by state and territory firearms laws — was negotiated by the then prime minister in 1996 after 35 people died in the […]

A car plowed into the outdoor terrace of a pizzeria in the small town of Sept-Sorts east of Paris on Monday, killing a 12-year-old girl and seriously injuring several other people. The driver deliberately targeted the diners, said a local prosecutor who announced he was ruling out terrorism and opening a murder investigation. “There is […]

An 82-year-old Holocaust survivor in Beit Yitzhak, near Netanya, shot two suspected burglars who entered his home on Monday night, killing one. The incident sparked criticism of the police for not doing enough to combat burglaries, and calls for loosened gun restrictions from one Knesset member. The suspects, ages 30 and 34, are from Tulkarm, […]

More than 500 women in Egypt carry a license to use weapons for self-defense in accordance with the law, according to official Public Security Sector statistics. The majority of females who obtained the licenses are former MPs or prominent businesswomen. According to the official figures, 160,328 male citizens obtained arms licenses, nationwide. The Interior Ministry examines all […]

The fringe movement is revving up its call for looser gun laws in response to the recent string of terror attacks on British soil. British activists are advocating for looser gun laws in response to the Saturday night ISIS terror attack that killed eight people and wounded nearly fifty others in central London. “These tragedies may have been […]

Tony Gao emerges from a gun store in the City of Industry with something he could have never gotten in his native China: a handgun license. He passed the firearm safety test on his third try — he says the store’s Chinese translation of the test is a little off — but still, he’s a little nervous. […]

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia will allow gun owners to hand in illegal firearms without penalty next year as concerns grow over gun crimes involving such weapons, a federal minister said Friday. Australia’s police and justice ministers agreed at a meeting to start a nationwide gun amnesty from the middle of 2017, Justice Minister Michael […]

MEXICO CITY – There’s just one place in all of Mexico where you can legally buy a gun. It’s tucked away in an anonymous building on an army base in the capital, staffed by soldiers. Those who enter must surrender any cell phones, tablets or cameras, remove caps and pass through a metal detector. Weapons […]

U.S. gun enthusiasts live in constant fear of the federal government confiscating their weapons. For Russian gun owners, such a fear may be about to become a reality. On April 14, President Vladimir Putin, announced the formation of a new National Guard, and declared one of its key fuctions would be to control firearms. “We are creating the National Guard to limit the circulation of weapons in the country,” he told the Russian […]

Travellers at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo international airport can now buy a model Kalashnikov assault rifle before they catch their flight. A Kalashnikov boutique has opened at Sheremetyevo to promote the world-famous Russian gunmaker’s brand. The shop’s souvenirs include camouflage gear and “I love AK” T-shirts. The AK-47 assault rifle has a worldwide reputation for reliability. The […]

BERLIN (Reuters) – The leader of the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has spoken out in favor of people arming themselves with guns and self-defense devices following a series of violent attacks last month. The anti-immigrant AfD has won growing popular support in Germany due in part to Europe’s migrant crisis, which has seen […]

(Reuters) – Venezuelan police crushed and chopped up nearly 2,000 shotguns and pistols in a Caracas city square on Wednesday, as the new interior minister relaunched a long-stalled gun control campaign in one of the world’s most crime-ridden countries. Interior Minister Nestor Reverol said the event marked the renewal of efforts to disarm Venezuelans, through […]

India is seeking to boost arms exports 20-fold in a decade to $3 billion, a push that if successful would transform one of the world’s biggest importers into a major seller of defense equipment. Steps by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to spur defense manufacturing, if properly implemented, open up the possibility of hitting that figure […]

Russian weapons manufacturer Kalashnikov has reportedly offered Russia’s Special Forces a brand new adaptive assault rifle, which outmatches all of its previous products. The AK-400 is superior to the tried and true AK-74 and state-of-the-art AK-12 in terms of both precision and fire dispersion, a source within the Russian military industry told Izvestia newspaper. “AK-400 assault rifles […]

NEW DELHI — As mass shooting incidents in the United States rise, India has tightened its firearms regulations, making it even more difficult for common citizens to own a gun. India already had some of the strictest gun laws in the world, a vestige of British colonial rule, which aimed to disarm its subjects. Indian […]

KAMPALA (HAN) July 30.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. By IVAN R MUGISHA. Uganda’s gun control policies have come under scrutiny following a new study that shows the country has the highest number of armed crime incidents in the The study, titled Analysis of Armed Crime Rates, released last Monday in Kigali, was conducted between 2010 […]

MUNICH — Two days after the mass shooting by a violence-obsessed teen here, German politicians on Sunday urged tighter gun restrictions in a country that already has some of the toughest anti-gun laws in the world. Germany has one of the lowest rates of gun-related deaths despite high levels of gun ownership. Even so, Friday’s shooting spree that left nine dead and dozens […]

America’s heated gun debate has extended to a remote Pacific territory, with a court overturning a ban on handguns in the Northern Marianas after ruling it breached the US Constitution’s Second Amendment. In a ruling greeted with dismay by the island territory’s leaders, the US District Court found the right to bear arms enshrined in […]

VIA Zerohedge.com It would appear the people of Switzerland have been listening to their military leaders. Having recently been warned by the Swiss army chief of growing social unrest, SwissInfo reports applications for gun permits in Switzerland increased by 20% between 2014 and 2015, according to a survey conducted in 12 cantons. But while the […]

There are two things you must do to oppose the new EU Firearms Ban Proposals: First, write all of your MEP representatives (more information below). Second, sign this petition from Firearms United — H/T Firearms UK This is a link to a document created by Colin Jenkins and  contains contact details of all the MEP’s involved in the […]

By Rich Lowry Self-righteousness is liberating. The same people who are most exercised about guns in America, and want to ban and even confiscate entire categories of firearms, know little about them and evidently feel no compunction to learn. The worst terror attack in the United States since 9/11 has become the occasion for another […]

Supporters say bill will recover lost rights BY: Stephen Gutowski Follow @@StephenGutowski November 16, 2015 1:04 pm Brazil’s congress is set to vote on legislation that would eliminate many of its restrictive gun laws and recognize the right for individuals to own guns for self-protection. “Brazil is an extremely violent country and the state has failed […]

Today the European Commission proposed measures on the control of firearms, presented its first State of the Energy Union Report and its review of the European Neighbourhood Policy. Stronger control of firearms Today the European Commission adopted a package of measures to make it more difficult to acquire firearms in the European Union, easier to […]

De Europese Unie (EU) wankelt. Kortgeleden verklaarde Europees commissaris Frans Timmermans dat hij bezorgder dan ooit is over de toekomst van de EU. De migratiecrisis heeft verdeeldheid gezaaid onder de lidstaten en een oplossing voor het vraagstuk lijkt verder weg dan ooit. Veel Europeanen maken zich terecht zorgen over de massale volksverhuizing vanuit Afrika evenals […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The nation of Panama has looked at their rising crime rate and increased gang activity, and has decided that the only think that will stop bad guys with guns is law-abiding citizens with guns. Criminals, by definition, don’t obey laws. And those intent on committing a crime with a gun will not be deterred by […]

More Firearms Will Mean Fewer Homicides, Says Public Safety Minister As Panama deals with increases in crime rates, forged gun permits, and rising gang activity, the government is set to lift the ban on firearm imports, in an effort to promote personal safety. Public Safety Minister Rodolfo Aguilera said the country will follow in the […]

A surprising victory for gun rights in Puerto Rico has eliminated the firearms registry and licensing requirements to purchase and carry in the Commonwealth, the Second Amendment Foundation has confirmed. As of now, according to Sandra Barreras with Ladies of the Second Amendment (LSA), the group that brought the lawsuit, “there is no regulation to […]

Via NFA.CA CANADA’S NATIONAL FIREARMS ASSOCIATION MEDIA RELEASE NFA Wins Again at Supreme Court of Canada Speaking from Prince George, BC, NFA President Sheldon Clare expressed the association’s pleasure at today’s decision of the SCC which struck down mandatory minimum sentencing in Regina v. Nur.  “This is a great day and a very good decision […]

Via Radio Free Europe BISHKEK — Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambaev has endorsed amendments to the country’s Criminal Code allowing individuals to use firearms in self-defense. The presidential press service said on March 4 the amendments give Kyrgyz individuals the right to use firearms to protect their lives, health, and property against intruders. The bill was […]

Article via IBT By  Dennis Lynch @neato_itsdennis on January 08 2015 2:49 PM Like many European Union nations, France has strict gun-control laws that make it hard for anyone, including law-abiding citizens, to own firearms. And it’s unlikely that will change after three gunmen opened fire at satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo’s office in Paris on […]

UN General Assembly First Committee October 28, 2014 [Downloadable PDF of First Committee SAF-IAPCAR Statement] Statement of the Second Amendment Foundation I am Julianne Versnel of the Second Amendment Foundation. I would like to address the topic of violence against women and the natural right of self-defense, especially as it pertains to women. Mr. Chairman, […]

The International Association for the Protection of Civilian Arms Rights (IAPCAR) announced today that Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership (JPFO) have joined the international coalition of 30 associations in 21 countries dedicated to defending civilian firearms rights. JPFO was founded in 1989 and initially aimed at educating the Jewish community about the historical […]

The United Nations is “on a collision course” with the U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment and the natural right of all people to defend themselves,” the Second Amendment Foundation said today in a statement to the U.N.’s Programme of Action (POA) meeting in New York. SAF Operations Director Julianne Versnel told the committee that “the POA […]

Original story via: TheGunMag.com by Art Merrill Anti-gun rights and anti-hunting groups from the US and abroad are very active in Central and South America, with the intent to outflank and overrun US gun owners from that direction. But a fledgling movement to fight the complete eradication of hunting and civilian gun ownership in the […]

Brazilian disarmament: an undisputed failure By Fabricio Rebelo The public security field should be immune to ideological experiments, because it’s subjects are individuals, the citizens who make up the population of a country. Thus, when the experiment fails, it is this subject that ends up dying, and this is, unfortunately, what’s going on in Brazil […]

By Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News Posted at 03/26/2014 10:09 AM | Updated as of 03/26/2014 10:09 AM MANILA – Two petitions have been filed with the Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday that seek to nullify certain provisions of Republic Act (RA) No. 10591, also known as the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act of 2013. […]

Via ABC.NET.AU The national gun control lobby wants more resources put into finding dangerous weapons hidden in the Tasmanian community. On Monday police in Devonport seized a semi-automatic assault rifle and other unregistered firearms from a local property. Only a few assault rifles have been seized in Tasmania since they were outlawed after the Port […]

by Art Merrill | TGM Correspondent (Original Article Via TheGunMag.com) Meeting fierce opposition on frontal assaults against America’s strong pro-rights defenses, anti-gun forces have successfully penetrated the US back door of Latin American countries, where they intend a domino effect of harsh restrictions and bans to eventually topple gun ownership in the US. “The anti-gun […]

The International Association for the Protection of Civilian Arms Rights (IAPCAR) announced today that French gun rights group National Union of Owners Arms Hunting and Shooting (UNPACT) have joined the international coalition of 29 associations in 21 countries dedicated to defending civilian firearms rights. UNPACT’s membership in the civilian arms rights coalition expands the European […]

Philippines Launches Digital System for Gun Licensing Iceland:  Despite High Gun Ownership Rate, Police Officers Fatally Shoot Armed Suspect for First Time in Iceland’s History Uganda:  Senior Lord’s Resistance Army Commander Dead  

Story via Euro News (Video available at linked story) Gun crime is on the rise in Europe with the Schengen open border policy making it easier for criminals to move weapons across the continent. In addition, Brussels says as many as 500,000 legally registered guns have been lost or stolen. The European Union wants action, […]

Feature story in November 2013 print edition of Gun Trade World. Available online linked here.

The International Association for the Protection of Civilian Arms Rights (IAPCAR) announced today that civilian arms rights groups in the Ukraine, Moldova, and Belarus have joined the international coalition of 28 associations in 20 countries dedicated to the preservation and defense of civilian firearms rights. After meeting in Moscow for the second Right to Arms […]

The II Congress of the movement of The Right to Arms was held on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 2013. IAPCAR Directors Julianne Versnel and Alan Gottlieb attended and addressed the conference. Also in attendance was Gary Burris, President of U.S. IAPCAR affiliate group LSSA. Representatives of various regions of Russia, political parties, countries, associations, […]

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Original Story Via ABC News By JOSH MARGOLIN Interpol Secretary General Ronald Noble said today the U.S. and the rest of the democratic world is at a security crossroads in the wake of last month’s deadly al-Shabab attack at a shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya – and suggested an answer could be in arming civilians. […]

Via:  Latin American Herald Tribune The women signed up over the past four days with the UPOEG, Xaltianguis community self-defense force commander Miguel Angel Jimenez said MEXICO CITY – More than 100 women in the southern Mexican town of Xaltianguis have taken up arms to protect their community from organized crime groups, a local self-defense […]

The Arms Trade Treaty As Gateway Framework For National Small Arms Control And Disarmament By Jeff Moran | Geneva Image: (c) Jeff Moran On 20 June Ambassador Roberto Moritán (Argentina), the former President of the 2012 UN ATT Conference and Chairman of the pre-negotiations process, spoke as part of a public briefing on the ATT […]

Original Story Via: Yeshiva World Israel When licensed gun owners in Israel receive their renewal, they are now informed they will have to justify the reason for holding a handgun. Minister of Public Security Yitzchak Aharonovich and others appear determined to reduce the number of handguns held by citizens. That means if one was granted […]

Via:  Philly.com By Alan Gottlieb When the British newspaper the Telegraph asked readers which of six suggested measures they would like to see introduced in the House of Commons, the response was surprisingly tilted toward one significant proposal. Of the six suggestions, which included setting a flat tax and placing a term limit on the […]

Original Story Via:  The Washington Times The White House stepped back from its open support for the U.N. arms treaty, deciding not to attend a public signing ceremony for the document in New York on Monday morning after all. The United Nations was hosting a 10:30 a.m. ceremony with representatives from the United Kingdom, France, […]

United States Welcomes Opening of Arms Trade Treaty for Signature Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC June 3, 2013   The United States welcomes the opening of the Arms Trade Treaty for signature, and we look forward to signing it as soon as the process of conforming the official translations is completed […]

A Daily Telegraph online poll has revealed that over 80 percent of Brits would rather a repeal on the hand gun ban over various other “new law” choices Article Via The Commentator by The Commentator on 29 May 2013 Last Friday the Daily Telegraph, Britain’s most widely read broadsheet newspaper, issued an online poll asking […]

Original Story Via:  za.news.yahoo.com By Leticia Pineda | AFP – Wed, May 22, 2013 Farmers wearing bulletproof jackets and toting assault rifles ride in pick-up trucks emblazoned with the word “self-defense” to protect this rural western Mexico town from the Knights Templar drug cartel. The federal government deployed thousands of troops to the state of Michoacan this […]

Via: TheGunMag.com by James C. Fulmer | Past President, NMLRA The National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year. Founded in 1933 during the Great Depression, the NMLRA has grown and changed with the times, moving into the 21st century while holding on to the past. The NMLRA continues to promote […]

Italian IAPCAR member group FISAT, has sent an important call to action. Attempts are underway by the European Union to further restrict the right of civilians to have certain firearms. It is vitally important to the firearms rights community stand together internationally. There are three important things we can each do:  1.       Read the alert […]

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) global map of homicide rate shows lower rates in countries with higher gun ownership.  

Veículo: A Tribuna / Veiculação: On-line – www.mvb.org.br/noticias/index.php?&action=showClip&clip12_cod=1647 Bene Barbosa, of Movimento Viva Brasil, criticizes the Disarmament Statute and blames impunity for the high levels of violence in Brazil “Disarmament is a false promise“, says the Barbosa, a specialist in public security and President of Movimento Viva Brasil. In an interview to the journal A […]

The International Association for the Protection of Civilian Arms Rights (IAPCAR) announced today that Brazilian gun rights group Movimento Viva Brasil has joined the international coalition of 25 groups in 16 different countries dedicated to the preservation and defense of civilian firearms rights. “Our international alliance of like-minded civilian arms rights groups has a strong […]

Via:  www.mvb.org.br When Movimento Viva Brasil was founded, in August 2004, it represented not only the wishes but also the hopes of a group of idealists who had always fought for their civil rights, especially the right to bear arms. Lead by Bene Barbosa, a mid-school teacher, dedicated defender of people’s civil rights and individual […]

Original Story Via:   Zeenews.India.com New Delhi: India abstained from the Arms Trade Treaty adopted by the United Nations and the government will take all measures to ensure that it does not impact national interest, the Lok Sabha was informed on Monday. In a written reply to the House, Defence Minister A K Antony also […]

Original story by By Louis Bacani (philstar.com) MANILA, Philippines – After a recent survey showed that 3 out of 4 Filipinos support a gun control policy, Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. said on Friday that the issue would be taken up in the next Congress. Reiterating his call for a strict gun control, Belmonte said the matter […]

The controversial Arms Trade Treaty passed by the United Nations General Assembly (GA) with the United States’ support represents an alarming policy shift, and a potential threat to American gun rights, the Second Amendment Foundation said. “The vote was not about public safety,” stated SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. “The United […]

Original Story Via:  NFA.CA The UN General Assembly passed a flawed Arms Trade Treaty this morning in New York City with 3 no votes, 23 abstaining, and 154 voting in favour.  According to NFA President Sheldon Clare, “The Arms Trade Treaty will set a dangerous precedent as a bad international agreement that will do nothing […]

Original Story Via:  TheGunMag.com By Dave Workman | Senior Editor By a 154-3 vote with 23 abstentions that included Russia and China, the United Nations General Assembly quickly pushed through an international Arms Trade Treaty that many in the gun rights community see as a direct threat to the Second Amendment. The Obama administration officially […]

The International Association for the Protection of Civilian Arms Rights (IAPCAR) expressed concern about the passage of the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty (UN ATT) after its approval on April 2, 2013 in the UN General Assembly. This is not the path that the ATT should have taken. The Treaty had not been able to […]

Via:  National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) The National Shooting Sports Foundation today strongly objected to the last-minute reversal of the U.S. government position regarding the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty. In the closing hours of negotiations on Thursday, March 28, the government abandoned its previous insistence that the treaty be approved only through achieving “consensus” […]

Original Article Via:  Dave Workman, Seattle Gun Rights Examiner The final draft of the proposed United Nations Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) is out, and it contains language that may be incendiary to gun rights activists in the United States, with references to maintaining “national control systems” for small arms and ammunition. From the proposed treaty […]

Document Via: UN.org/Disarmament http://www.un.org/disarmament/ATT/docs/ATT_text_%28As_adopted_by_the_GA%29-E.pdf PRESIDENT’S NON PAPER, 27 MARCH 2013 1 United Nations Final Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty New York, 18-28 March 2013 Draft decision Submitted by the President of the Final Conference The Final United Nations Conference of the Arms Trade Treaty, Adopts the Arms Trade Treaty, the text of which is […]

Original Story Via:  PJ Media by Howard Nemerov During the Senate’s passing of their (congressional budget) Concurrent Resolution 8 on March 23, Oklahoma Senator James Inhofe successfully inserted Senate amendment 139 to “prevent the United States from entering into the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty.” (Text of bills can be retrieved from Library of Congress […]

Via TheGunMag.com By Philip L. Watson The Second Amendment Foundation released a statement today highlighting testimony to the UN on the pending ratification of the Arms Trade Treaty. Little reported was the fact pro self-defense advocates received 15 minutes to address the global body; however, the ‘Control Arms Coalition’ was allotted 35 minutes. There is […]

The Second Amendment Foundation today defended the right of women to defend themselves with firearms during testimony at the United Nations regarding the proposed Arms Trade Treaty. Speaking for SAF was Julianne Versnel, who was also representing the American Conservative Union and the International Association for the Protection of Civilian Arms Rights (IAPCAR). She told the world […]

Original article via:  The Washington Times Bureaucrats from 150 nations are ramping up efforts to impose gun control through international pact. Here in the United States, the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty has become the vehicle to drive an agenda that is deeply controversial because once a treaty is ratified by the Senate, it becomes […]

Via Dave Workman, Seattle Gun Rights Examiner New talks about an old subject – international gun control – begin today at the United Nations in New York, and sure to be involved at some point is the Bellevue-based International Association for the Protection of Civilian Arms Rights (IAPCAR), founded with the cornerstone involvement of gun […]

Via Jeff Moran | Geneva Revised and updated, 10 March 2013. TSM Worldwide LLC has published its executive e-briefing of selected context and issues going into the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) Conference scheduled for 18-28 March 2013 in New York.  It also models five possible outcomes and explains the key factors for why […]

Given the Obama administration’s fixation on gun control, the long-disputed United Nations Arms Trade Treaty — down but not out — offers an opportunity to secure by an international accord that which Congress, fearing for its hide, has resisted. Read More: http://triblive.com/opinion/editorials/3550633-74/treaty-gun-arms#axzz2M7sBPIeY

 Original Story Via: Pravda.ru   Americans never give up your guns 28.12.2012 12:15 By Stanislav Mishin    These days, there are few things to admire about the socialist, bankrupt and culturally degenerating USA, but at least so far, one thing remains: the right to bear arms and use deadly force to defend one’s self and […]

Original Story Via: AZStarnet.com Only criminals are armed now, they complain LeBARON, Mexico – The LeBaron brothers, Alex and Max, walked outside their sprawling ranch and pointed to the spot where they traded fire with gunmen who pinned them down until both sides reached a truce. “Had we not been able to defend ourselves that […]

Original story via:  Voice of Russia Russia’s government is prepared to toughen gun laws after a Moscow lawyer Dmitry Vinogradov killed six of his colleagues in the Rigla office shooting spree. Opponents to the new legislation claim that it will make life difficult for law abiding citizens but will not stop potential shooters. Eighteen year-olds […]

Original Story Via: DW.DE Germany has compiled a national register of firearms for the first time. Figures previously held by a multitude of local authorities have been centrally pooled as part of efforts to curb gun violence. Germany’s new national firearms registry established that there were 5.5 million legal guns in private ownership nationwide. Figures […]

Original Story Via: The Guardian Jason Burke in Delhi Hundreds of women in Delhi have applied for gun licences following the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman by six men in a bus in the city last month. The news underlines the widespread sense of insecurity in the city, deep before the incident […]

(Reuters) – The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Monday to restart negotiations on a draft international treaty to regulate the $70 billion global trade in conventional arms, a pact the powerful U.S. National Rifle Association has been lobbying hard against. U.N. delegates and gun control activists have complained that talks collapsed in July largely […]

Cross Posted Via:  TheGunMag.com By Jeff Moran | Geneva The horrible December 14th Connecticut school shootings are an outrage on humanity, and it is right to raise questions about how and why they happened, and what should be done.  The emotional response by President Obama that day and the refrain in the worldwide media in the days after appear […]

Original Story Via: The Washington Times The United Nations is pushing gun control on a global scale, and President Obama is on board. Just a few hours after re-election was assured, the president’s representative cast a vote for the Arms Trade Treaty at a U.N. committee meeting. The loosely drafted agreement doesn’t go after guns […]

In addition to the Second Amendment Protection Act (HR 3594) introduced by Rep. Joe Walsh, HR 814 sponsored by Rep. Mike Kelly and 76 other co-sponsors would prohibit federal funding to implement the UN ATT and other similar agreements if signed by President Obama. Other representatives such as Rep. Joe Barton recently voiced strong support […]

Original Story Via:  Perth Now The federal government is pressing ahead with plans to create new aggravated offences for trafficking firearms or gun parts across state and national borders. Justice Minister Jason Clare on Friday announced he would introduce the legislation into federal parliament next week – the last sitting days of the year. “These […]

Original Story Via:  Deutsche Welle The German interior minister has said a countrywide database of all legal gun owners is set for launch on January 1. Hans-Peter Friedrich predicted a “considerable increase in security” as a result. The German government plans to launch its complete registry of legal gun owners at the beginning of next […]

Original Story Via:  TheGunMag.com by Philip L. Watson New York, NY—The UN Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) was discussed at length with testimony from both pro and anti-gun groups during the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly’s 67th session. On Nov. 7, a resolution was passed for a second ATT conference beginning March 18. The UN […]

Original Story Via:  English.ruvr.ru Russia’s government is prepared to toughen gun laws after a Moscow lawyer Dmitry Vinogradov killed six of his colleagues in the Rigla office shooting spree. Opponents to the new legislation claim that it will make life difficult for law abiding citizens but will not stop potential shooters. Eighteen year-olds are too […]

Original Story Via:  The Telegraph By Sean Rayment Sgt Danny Nightingale, a special forces sniper who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, was sentenced to 18 months in military detention by a court martial last week. His sentence was described last night as the “betrayal of a war hero”, made worse because it was handed down […]

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Original Story via:  Townhall.com Leah Barkoukis Blogger, Townhall.com The first round of UN Arms Trade Treaty talks may have fallen apart at the month-long conference held in NYC this past July, but as Ted Bromund over at Heritage noted at the time, “Now that the concept of the ATT has been invented, it cannot be […]

Original Story Via:  David Codrea, Gun Rights Examiner “A rising wave of violence” has resulted in 140 deaths in Sao Paulo over the past two weeks, Associated Press reported yesterday. Citing Sao Paulo’s Public Safety Department, the report states killings “sharply increased in September” with 144 homicides, tallying the total for the first nine months […]

Original Story Via:  Human Events By: Neil W. McCabe 11/11/2012 The leader of America’s oldest gun rights legal foundation Nov. 7 called out President Barack Obama for his support of the United Nations Small Arms and Light Weapons Treaty the day after the election. “It’s obvious that our warnings over the past several months have […]

Original Story Via: The Washington Times That didn’t take long. Less than a day after President Obama’s re-election, the administration breathed new life into the United Nations‘ previously comatose treaty regulating guns. Last July, the U.N. General Assembly began formal discussion of the Arms Trade Treaty, which seeks to establish “common international standards for the […]

Original Story Via: TheGunMag.com The 2012 Gun Rights Policy Conference was held in Orlando, Florida and jointly hosted by the Second Amendment Foundation (www.saf.org) and the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (www.ccrkba.org). Follow news related to the UN ATT at IAPCAR.org. “Global Gun Control, Down But Not Out” Gary Burres […]

Original Story Via: TheGunMag.com by Joseph P. Tartaro Executive Editor The debate over the right of law-abiding citizens to possess firearms for defense of self, family and property is not an exclusive American phenomenon. The subject is currently hot in Russia, in India, in the Philippines, and almost any country around the world. The self-defense […]

Less than 24 hours after winning re-election, President Barack Obama’s administration joined with China, France, Germany and the United Kingdom, and more than 150 other governments, in supporting renewed debate on the proposed United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, confirming the worst fears of the American gun rights community. The vote came at the U.N. General […]

New Coalition Says Current Draft Arms Trade Treaty Would Be Worse For Humanity By Jeff MORAN | Geneva An informal coalition of prominent academics, researchers, and advocates in the fields of international human rights law and small arms control policy-making condemned the 26 July 2012 draft United Nations (UN) Arms Trade treaty (ATT) on 30 […]

Original Story Via:  Sun News Canada Brian Lilley talks to Conservative MP Gary Breitkreuz about the destruction of the long-gun registry data. [kml_flashembed publishmethod=”static” fversion=”8.0.0″ movie=”untitled.swf” width=”400″ height=”300″ targetclass=”flashmovie”] [/kml_flashembed]

Original Story Via:  cnews.canoe.ca By Mark Dunn, Senior National Reporter Rifle enthusiasts celebrating the destruction of most long-gun registry files last week have more to cheer about after the government again deferred a plan gun-control advocates say would combat illegal arms trafficking. Opponents argue the United Nations protocol signed by a previous Liberal government would […]

Original Story Via: TheyWorkForYou.org Firearms Controls Grahame Morris (Easington, Labour) I am grateful for the opportunity to raise this issue; I know that a number of right hon. and hon. Members on both sides of the House are interested in this subject. In the early hours of the new year, I was greeted in my […]

By Philip L. Watson Executive Director The evolution of the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) from the “Firearms Protocol” and the “Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons” (PoA) for more than a decade continues despite the failure to reach agreement on the ATT this last July. On October 15-19 the “Conference […]

IAPCAR recently covered this story here and the response from W.H. Smith here. To view or sign the online petition click on the following link: http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/whsmiths-retract-policy-on-sale-of-shooting-magazines#supporters

Original Story Via:  TheGunMag.com By Philip L. Watson Earlier this week, mainstream news outlets surveyed a policy by a large UK retail book store W.H. Smith of treating gun and hunting publications the same as pornography. The policy prompted a response from the International Association for the Protection of Civilian Arms Rights (IAPCAR) denouncing the […]

–Photos and Notes from Christian Werbik, SPSC Director– SPSC – Sport & Practical Shooting Club, located in Upper Austria and consisting of 35 some members, recently hosted an exceptional shooting event: Only civilian-legal semi-automatic rifles were allowed – no bolt action ones. This is somewhat unique, as only very few semi-auto rifles are approved by […]

(H/T Jeff Moran, TSM Worldwide) By Jeff Moran | Geneva Advocacy and diplomatic discussions started again last week with the opening day of the UN General Assembly First Committee meetings.[1]  These meetings end on 6 November 2012 (Election Day in the United States), and  follow-up the failed United Nations (UN) Conference in July to formally […]

Original Story Via: CSMonitor.com The Honduran government is reportedly set to conduct a review of its gun laws in an apparent effort to combat rising violence levels, though equal emphasis will need to be made on addressing endemic corruption and weak institutions to solidify any gains. Matias Funes, a representative from the independent Commission on […]

Original Story Via:  TheGunMag.com The International Association for the Protection of Civilian Arms Rights (IAPCAR) denounced a change in policy by the British book store W.H. Smith to now treat hunting and self-defense publications featuring guns the same as pornography. Even though youngsters under the new age requirement are permitted to hold a shotgun license, […]

Original Story Via: TheGunMag.com by Bob Lesmeister National Correspondent In the old days, it might have meant a one-way trip to Siberia for a team of engineers. Luckily, there have been some positive changes in Russia since the Soviet Union government collapsed. For example, as reported by the Russian news agency Interfax, Prime Minister Dmitri […]

Original Story Via: Forbes.com A Canadian university has stopped a college game club from putting up posters that featured an image of a pistol. Except that the pistol in question wasn’t even real, but a Nintendo weapon from the 1980s. A game club at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, decided to hold a […]

Original Story Via:  INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine National Police (PNP) has started planning and preparations to ensure a peaceful midterm elections in 2013, Interior Secretary Manuel Roxas II said. “The PNP has begun formal planning for peaceful elections,” Roxas told reporters in a press briefing Tuesday. “There will be strategic moves by the […]

Calls for gun control are coming after a string of robberies in Bahrain. Original Story Via: Gulf-Daily-News.com Bahrain urgently needs to tighten its gun control laws following six armed robberies in just over five months, says a leading MP. An investigation should be launched to find out if the arms are being smuggled into the […]

Original Story Via:  France24.com AFP – Costa Rica is set to be the first country in the American continent to ban recreational hunting after the country’s legislature approved the popular measure by a wide margin. The bill, which bans hunting for sport but still allows culling and subsistence hunting, was approved late Tuesday by a […]

Original Article Via:  Court House News By BONNIE BARRON WASHINGTON (CN) – The government can prohibit sales of guns for self-defense to American citizens residing outside its borders, a federal judge ruled. U.S. citizen Stephen Dearth lives in Canada and was unable to buy firearms in the U.S. on two occasions. Federal Form 4473 requires […]

Original Story Via:  TheGunMag.com by Joseph. P. Tartaro Executive Editor In late August, an umbrella organization of 23 separate United Nations (UN) agencies known as the Coordinating Action on Small Arms (CASA) adopted the first portion of International Small Arms Control Standards (ISACS). The ISACS text is made up of 33 separate modules, some 800 […]

Document can be seen at:  UN’s “Outcome document” for the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects Original Document Via:  United Nations Review Conference 2012 Programme of Action on small arms and light weapons  

Original Story Via: CBC News The federal government plans to appeal a Quebec court ruling blocking it from destroying Quebec’s portion of gun registry records and ordering that the data be given to the province. Minister of State Maxime Bernier told the House of Commons Monday the government will appeal the Quebec Superior Court decision. […]

Courtesy of Sportlich-Praktischer Schützen Club (SPSC) To read original charity shoot invitation from SPSC please click here! Location:  Innviertler Schützenhof, Miinsteuer 8, 4980 Antiesenhofen (Schießstätte IHS – Innviertler Hofschützen) Organizer:  SPSC – Sporty and Practical Shooting Club Date:  Saturday 13, October 2012 Time:  From 13:00 to 17:00 (close) Entry fee:  20 – Eur. including state […]

Original Story Via: TheDailyCaller NEWTOWN, Conn. — In late August, an umbrella organization of 23 separate U.N. agencies known as the Coordinating Action on Small Arms (CASA) adopted the first portion of International Small Arms Control Standards (ISACS). The ISACS text is made up of 33 separate modules, some 800 pages in total. So far, […]

Original Story Via:  LeadershipInstitute.org Phil Watson of IAPCAR was featured this week as the Leadership Institute’s Graduate of the Week. Click here to read the article directly from Leadership Institute’s website. Article text below Protecting and Defending: Second Amendment Liberty These famous words in the Bill of Rights have stirred countless emotion and action for […]

Original Story Via:  The Telegraph By Nick Britten A farm tenant and his wife who were arrested after two suspected burglars were shot at their isolated home had been the victims of a number of robberies. The man is believed to have grabbed a legally owned gun after they were disturbed by the break-in early […]

Derek Bernard 6th September 2012 During the afternoon of Wednesday, 5th September, a British family were attacked in their car while on holiday in France, near Chevaline. The 3 adults were shot to death, together with a cyclist, while 2 little girls in the car survived the attack. Many of the news reports attempt to […]

Original Story Via:  WellandTribune.ca By Kris Sims BRIDGEWATER, N.S. – Thousands of gun owners are swapping their shotguns and rifles with friends and neighbours in an effort to obliterate the defunct federal long-gun registry. “More than two million law abiding Canadians are sick of being portrayed as criminals so we are calling on them to swap their […]

Original Story Via:  TheGunMag.com Canada’s National Firearms Association was the only Canadian pro-firearms group represented during the non-governmental organization presentations at the Second Review Conference of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons.  (PoA) According to NFA President Sheldon Clare, “It was important for […]

Original Story Via:  Russian Legal Information Agency MOSCOW, August 30 – RAPSI, Ingrid Burke. The United Nations is currently hosting its second conference in as many months aimed at regulating illicit arms trafficking. July’s conference strived, albeit unsuccessfully, to reach consensus on a binding international treaty that would regulate the global arms trade as a […]

Original Story Via:  TheGunMag.com The Second Amendment Foundation today reminded the United Nations that “if women have the right to be protected against violence, then they have the right to protect themselves against violence.” So spoke SAF’s Director of Operations Julianne Versnel, whose remarks to the U.N. Programme of Action conference were unlike anything many […]

Original Story Via:  Ammoland With the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) currently on the back burner, in just a few days, weapon-prohibitionists will be holding another firearms conference in New York City: the Review Conference 2012 (RevCon 2012). RevCon 2012 re-visits the UN’s Programme of Action (PoA) to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in […]

Original Story Via:  Chron.com Negotiations at a United Nations conference over a proposed Arms Trade Treaty, which would regulate conventional arms sales across borders, ended in July without a report. The talks will likely resume, however, and many are concerned about the treaty’s implications for the Second Amendment. The concern is justified, given the treaty’s […]

Original Story Via:  TheGunMag.com by Dave Workman Senior Editor Following a stunning last-minute derailment of the United Nations’ highly-touted international Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) negotiations, global gun control proponents are expected to bring the issue back again in the fall. That was the forecast from Julianne Versnel with the Second Amendment Foundation and International Association […]

Original Story Via:  The Duck of Minerva By Cliff Bob UN members last month failed to reach agreement on the Arms Trade Treaty after a month-long conference.  This is the latest setback in a decades old attempt to control the trade in small arms.  A broad network of states, NGOs, and the UN bureaucracy had […]

Original Story Via:  TheGunMag.com By Joseph P. Tartaro Executive Editor Perhaps the United Nations should have a motto that reflects its focus on “government stability” and the balance of power between the people of the world and their respective governments. I’d suggest the UN consider clearly stating, “The most despicable government we’ve ever known was […]

Original Story Via:  The Express Tribune KARACHI: Office-bearers of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) on Thursday said they would take up weapons to defend themselves if law enforcement agencies failed to end extortion, targeted killings and kidnappings for ransom. Addressing the business community and media in the presence of Sindh Inspector General of […]

Original Story Via:  The Times of India NEW DELHI: It could be a new measure of women’s emancipation or just a passing fad, but Delhi Police has been stumped by the huge number of working women seeking gun licences. The trend is partly a response to the city’s lawlessness but may also reflect the growing […]

Original Story Via:  Dave Workman, Seattle Gun Rights Examiner Despite Friday’s breakdown on the global Arms Trade Treaty, international gun control proponents are determined to push their agenda, according to a report carried in the Saturday issue of the Seattle P-I.com. Alan Gottlieb, chairman of the Bellevue-based Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and […]

Original Story Via:  National Firearms Association (Canada) UN Arms Trade Treaty Talks Close Without Consensus The United Nations talks on an Arms Trade Treaty ended today without consensus on any of the latest proposed treaty drafts.  The UN’s self-imposed deadline of July 27 saw considerable disagreement remaining on the part of many nations as to […]

Original Story Via:  TheGunMag.com The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today applauds the decision by the United States to not sign the proposed International Arms Trade Treaty, and CCRKBA credits grassroots action for the gun rights victory. CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb, who is at the United Nations in New York, […]

UN Arms Trade Treaty Final Text   The draft of the Arms Trade Treaty     Submitted by the President of the Conference     Preamble   The States Parties to this Treaty,   Guided by the Purposes and Principles of the Charter of the United Nations;   Recalling that the Charter of the United […]

Original Story Via: TheGunMag.com By Dave Workman Senior Editor The gloves have come off at the United Nations as negotiations over the proposed global Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) are moving toward a climax, and two leading gun rights advocates on the scene are convinced treaty proponents want to include small arms and ammunition in the […]

Original Story Via: Dave Workman, Seattle Gun Rights Examiner The gloves are definitely off at the United Nations as negotiations continue over the proposed global Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), where Bellevue’s Alan Gottlieb and Julianne Versnel are raising alarms about a handout distributed Thursday morning by Control Arms, one of the gun control groups pressing […]

NFA Warns of problems with UN Arms Trade Treaty 25 July 2012 A near final draft and the closing days of the UN Arms Trade Treaty talks could spell trouble for Canadian interests.  There is tremendous pressure to conclude a deal by July 27 and if the latest draft is any indication, the deal will […]

Original Story Via:  Dave Workman, Seattle Gun Rights Examiner The proposed United Nations international Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) is out, and it is already running into trouble as many of the tenets are apparently contrary to United States law, to say nothing of the collision they might have with the Second Amendment. Julianne Versnel-Gottlieb with […]

PREAMBLE              The States Parties to this Treaty. Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. Recalling that the charter of the UN promotes the establishment and maintenance of international peace and security with the least diversion for armaments of the world’s human and economic resources; Reaffirming the obligation of all […]

Original Story Via:  AmmoLand.com By Paul Gallant, Sherry Gallant, Alan Chwick, & Joanne D. Eisen Manasquan, NJ –-(Ammoland.com)- With only a week left for treaty negotiations, one might surmise from the multitude of complaints of its proponents that the Treaty, as it is being drafted, is destined to fail because it is becoming too weak. […]

Original Story Via:  TheGunMag.com Twenty-six more members of Congress have signed on as co-sponsors to the Second Amendment Protection Act, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms announced today. “This is good news,” said CCRKBA Chairman Alan M. Gottlieb. “With a vote looming on the proposed United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, […]

Original Story Via:  John Lott / FoxNews.com Sometime later this week, the UN will finally unveil its Arms Trade Treaty. The exact date the treaty will be released is a secret. Russia, China, France — with its new Socialist government — Britain and the Obama administration are writing the treaty behind closed doors. Yet even […]

Original Story Via:  John Bolton / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Gun-control advocates and the Obama administration are rushing to complete negotiations in New York on a proposed international agreement called the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty. They hope to finish the drafting within weeks, perhaps having a document ready for signature so that President Obama […]

Original Story Via: MarketWatch INDIANAPOLIS, Jul 10, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Calling a proposed United Nations Arms Trade Treaty a “potential threat to our Constitutional rights,” the head of the nation’s largest organization of wartime veterans said the White House and the U.S. Senate should reject any proposal that usurps the sovereignty of the American […]

Original Story Via:  Dave Workman, Seattle Gun Rights Examiner Two opinion pieces by retired U.S. military personnel published on the same day in two different publications – both supporting the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty – bear strikingly similar comments, leading Gun Rights Examiner to question who provided talking points to a retired Navy rear […]

Original Story Via:  Foundry.org By Ted R. Bromund, Ph.D. For much of the past two weeks, I’ve been attending the U.N.’s Arms Trade Treaty conference in New York and blogging on the craziness of Turtle Bay. A number of comments on my blogs—and many external commentators—have raised the question of whether the ATT is, pure […]

SAAMI – the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers Institute – delivered the following official statement at the UN Arms Trade Treaty negotiations. Click here for the official copy via SAAMI UN Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty New York, 11 July 2012 Statement by Richard Patterson, Managing Director Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute, Inc. […]

Original Story Via:  Sun News Canada Global Gun Grab: Sheldon Clare from the Canadian National Firearms Association (NFA) talks about the UN’s infatuation with getting it wrong when it comes to guns. For more information on IAPCAR member NFA visit http://www.nfa.ca/ [kml_flashembed publishmethod=”static” fversion=”8.0.0″ movie=”untitled.swf” width=”400″ height=”300″ targetclass=”flashmovie”] [/kml_flashembed]  

Click here to read document: NFA UN Presentation on ATT July 2012 More information about IAPCAR member NFA of Canada is available at http://www.nfa.ca/ STATEMENT TO UNITED NATIONS ON ATT Mr. President, I am Sheldon Clare, President of Canada’s National Firearms Association.  Our members are collectors of everything from cartridges to fully automatic firearms; they’re […]

Original Story Via:  Forbes.com By Larry Bell One year ago I wrote an article titled “U.N. Agreement Should Have All Gun Owners Up In Arms” which has recently gained a great deal of renewed public interest. This update reviews some more recent developments, offering additional perspective about an immediate matter which should be of great […]

Original Story Via: FoxNews.com UNITED NATIONS –  A treaty being hammered out this month at the United Nations — with Iran playing a key role — could expose the records of America’s gun owners to foreign governments — and, critics warn, eventually put the Second Amendment on global trial. International talks in New York are […]

Original Story Via:  TheGunMag.com Last year the Gun Rights Policy Conference in Chicago held a panel discussion on how to fight international limitations on civilian arms rights. The topics ranged from legal actions in other countries, the actual actions at the UN, and the formation of the new international gun rights group IAPCAR. The Gun […]

Their official UN ATT proposal: Chair Paper 3 July 2012 Proposal does include civilian firearms and ammunition, not limited to tanks, missiles, bombs, jets, and helicopters. More info available at the UN’s Arms Trade Treaty Website: http://www.un.org/disarmament/ATT/  

In case you missed it, the article Jeff Moran of TSM Worldwide published on TheGunMag.com and IAPCAR.org was featured in an AmmoLand.com blog article. Linked: AmmoLand.com

Original Story Via:  TheGunMag.com The A2S5 Coalition of the Philippines is the latest organization to join forces with the International Association for the Protection of Civilian Arms Rights (IAPCAR), raising their international membership to 23 member organizations in 15 different nations around the globe. With member groups on every continent, IAPCAR executive director Philip Watson […]

Original Story Via:  Dave Workman – Seattle Gun Rights Examiner The same political mindset that is pushing the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) talks this month is also at work keeping residents of Washington, D.C. from exercising their Second Amendment rights, and one might suggest that Bellevue’s Alan Gottlieb is strongly linked to both […]

Original Story Via Dave Workman, Gun Rights Examiner American gun rights advocates might thank the Palestinians and their supporters for delaying, until Tuesday afternoon, anyway, the start of the long-awaited Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) negotiations at the United Nations, although it leaves two key players from Washington State in a bit of a lurch. Alan […]

Original Story Via:  CNS News | Fred Lucas Dennis K. Burke, who as a lawyer for the Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee in the 1990s was a key player behind the enactment of the 1994 assault-weapons ban, and who then went on to become Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano’s chief of staff, and a contributor […]

ATT Stalls A dispute over the status of the Palestinian delegation delayed the official start of negotiations, which are now set to begin in New York on Tuesday. Some countries have called for a quick agreement; however, others have major reservations about the ATT. US Lawmakers Saying “NO” to ATT More than 130 Congressmen, signed […]

Original Story Via:  TheGunMag.com The historic 255-67 vote by the House of Representatives to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for refusing to provide documents relating to the investigation of Operation Fast and Furious was “necessary for justice to be served,” the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms […]

Alan Gottlieb, Vice President of the Second Amendment Foundation and co-founder of IAPCAR issues a message:  IACAR and FISAT stand strongly in opposition against law 79/2012 in Italy.

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Original Story VIA:  AMMO LAND New York, NY –-(Ammoland.com)- In a matter of days, officials and activists will descend upon the U.N. in NYC to create a finished version of an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). The stated goal of an ATT has always been to reduce weapons-related violence by controlling the global trade in arms. […]

Original Story VIA:  The Daily Caller By AWR Hawkins, Ph.D. Like a storm that returns stronger each time, efforts to push micro-stamping regulations onto gun-owning Americas are here again. And this time around, The New York Times is pushing it, Time magazine is pushing it and other outlets of the same political persuasion are doing […]

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Original Story VIA:  TheGunMag.com The full House of Representatives may vote on whether to cite Attorney General Eric Holder for Contempt of Congress sometime during the final week of June, but now that President Barack Obama has asserted executive privilege over subpoenaed documents, it appears a confrontation is imminent between Congress and the White House. […]

BELLEVUE, WA – President Obama’s claim of executive privilege to prevent Congressional access to documents relating to Operation Fast and Furious smacks of monumental hypocrisy and looks like an attempt to cover blood on the administration’s hands, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today. It did not prevent the […]

DISHONEST HUMANITARIANISM? The invalid assumptions behind the United Nations’ small arms control initiative By Jeff Moran Next month diplomats from the world over will converge at the United Nations in New York to formally negotiate a legally binding Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). This is the culmination of over a decade of humanitarian advocacy and pre‐negotiations […]

Click here to view article:  IAPCAR GunTradeWorld Article  

Report VIA:  The Heritage Foundation By Ted R. Bromund, Ph.D. June 5, 2012 The U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) will be negotiated at a conference held July 2–27 in New York. The ATT purports to seek, in part, to reduce the ability of terrorists to acquire conventional weapons. But as the U.N. has not defined […]

Original Story VIA:  THE TAIPEI TIMES LOOPHOLES: Academics speculated that China might use the UN Arms Trade Treaty to claim that the US sale of weapons to Taiwan violated the treaty’s terms. Washington-based academics are warning US President Barack Obama not to sign the UN Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) because it could make it more […]

Original Story VIA:  Digital Journal Desperate times are fueling an unprecedented crime wave in Greece. Criminals are targeting Greek homes and attacking pensioners. Worries over personal safety have fueled the demand for hunting rifles for protection. Digital Journal recently reported the Greek Citizen Protection Ministry reported “one homicide every two days, 18 robberies every 24 […]

Original Story Via: Sun News Canada If you thought the Canadian gun registry is bad, how do you feel about a global registry? Brian Lilley and Daniel Proussalidis discuss the UN’s latest brilliant idea. [kml_flashembed publishmethod=”static” fversion=”8.0.0″ movie=”untitled.swf” width=”400″ height=”300″ targetclass=”flashmovie”] [/kml_flashembed]  

Original Story VIA:  CBC News Canada has modified its controversial position on a United Nations arms control treaty. In a new position paper submitted to the UN, the federal government has dropped its proposal to exclude all sporting and hunting firearms from the international Arms Trade Treaty, an agreement that seeks to regulate the import, […]

CLICK HERE TO VIEW LETTER: Anti-Gun UN Arms Trade Treaty Letter to Obama Or copy paste link into browser: http://iapcar.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Robust-UN-ATT-Letter.pdf  

Original Story VIA:  Guardian.co.uk   Alan Duncan hopes to persuade the US to back the new treaty. He says: ‘Our resolve is clear and we are taking a lead’. The international arms trade has become the greatest threat to development and has to be controlled by a tough treaty to regulate weapons and munitions sales, […]

Original Story VIA:  Inside Costa Rica ProDefensa of Costa Rica is the latest organization to join forces with the International Association for the Protection of Civilian Arms Rights (IAPCAR), which now boasts 22 affiliated groups in 14 different nations around the globe. With member groups on every continent, IAPCAR executive director Philip Watson has been […]

Original Story VIA:  Guns.com The Firearm Owners Association of Australia (FOAA) has joined up with the International Association for the Protection of Civilian Arms Rights (IAPCAR). The more the merrier! When talking guns rights, the thing that we Americans tend to discuss the most is the Second Amendment, and since the US Constitution really only applies to the US […]

Original Story VIA:  TheGunMag.com BELLEVUE, WA – Pro Defensa of Costa Rica is the latest organization to join forces with the International Association for the Protection of Civilian Arms Rights (IAPCAR), which now boasts 22 affiliated groups in 14 different nations around the globe. With member groups on every continent, IAPCAR executive director Philip Watson […]

May 12, 2012 Original Story VIA:  ABC.net.au There are calls for tougher gun storage laws in Tasmania, with police reporting hundreds of thefts over the past five years. Police say 760 guns have been stolen since 2008 and there is evidence some are being stolen to order for criminal use. The Assistant Commissioner Donna Adams […]

Story Via:  TheGunMag.com BELLEVUE, WA – The Firearms Owners Association of Australia (FOAA) has become the latest organization to join forces with the International Association for the Protection of Civilian Arms Rights (IAPCAR), which now boasts 21 affiliated groups in 12 different nations around the globe. According to IAPCAR Executive Director Philip Watson, the affiliation […]

Original Story VIA:  The Jakarta Post Rabby Pramudatama, Jakarta | Mon, 05/07/2012 Tighter gun-controls are being demanded by politicians and activists following a spike in firearm-related violence across the country. Poengky Indarti, executive director of human rights watchdog Imparsial, urged the government and the House of Representatives to work together to change the firearms policy. […]

Original Story VIA: TheGunMag.com BELLEVUE, WA – The International Association for the Protection of Civilian Arms Rights (IAPCAR) added Russia’s The Right to Arms as its newest member working to protect and expand the right to keep and bear arms around the globe. Right to Arms joins a coalition of 20 other groups from 11 […]

Original Story VIA:  TheGunMag.com BELLEVUE, WA – The International Association for the Protection of Civilian Arms Rights (IAPCAR) added the National Arms Association of Spain (ANARMA) as a new member of the international gun rights association working to protect and expand the right to keep and bear arms around the globe. ANARMA joins 19 other […]

by Newt Gingrich Original Story VIA: Human Events At the United Nations, the governments (and the dictatorships) of the world are conspiring to deny their people a means to defend their families and their liberty. The Small Arms Treaty and the U.N.’s project on International Small Arms Control Standards seek to impose global restrictions on […]

Original Story VIA: Sun News Canada MONTREAL – A Superior Court judge said he will decide next week on whether or not the federal government can begin destroying long-gun registry data related to Quebec gun owners. Quebec brought the federal government to court in order to preserve the gun records kept on Quebecers. The province […]

Original Story VIA:  Sun News Network DANIEL PROUSSALIDIS | QMI AGENCY OTTAWA – The Conservative MP who led the fight against the long-gun registry appears to have the backing of the prime minister in shooting down proposed changes to ammunition storage rules that have upset hunters and other firearms users. “They’re not changing,” Candice Hoeppner […]

Newt Gingrich gave a rousing speech at the NRA Convention supporting international gun rights.

Original Story VIA: Opposing Views Submitted by National Shooting Sports Foundation on Apr 9, 2012 During his recent visit to the White House, Mexico President Felipe Calderon renewed his call for a U.S. assault weapons ban as a During his recent visit to the White House, Mexico President Felipe Calderon renewed his call for a […]

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Original Story VIA:  Sun News Network Canada [kml_flashembed publishmethod=”static” fversion=”8.0.0″ movie=”untitled.swf” width=”400″ height=”300″ targetclass=”flashmovie”] [/kml_flashembed] JESSICA MURPHY | QMI AGENCY OTTAWA – A Quebec judge has put the brakes on plans by the Conservative government to quickly destroy long-gun registry records. On Thursday, a Quebec superior court decision barred the feds from scrapping the records […]

Original Article VIA:  TownHall.com By Katie Pavlich News Editor, Townhall President Barack Obama just wrapped up a joint press conference with Mexican President Felipe Calderon and Candadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. The three world leaders discussed a number of topics including trade and energy, but what did they fail to discuss? Operation Fast and Furious. […]

Original Story VIA:  The Texas Tribune A national firearms trade association that boasts more than 7,000 members is helping finance a lawsuit in which a Texas gun dealer is challenging a federal reporting requirement for the sale of long rifles. The Connecticut-based National Shooting Sports Foundation Inc., whose mission statement is to “promote, protect and […]

Original Story VIA:  Asbury Park Press   With the shooting death of Trayvon Martin by a neighborhood watch volunteer who was legally carrying a 9-millimeter handgun, the familiar wail has arisen from our cultural and media elite: America has too many guns! “Open carry” and “concealed carry” laws should be repealed. Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” […]

From our friends at the Lone Star Shooting Association   Dear friends, Please read the following about a new law proposed for Holland.  And please answer the Call to Arms. Call to Arms In military terms a Call to Arms is an urgent request for action when one’s comrade has an immediate need for help. […]

Original Story By Dave Boyer – VIA:  The Washington Times Monday, April 2, 2012 As he listened to Mexico’s president lecture about the need for Washington to ban assault weapons, President Obama said Monday that the U.S. has an obligation to combat gun smuggling that is fueled increasingly by drug addicts in rural communities. Drug […]

March 26, 2012 Written by: Alfred Dalizon Original Story VIA:  Philippine Journal Online MAMANG PULIS — PHILIPPINE National Police chief Director General Nicanor A. Bartolome has ordered the implementation of stricter gun control measures aimed at reducing by 10 percent gun-related crimes and reducing by 3.38 percent the number of loose firearms in the country. […]

Dave Workman Seattle Gun Rights Examiner Global gun control proponents are preparing to adopt an international arms trade treaty at the United Nations in July, but the Bellevue-based Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has been working busily behind the scenes to stop them. CCRKBA is making no secret of the […]

SEN. MORAN’S BILL TO PROTECT 2A FROM U.N. HAILED BY CCRKBA, IAPCAR Wednesday, March 21st, 2012 BELLEVUE, WA – Kansas Senator Jerry Moran’s newly-introduced legislation to protect Second Amendment rights from a proposed United Nations small arms treaty is an idea that needs to be passed quickly, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep […]

Original Story VIA:  Right Side News Tuesday, 13 March 2012 By J. D. Longstreet I originally wrote about this threat in December of 2010. But with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton having publicly stated that the Obama Administration will be working hand-in-glove with the UN to pass a new “Small Arms Treaty,”  American gun owners need […]

Original Story VIA:  AMMOLAND Manasquan, NJ –-(Ammoland.com)- There is a widespread misunderstanding on the part of American gun-owners, evidenced in gun blogs and in commentaries on articles dealing with the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). The crux of this misunderstanding is that, since there are checks and balances in our Constitution, and since the Constitution clearly […]

Original Story VIA:  OTTAWA CITIZEN By Bradley Bouzane, Postmedia News February 27, 2012 The Ontario Attorney General has appealed a recent court ruling that deemed mandatory minimum sentencing for gun crimes unconstitutional. The Ontario Crown served the appeal on Friday, setting up a future appearance before the Ontario Court of Appeal. One of the lawyers […]

Original Story VIA:  AmmoLand.com New York, NY–(Ammoland.com)-One of the constant mantras of U.S. firearm-prohibitionists is “close the loophole!” There’s seemingly a loophole in every restrictive firearm law. And although these demands are presumably for our safety, the intent is to make lawful firearm acquisition and possession more difficult for ordinary citizens. However, there is one […]

VIDEO and Original Story VIA:  Sun News Canada February 24th, 2012 [kml_flashembed publishmethod=”static” fversion=”8.0.0″ movie=”untitled.swf” width=”400″ height=”300″ targetclass=”flashmovie”] [/kml_flashembed] Police arrested a Kitchener, Ont., father outside his daughter’s school because the four-year-old drew a picture of him holding a gun. Jessie Sansone told the Record newspaper that he was in shock when he was arrested […]

Original Story VIA:  Sun News Canada Kris Sims recaps the top 5 moments from CPAC in Washington DC. [kml_flashembed publishmethod=”static” fversion=”8.0.0″ movie=”untitled.swf” width=”400″ height=”300″ targetclass=”flashmovie”] [/kml_flashembed]        

Original Story VIA:  Opposing Views Submitted by Mark Berman Opposing Views on Feb 21, 2012 The era of Gandhi-like peaceful protests in India is over — the Hindu nation is now second in gun ownership in the world. The Los Angeles Times reports that Indians own about 40 million guns, second only to the United […]

Original Article VIA:   The Heritage Foundation By Ted R. Bromund, Ph.D. February 21, 2012 The final Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) was held last week. The purpose of this PrepCom was to adopt rules of procedure for the U.N. Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty, which will be held […]

Original Story VIA:  National Review By John R. Lott Jr. & Gary Mauser Despite spending a whopping $2.7 billion on creating and running a long-gun registry, Canadians never reaped any benefits from the project. The legislation to end the program finally passed the Parliament on Wednesday. Even though the country started registering long guns in 1998, the registry […]

Original Article Via:  The National Post By Jeff Davis OTTAWA — The Conservative government says its MPs will celebrate after a historic vote to end the long-gun registry Wednesday evening, despite vehement opposition to the move in Quebec and much of urban Canada. Public Safety Minister Vic Toews told reporters Wednesday, hours before the vote, […]

Original Story Via:  Matt Gurney, National Post · Jan. 31, 2012 In an “exclusive” report that ran over the weekend, the Toronto Star breathlessly reported on its front page that, according to information available through the federal gun registries, residents of the Greater Toronto Area own … guns. Why, people on your own street might […]

Law-Abiding Mexicans Taking Up “Illegal” Guns by John Burnett Original Story Via NPR January 28, 2012 In Mexico, where criminals are armed to the teeth with high-powered weapons smuggled from the United States, it may come as a surprise that the country has some of the most restrictive gun laws in the world. Law-abiding Mexicans […]

VIA: Hurriyet Daily News ANKARA – Radikal A Turkish non-governmental organization (NGO) is set to give free shooting courses at a gun range for women who were subjected to domestic violence. Şefkat-Der has suggested arming women as an effective way to combat domestic violence. “The state should grant licensed, tax-free arms to women under vital […]

VIA: PR Newswire BELLEVUE, Wash., Dec. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today offered thanks and congratulations to 11 members of Congress who have signed on as co-sponsors to legislation that would withhold funding from the United Nations and prevent the United States from adopting any […]

BELLEVUE, Wash., Dec. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today applauded Illinois Congressman Joe Walsh’s introduction of legislation to withhold funding from the United Nations and assuring that the United States does not adopt any treaty posing a threat to national sovereignty or that abridges the firearms […]

Full Story From:  Radio Free Europe BAGHDAD — Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s government has presented a bill to parliament banning the possession of weapons by anyone except military and state security personnel, RFE/RL’s Radio Free Iraq (RFI) reports. Abbas al-Bayati, the deputy chairman of the parliament’s Security and Defense Committee, told RFI today that […]

TAIPEI TIMES:  Taiwan gun group joins global fight to bear arms (Click above link to read the story from the Taipei Times) The Taiwan Defensive Firearms Association (TDFA) earlier this month became a member of the International Association for the Protection of Civilian Arms Rights (IAPCAR), a global gun rights association working to protect and […]

FOR IMMEDEATE RELEASE:  10/21/2011 BELLEVUE, WA – The International Association for the Protection of Civilian Arms Rights (IAPCAR) has added the Taiwan Defensive Firearms Association (TDFA) as a member of international gun rights associations working to protect and expand the right to keep and bear arms around the globe. TDFA joins 16 other groups from […]

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011 BELLEVUE, WA – The Obama administration “is seeking advice and consent” for Senate ratification of an international small arms treaty, and also supports the inclusion of small arms in the UN Register of Conventional Arms, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms learned today. The disclosure is […]

INDIAN GUN RIGHTS GROUP JOINS IAPCAR FOR IMMEDEATE RELEASE:  10/10/2011 BELLEVUE, WA – The International Association for the Protection of Civilian Arms Rights (IAPCAR) has added the National Association for Gun Rights India (NAGRI) as a member of international gun rights association working to protect and expand the right to keep and bear arms around […]

“Swiss voters have rejected proposed tighter controls on gun ownership, final results show.” http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12441834

Sporting Shooters Association of NZ (SSANZ) Media Release; 13th September 2010 TIME TO LEAVE THE LAW-ABIDING ALONE. JUST REGISTER THE CRIMINALS. The stated aim of gun laws is to reduce gun crime, reduce injury and save innocent lives. This is supposed to occur because imposing legal restrictions on the ownership of guns by ordinary law-abiding […]

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Debate looms in Parliament on private member’s bill to scrap registry By Laura Stone, Postmedia News August 19, 2010 http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Opposition+sees+Harper+hand+control+supporter+exit/3416623/story.html

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New bill is welcomed by police, rural groups By JAMES O’BRIEN IrishCentral.com Staff Writer Published Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 5:51 AM Updated Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 10:26 AM Irish homeowners can now legally use guns to defend themselves if their homes are attacked under new legislation. The new home defense bill has moved the balance […]

Posted By Theodore Bromund On July 23, 2010 @ 12:00 pm In American Leadership | 1 Comment Once again, America’s interests, and the rights of her people, are at risk. And once again, a United Nations treaty is the source of this danger—the U.N Arms Trade Treaty [1], to be specific. The Preparatory Committee for […]

The Black Gun Owners Association on Friday said it will sue the government for R3.2 billion for compensation over lost jobs since the new Firearms Control Act came into effect in 2004. A total of 800 gun shops closed down, 10,000 people lost jobs, and over 40,000 blacks were refused firearm licences between 2004 and […]

Gun rights group wants PM to probe FLA resignation Damion Mitchell Assistant News Editor The National Gun Rights Association (NGRA) wants the Prime Minister to probe the resignation of the Board of the Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA). The five-member authority resigned last Wednesday with immediate effect causing a suspension in the issuance of gun permits. […]

Page last updated at 15:52 GMT, Monday, 28 June 2010 16:52 UK The US Supreme Court has restricted the rights of state and city governments to enforce controls on gun ownership. The US’s highest court ruled by 5-4 that a ban on handgun ownership in Chicago was unconstitutional. Justices said the US Constitution protected the […]

By Tarra Quismundo Philippine Daily Inquirer First Posted 18:22:00 06/21/2010 MANILA, Philippines – Alarmed by the shooting deaths of three journalists last week, a gun control advocate has called on President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to save lives during her remaining days in Malacañang by holding the issuance of permits to carry firearms in public. Gunless Society […]

BY COREY ROBINSON Sunday Observer reporter Sunday, June 20, 2010 Tighter screening of containers leaving the US for Jamaica will be among the topics for discussion when members of the Jamaican Diaspora meet with the US State Department in coming weeks. Chairman of the Jamaica Diaspora US north-east Region Patrick Beckford said the group had […]

By Tarra Quismundo Philippine Daily Inquirer First Posted 18:22:00 06/21/2010 Filed Under: Media killings, Firearms MANILA, Philippines – Alarmed by the shooting deaths of three journalists last week, a gun control advocate has called on President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to save lives during her remaining days in Malacañang by holding the issuance of permits to carry […]

13 June 2010 By John Burke, Public Affairs Correspondent Garda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy has ordered an audit of the country’s gun owners, amid concerns over the ‘‘large number’’ of unregistered firearms across the country. Firearms groups were informed about the audit on June 2, the same day that 12 people were shot dead in Cumbria […]

There’s an app for everything By Robert Blincoe 18th June 2010 13:47 GMT Sussex Police plan to allow gun owners to renew their firearms licences using an iPhone app. The app will be part of a suite allowing the public to access news, appeals and other services form their iPhone. The technology push is intended to […]

Article posted June 06, 2010 – 01:27 AM The nationwide gun ban will be lifted on June 9, and stricter measures on gun control will be put in place instead of extending the gun ban’s effectivity, the Philippine National Police (PNP) announced Friday. The policy was announced during the PNP’s second gun summit in Camp […]

By MARVYN N. BENANING June 7, 2010, 4:12pm The country’s human rights watchdog is not convinced that a gun ban would solve the problem of the proliferation of firearms. Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Chairwoman Leila M. de Lima told participants of the National Firearms Control Program Consultative Summit at Camp Crame last Friday that […]

By Vernadette Joven (philstar.com) Updated June 04, 2010 04:00 PM MANILA, Philippines – Philippine National Police chief Director General Jesus Verzosa stressed the importance of having an effective implementation of the gun control program. Speaking at the opening ceremonies of the Gun Summit this morning in Camp Crame, Quezon City, Versoza said now is the […]

BBC News Thursday, 3 June 2010 David Cameron has said there should not be a “knee-jerk reaction” to changing the laws on gun ownership after 12 people were shot dead in Cumbria. The prime minister said everything must be done to make sure it “cannot happen again”, but existing controls were among the “toughest” in […]

By Tarra Quismundo Philippine Daily Inquirer First Posted 08:56:00 05/31/2010 Filed Under: Police MANILA, Philippines—A group of gun enthusiasts is countering police calls for an extension of the election gun ban with its own call for laws liberalizing gun ownership. The Gun Enthusiasts Confederation of the Philippines (GECP) argued that loosening restrictions on firearms ownership […]

The Philippine National Police (PNP) is set to hold a gun control summit before the end of this month to determine whether or not the nationwide gun ban will either be extended or become permanent. The gun ban is set to be lifted when the election period ends on June 9 but Director General Jesus […]

Firearms laws could cause chaos at 2012 Olympics • Europeans miss Dorset clay pigeon event over permits • London organisers want accreditation to double as permit London 2012’s shooting event is heading for chaos because of Britain’s draconian firearms legislation for athletes from European countries. Some European teams have been unable to compete at a […]

Calderon, who has deployed tens of thousands of soldiers and police to fight drug cartels, told Fareed Zakaria’s “GPS” program on CNN that there was resistance in Washington to Mexico’s demands that sales of such weapons be stopped. “They (U.S. officials) say that they are facing strong opposition and there is powerful lobbies in the […]

Two burglars who a pub landlord confronted with a shotgun to protect his family made off after police took 50 minutes to respond to his emergency call. By Nigel Bunyan Published: 5:43PM GMT 07 Mar 2010 Simon Thomas, 45, initially pointed his shotgun at the raiders and later pursued them in his Land Rover. By […]

Locals in Concepcion hunker down with guns and hand-held radios, while mobs run free and the military tries to gain traction. By Jimmy Langman — Special to GlobalPost Published: March 3, 2010 06:53 ETCONCEPCION, Chile – About 3,000 Chilean military troops now have a tight hold on the center of Chile’s second-largest city, located 70 […]

SAN FRANCISCO (March 3) — The Starbucks coffee chain announced today that it will continue letting customers openly wear unloaded handguns in its coffee shops. At the same time, the company asked members of the “open carry” gun movement and their opponents to refrain from putting Starbucks in the firing line of the national debate […]

LONDON (March 3) — Amid an ongoing global effort to raise funds for earthquake-stricken Haiti, new allegations surfaced today that millions of dollars raised by the 1985 Live Aid concerts for the victims of the Ethiopian famine were actually spent on weapons. The charges offer a timely reminder that collecting money is the easy part […]

Guatemalan Women Arming Selves Because of Climate of Insecurity GUATEMALA CITY – The climate of insecurity in Guatemala is forcing women to arm themselves to protect themselves and their families, the official Diario de Centroamerica newspaper said Monday. A report by the daily says that, regardless of their profession, more and more women are acquiring […]

Bhopal, Feb. 22: For two years they have been firing blanks in bed. But the promised gun licence hasn’t come yet. Virility lost, the men have now decided to take up the pen in their quest for the “ultimate symbol of manliness”. A group of 84 in the Gwalior-Chambal region, who got themselves sterilised in […]