Once in Mexico, these weapons are worth at least double those prices, and in some cases as much as triple or more,

With over 2,100 deaths between January and October 2007 related to drug trafficking and the use of weapons purchased in the US, Mexico pins its hopes on the future success of the Merida Initiative to combat drug and gun trafficking.Mexican authorities now estimate that during the administration of former Mexican president Vicente Fox (2000 to 2006), some 2,000 guns per day entered Mexico. That works out to about 1.4 guns per minute. During that same period, the Fox administration seized 8,088 guns...

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In London, a major area of concern is still black-on-black gun crime, despite huge efforts by the Met to combat such violence. According to Operation Trident, the Met's unit combating black gun crime, offences in the capital rose by more than 50 per cent during 2005, with 164 offences recorded between April and October. This is compared with only 108 the previous year.Operation Trafalgar, which focuses on gun crime in other communities, saw a total of 536 people arrested last year, as well as 74...

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The Brocock ME38 Magnum air pistol

Police have seized Israeli-made Uzi sub-machineguns and American Ingram micro- machineguns as well as AK45 assault rifles and a vast range of pistols. The present favourite is said to be the Walther PPK automatic, as used by James Bond. There has also been a brisk trade in the underworld in reactivating guns that have been deactivated for collectors, or the alteration of high-powered air weapons such as the Brocock. The Brocock ME38 Magnum air pistol can be bought legally for about £120 and illegally...

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Guns have gone from the domain of the crack cocaine dealers to now being an everyday accessory

Guns have gone from the domain of the crack cocaine dealers to now being an everyday accessory, a fashionable accessory, that young people want to be seen with," she said. "It's become a lifestyle choice... part of a culture to be part of a gang. "I think that's what's motivating young people, where a gun has become almost a status symbol demanding respect and powe...

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black men openly wearing firearms on the streets and in nightclubs.

"It's a very unhealthy fashion but there is a cultural aspect to it within a section of black youths who follow 'gangster rap' and that type of music."He added that there had been reports of young black men openly wearing firearms on the streets and in nightclubs."It can be extremely difficult for our officers and the members of the public to tell a real gun from a replica one," he said. He added that the Met would support a ban on replica firearms in public places.Police chiefs and the Gun Control Network, a lobby group, are pressing for greater restrictions on the availability of imitation firearms....

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latest fashion accessory

Replica weapons, the latest fashion accessory to sweep through London's club scene, could be banned from sale and public display under laws being considered by the Home Office amid mounting concern at a national increase in crimes involving replica guns.Replica weapons, the latest fashion accessory to sweep through London's club scene, could be banned from sale and public display under laws being considered by the Home Office amid mounting concern at a national increase in crimes involving replica guns.Imitation automatic pistols are being openly worn by young men in clubs and on the streets of...

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gun control

In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, some 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves were rounded up and slaughtered. In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control. Thereafter some 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and thrown into Stalin’s gulags. In 1938 Germany established gun control and from 1939 to 1945 some 13 million were thrown into Hitler’s concentration cam...

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citizens have a right to purchase either smooth-bore guns or self-defense weapons

Russian law on weapons, citizens have a right to purchase either smooth-bore guns or self-defense weapons, which include gas pistols and revolvers. If a person buys and uses a smooth-bore gun for five years, he or she will have a right to acquire semi-automatic arms. Rifled-bore pistols and revolvers, as well as shortened rifles and carbines are not permitted for open sales. In Russia, one should have a special license to be able to purchase the officially permitted kinds of weapons. A person is supposed to collect a number of documents, submit them to the adequate licensing department and install...

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You are now six times more likely to be mugged in London than New York.

You are now six times more likely to be mugged in London than New York. Why? Because as common law appreciated, not only does an armed individual have the ability to protect himself or herself but criminals are less likely to attack them. They help keep the peace. A study found American burglars fear armed home-owners more than the police. As a result burglaries are much rarer and only 13% occur when people are at home, in contrast to 53% in Engla...

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worst record for "very serious" offences of the 18 industrial countries surveyed.

1953 law Britons were forbidden to carry any article for their protection.The failure of general disarmament to stem, or even slow, armed and violent crime could not be more blatant. According to a recent UN study, England and Wales have the highest crime rate and worst record for "very serious" offences of the 18 industrial countries survey...

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"Stolen Guns: Arming the Enemy"

According to Americans for Gun Safety (December 2002), gun theft is most likely in states without laws requiring safe storage of firearms in the home and where there are large numbers of gun owners and relatively high crime rates. Based on FBI data, nearly 1.7 million guns have been reported stolen in the past ten years, and only 40% of those were recovered. The missing guns, over 80% of which are taken from homes or cars, most likely fuel the black market for criminals. NEA, AGS and the National Rifle Association advocate for safe storage. To access "Stolen Guns: Arming the Ene...

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Terrorists have purchased firearms at gun shows

Terrorists have purchased firearms at gun shows, where unlicensed sellers are not currently required to conduct background checks or to ask for identification. According to the Middle East Intelligence Report, for example, a Hezbollah member was arrested in November 2000, after a nine-month investigation by the FBI's counter-terrorism unit. Ali Boumelhem was later convicted on seven counts of weapons charges and conspiracy to ship weapons and ammunition to Lebanon. Federal agents had observed Boumelhem, a resident of Detroit and Beirut, travel to Michigan gun shows and buy gun parts and ammunition...

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Every day, more than 80 Americans die from gun violence

Every day, more than 80 Americans die from gun violence. (Coalition to Stop Gun Violence) The rate of firearm deaths among kids under age 15 is almost 12 times higher in the United States than in 25 other industrialized countries combined. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) American kids are 16 times more likely to be murdered with a gun, 11 times more likely to commit suicide with a gun, and nine times more likely to die from a firearm accident than children in 25 other industrialized countries combined. (Centers for Disease Contr...

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3,012 children and teens were killed by gunfire in the United States

In a single year, 3,012 children and teens were killed by gunfire in the United States, according to the latest national data released in 2002. That is one child every three hours; eight children every day; and more than 50 children every week. And every year, at least 4 to 5 times as many kids and teens suffer from non-fatal firearm injuries. (Children's Defense Fund and National Center for Health Statisti...

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Gun crime has risen by 35% in a year

Gun crime has risen by 35% in a year, new Home Office figures show. There were 9,974 incidents involving firearms in the 12 months to April 2002 - a rise from 7,362 over the previous year. RECORDED CRIME RISES Overall crime: 9.3%Gun crime: 35%Robbery: 14.5%Domestic burglary: 7.9%Drug offences: 12.3%Sexual offences: 18.2%Source: Home Office That represents an average of 27 offences involving firearms every day in England and Wales, with guns fired in nearly a quarter of cas...

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