How Disarmament in Africa Got More Complicated
Africa is ground zero in the international debate on controlling the small arms and light weapons trade. For more than a decade, diplomatic activity to contain arms and ammunition transfers has been animated by a concern with instability and contagion generated by the continent’s many wars. Leading think tanks, research groups, and advocacy organizations have repeatedly drawn attention to the way the burden of armed violence in Africa is a product of low-tech assault… [IPI Global Observatory, via GunPolicy.org]

Over 300 Guns Retrieved in Canadian Pixels for Pistols Amnesty
OTTAWA – Pixels for Pistols: Over 300 guns turned in and climbing! The Ottawa Police Service has picked up over 300 guns from residents participating in the Pixels for Pistols gun amnesty program. Officers continue to pick up guns every day and getting to the new calls for pick up as fast as they can. “We’re getting all types of firearms, like shot guns, rifles, handguns,” said Staff Sergeant Mark Patterson, head of the Ottawa Police Guns and Gangs Unit. “People have… [CTV News (Toronto), via GunPolicy.org]

Drunk Chinese Policeman Detained for Fatally Shooting Pregnant Woman
A police officer was detained on Wednesday for fatally shooting a pregnant restaurant owner because she did not serve milk tea in Guigang, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the Beijing Youth Daily reported. The police officer, 33, surnamed Hu, came to the victim’s restaurant on Monday evening while intoxicated. Hu asked the owner if they had milk tea, and when told that they didn’t, he shot her and her husband. The woman and her fetus died after being sent to hospital…. [Global Times (China), via GunPolicy.org]

Pakistan’s Darra Adam Khel, the Gun Making Capital of the World
KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA, Pakistan – Darra Adam Khel is a town in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, located between Peshawar and Kohat, very close to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. It is inhabited by Pashtuns of the Afridi clan, the Adam Khel. The town consists of one main street lined with shops, with some alleys and side streets containing workshops. Darra Adam Khel is devoted entirely to the production of ordnance. Located in between Kohat and… [Daily Bhaskar (India), via GunPolicy.org]

EU Survey Reveals Irish Gun Escalation Fears, Law Reform Considered
Almost three-quarters of Irish people think gun crime is going to escalate, a report has found. As the European Commission called for tighter controls on firearms including stricter licensing, it released findings of a survey which showed 71% of Irish people expect an increase in gun violence in the next five years, compared to an average of 58% across the continent. Brussels said it wants to use new laws, including possible minimum sentencing, to tackle the threats… [Independent (Dublin), via GunPolicy.org]

Op-Ed: Instead of Studying Gun Violence, Americans Just Argue About It
Is gun violence a public-health epidemic? The unfortunate truth is this: Scientists simply don’t know, because hard statistics either don’t exist, aren’t current, aren’t readily available or can’t be researched nationally under the usual rules. Until a few months ago, federal science agencies were essentially barred from even studying gun violence within a public-health epidemic framework. The United States is the only country in the world that treats gun ownership as… [LiveScience, Opinion, via GunPolicy.org]