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]