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2012 National Campaign to Fight Firearms-Control Offenses (February 13, 2013) by Laney Zhang
In a campaign to fight firearms control offenses launched by
Topic: Firearms
Jurisdiction: China
Provision on Life Sentence for Trafficking in Firearms Passed by House of Representatives (February 11, 2013) by Kelly Buchanan
On February 5, 2013, the lower chamber of the Australian federal parliament voted to pass legislation that will introduce a new ...
Topic: Firearms
Jurisdiction: Australia
President Vetoes Amendment to Disarmament Statute (January 11, 2013) by Eduardo Soares
On January 10, 2013, Brazilian President Dilma Roussef vetoed a bill (Mensagem de Veto No. 002, de 9 de Janeiro ...
Topic: Firearms
Jurisdiction: Brazil
Electronic Firearms Registry Part of Integrated Police Records System (September 24, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
It was reported on September 6, 2012, that
Topic: Firearms
Jurisdiction: Finland
Quebec Court Decision Saves Gun Registry (September 13, 2012) by Constance Johnson
On September 10, 2012, a judge of the Cour Supérieur (Superior Court) of Quebec issued a decision that declared part of ...
Topic: Firearms
Jurisdiction: Canada
Firearms Marking Equipment (July 13, 2012) by Gustavo Guerra
On June 25, 2012, the Organization of American States (OAS) announced that it will donate equipment to mark firearms to the ...
Topic: Firearms
Jurisdiction: Organization of American States
Agreement to Combat Trafficking in Firearms (May 03, 2012) by Gustavo Guerra
On April 20, 2012, the Organization of American States (OAS) and the government of the Dominican Republic announced that they had ...
Topic: Firearms
Jurisdiction: Dominican Republic / Organization of American States
New Regulations on Air Guns Stir Controversy (April 30, 2012) by Constance Johnson
As of the beginning of June 2012, new regulations on firearms will tighten control of air guns in Denmark. Any such ...
Topic: Firearms
Jurisdiction: Denmark
New Regulation on Export, Import, and Transit of Firearms (March 30, 2012) by Theresa Papademetriou
On March 8, 2012, the European Union (EU) adopted a new Regulation to ratify the UN Protocol on Firearms. (UN ...
Topic: Firearms
Jurisdiction: European Union
Draft Firearms Legislation Suspended by Parliamentary Committee (January 03, 2011) by Wendy Zeldin
It was reported in late December 2010 that a draft law on firearms that had been approved by the Internal Affairs ...
Topic: Firearms
Jurisdiction: Turkey
Draft Regulation on Import, Export, and Transit of Firearms for Civilian Use (June 08, 2010) by Theresa Papademetriou
On May 31, 2010, the European Commission came up with a proposal for a regulation on establishing procedural rules for the ...
Topic: Firearms
Jurisdiction: European Union
Proposed Amendments to Firearms Law Would Hike Licensing Fees (April 23, 2010) by Wendy Zeldin
It was reported on April 19, 2010, that Nepal's Cabinet has under consideration a proposal to amend the Arms and Ammunition ...
Topic: Firearms
Jurisdiction: Nepal
Countries to Harmonize Laws on Arms Control (September 10, 2009) by Hanibal Goitom
It was reported on September 7, 2009, that countries from Africa's Great Lakes region and the Horn are in the process ...
Topic: Firearms
Jurisdiction: Africa
New Gun Law Proposed (August 27, 2009) by Wendy Zeldin
Finland's Parliament is drafting a new gun law, scheduled for debate in September 2009, which would authorize police to inspect, without ...
Topic: Firearms
Jurisdiction: Finland
Protocol to Punish Arms Trafficking (August 18, 2009) by Gustavo Guerra
On July 13, 2009, the office of the Mexican Attorney General and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced they had ...
Topic: Firearms
Jurisdiction: Mexico / United States
Federal Appeals Court Holds States May Restrict Handgun Ownership (June 26, 2009) by John Cannan
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago has ruled that the right to have handguns in ...
Topic: Firearms
Jurisdiction: United States
Amendment to Firearms Law (December 05, 2008) by Wendy Zeldin
Effective November 26, 2008, Taiwan's Statute for Controlling Firearms, Ammunition, Knives, and Weapons (Firearms Statute) was amended by the addition of ...
Topic: Firearms
Jurisdiction: Taiwan
Supreme Court Holds That Constitution Protects an Individual Right to Own Firearms for Self-Defense (July 02, 2008) by Luis Acosta
On June 26, the Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution confers an individual right to possess ...
Topic: Firearms
Jurisdiction: United States
Firearms Legislation (December 02, 2007) by Theresa Papademetriou
In the aftermath of a recent shooting at a school in Finland, the European Parliament moved quickly to approve at first ...
Topic: Firearms
Jurisdiction: European Union
Possession of weapons and ammunitions (December 02, 2007) by Dario Ferreira
On October 17, 2007, President Alan Garcia Perez signed Law No. 29106 amending article 13 of Law No. 25054, which regulated ...
Topic: Firearms
Jurisdiction: Peru
Last updated: February 13, 2013
