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 73-year-old man guns down 5 in southwest Arizona, kills self

(CNN) -- A 73-year-old man shot dead five people around Yuma, Arizona, before turning a gun on himself, police said.

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/06/02/arizona.shootings/


 After Rio School Shooting, Brazil Govt Goes Gun Collecting

Brazil’s Ministry of Justice is calling on gun owners to turn in their arms. 

http://blogs.forbes.com/kenrapoza/2011/04/12/after-rio-school-shooting-brazil-govt-goes-gun-collecting/


 Virginia Tech survivor Colin Goddard lobbies for gun control

Since surviving four gunshot wounds at Virginia Tech's April 16, 2007, massacre, Colin Goddard has remade himself into an advocate for gun control legislation.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-04-12-virginia-tech-shooting-survivor-goddard.htm


 Time Magazine article regarding gun-violence in the U.S.

Nationally, less than 1% of all gun deaths involve self-defence; the rest are homicides, suicides and accidents.  In a study of 23 high-income countries, the U.S. had 80% of the gun deaths, along with a gun homicide rate nearly 20 times higher than the rest of the sample.

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2042357,00.html


 Minister condemns loss of firearms, applauds recovery of some

PRETORIA – 01 June 2010.  The Minister of Police, Nathi Mthethwa today expressed his unhappiness with the unacceptably high number of firearms that are lost in the hands of police officers.

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 Anatomy of a dramatic Soweto shooting

It was about 9.30am when Mthokozisi Sithole was knocked over by a car in Emndeni, in Soweto.
Panicking, he got up and ran home. But the incident sparked an argument between two men in the car and the community, ultimately ending in a bloody shooting spree that left two people dead and three critically injured.
Mthokozisi and his friend Lusanda Madlanga were on their way to a nearby shop on Sunday when a blue and white Citi Golf hit him from behind. It continued for a few metres and then stopped.
Residents who witnessed the accident approached the driver, and an argument over who was wrong erupted, with the driver of the car reportedly saying: "You women do not look after your children. What was the child doing on the road?"

 

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 SAP Youth Desk/Gun Free South Africa against guns and drugs

Gun Free South Africa in collaboration with Meadowlands Youth Desk and Meadowlands SAPS (Crime Prevention Unit) held an event in the Meadowlands Park on the 06th of November 2009. The goal was to talk to the community about the dangers of gun ownership as well as the promotion of Gun Free Zones and also to encourage the community to act against drug abuse.

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 General Debate - XV Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement

Statement by H.E. Jacob Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa - General Debate - XV Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement; Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt
15 July 2009

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 Guns and the community

Richard van Ameron, a resident of Schoemansville, near Pretoria, intentionally killed his common-law wife and the mother of his child in a fit of rage.

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Three men are expected to appear in the Soshanguve Magistrate's Court on Thursday for allegedly robbing a man of his Nike sneakers, a cellphone and cash, Pretoria police said.

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Pretoria police have hopefully brought an end to a two-year gang war after the arrest of a 10-man gang and the recovery of guns and ammunition hours after gunmen tried to kill a rival in a drive-by shooting.

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 INTERNATIONAL NEWS - Updated as at 11.11.2010 - Compiled by IANSA
* Southern Sudan: Upper Nile State action network on small arms established
* Kenya: Policeman on shooting spree raises concern about armed officials
* US: 1.9 million gun purchase applications refused after background checks
* Bolivia: Documentary on women gun survivors wins international award
* Other news: Gothenburg Process conference in London; Court victory for South Africa Firearms Act; Screening of film about Virginia Tech Survivor; ‘Sexed Pistols’ book review; New ISS paper on arms control in Africa; Report on armed violence in Timor-Leste
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 INTERNATIONAL NEWS - updated as at 23.9.2010 - compiled by iansa
* German gun owner goes on trial in Winnenden
* Canada: Vote result on long gun registry
* USA: Armed domestic violence


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 INTERNATIONAL NEWS - UPDATED AS At 2.9.2010 - COMPILED BY IANSA

* Australia: Gun ban and buyback scheme saves 200 lives a year.
* Slovakia: Gunman kills 7 and self.
* Venezuela: Victimisation poll leaked to the press.
* Other news: Changes at the IANSA Secretariat; IANSA staff meet with UNODA in London; Disarmament in DRC; Action in support of Canadian Gun Registry; Human Security Update in Sudan; New AI report on Yemen; DCAF job in Geneva.

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 Guns and school

A GRADE 8 pupil who brought a gun to show off was accidentally shot and killed by a 15 year-old friend inside their class at school in Imbali yesterday morning.

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 WORKSHOP HELD AT JABULANI POLICE STATION ON 14.8.09

On the 14th of August 2009 Gun Free South Africa held a workshop at Jabulani Police Station, Soweto, Gauteng, in conjunction with the  Soweto Crime Prevention Youth Desk.
GFSA invited members of Youth Desks from all Soweto police stations and each police station was represented by two members of the Youth Desk.  The police stations represented were Lenasia South, Lenasia, Jabulani, Diepkloof, Meadowlands, Naledi, Dobsonville, Protea Glen and Orlando.

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