Right to Keep & Bear Arms

North Korean Arms Plane Cargo Linked to East European Gun Traffickers

The weapons laden plane seized in Bangkok en route from North Korea at the weekend has been linked to two renowned East European arms traffickers by a respected Swedish think-tank in the latest twist in the mysterious saga. The Ilyushin-76 aircraft, which was found to be carrying 35 tons of weapons including rockets and grenades, was most recently registered under a company called Beibars,... [Times (UK), via gunpolicy.org ]

Texas Gun Owner Kills Girlfriend, 2 Others for Having Sex Without Him

LUFKIN, Texas -- A man accused of shooting to death his girlfriend and two others in a Texas mobile home was upset after the girlfriend allegedly told him about a sexual encounter with the other victims, a sheriff said Monday. Raymond Wilson II, 45, of the Lufkin area, was charged with three counts of capital murder in the deaths of Lisa Zumwalt, 42; Douglas Wade, 65; and Sherry Wood, 47,... [Associated Press, via gunpolicy.org ]

Ontario Attorney General Voices Strong Support for Long Gun Registry

TORONTO -- Canada's long-gun registry helps to save lives, protect communities, and prevent crime. It is an important public safety resource that our police use every day in the important work they do. This fall a federal private member's bill to eliminate Canada's long-gun registry has been working its way through Parliament and will soon be considered by a House of Commons committee. As... [Hill Times (Ottawa), Opinion, via gunpolicy.org ]

US Man Sprays AK-47, Kills 12yr-old boy Trick or Treating, Gets Minimum

Quentin Patrick will spend at least the next 16 years in prison because the convicted drug dealer, paranoid of being robbed, answered a Halloween knock on his door with a barrage of bullets from an AK-47, killing a 12-year-old South Carolina boy. But the 16-year, eight-month sentence handed down Monday was just 20 months more than the minimum Patrick could have faced after pleading guilty... [Associated Press, via gunpolicy.org ]

US Supreme Court Exempts Gun Maker in Shooting of 13yr-old Boy

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to the current gun law. The family of a boy who was shot to death was fighting a law that protects gun makers from lawsuits by shooting victims. But the court refused to hear an appeal from the uncle of a boy accidentally killed by a friend. The suit claimed the gun did not have the proper warnings or safety mechanism. Family members... [WLS-TV News (Chicago), via gunpolicy.org ]

Wife Shooter, Felon Fails in Michigan Appeals Court 'Right to a Gun' Case

It's common to hear about Second Amendment lawsuits dealing with gun rights. But nearly all state constitutions include similar legal protections, sometimes with language that is more emphatic than the wording in the U.S. Constitution's Bill of Rights. Take the recent case involving a Michigan man named Ricky Lee Baldwin, convicted by a jury of assault with intent to commit murder and unlawful... [CBS News (USA) / Taking Liberties, Blog, via gunpolicy.org ]