UN urges measures to stop arms trafficking fueling Haiti’s gang wars
Reuters The head of the United Nation’s drugs and crime office on Thursday warned of a “vicious cycle” of arms trafficking to increasingly powerful Haitian gangs, fueling an internal conflict and worsening violence across the Caribbean. “It’s more important than ever to take every measure possible to prevent illicit flows,” the UNODC’s executive director, Ghada […]
The Long Read: Two US pastors worry for their congregants’ safety. Are more guns the answer or the problem?
ADAM GELLER, of Associated Press, reports on the challenges facing US pastors amid concerns over violence targeting congregations…
Aghast at Hamas killings, Israelis buy up guns with government’s blessing
Kfar Saba, Israel Reuters After Hamas’ shock attack on Israel, Shimrit Ben Arosh, a mother from an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank, drove up to a shooting range in central Kfar Saba for gun license firearms training. “I have six children, and after the incident of the 7th of October, I understood that […]
Postcards: Spooked by crime, Ecuadoreans train to carry guns for self-defence
ALEXANDRA VALENCIA, of Reuters, reports from Quito…
In Brazil, Christian leaders say school attacks connected to “culture of violence”
São Paulo, Brazil A growing number of school attacks in Brazil are connected to the promotion of “a culture of violence” in the country over the past few years, according to Christian leaders in the country. Brazil has seen a surge in attacks on schools in recent years including a 27th March incident in the […]
After two mass shootings, can Serbia rid itself of guns?
Belgrade, SerbiaReuters After Serbia was rocked by two mass shootings in two days earlier in May, Branko, 54, surrendered his unlicensed arms under a government amnesty: four assault rifles, nine handguns, eight grenades and many boxes of ammunition. The huge cache of weapons handed over by just one veteran of the wars that tore apart […]
Essay: Anger management and guns
US Catholic commentator PHYLLIS ZAGANO, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says anger is clearly at the root of mass shootings in the US…
Updated: Nine killed in planned attack at Serbian school by 13-year-old boy
Updated: 8am, 4th May, 2023 (AEST)Belgrade, SerbiaReuters A 13-year-old boy gunned down eight fellow pupils and a security guard in a Belgrade school on Wednesday in a planned attack, prompting Serbia’s president to announce tougher curbs on gun ownership. Using two handguns that belonged to his father, the boy fired first at the guard and […]
Caribbean armed violence fuelled by small-scale gun traffickers – report
Mexico CityReuters High rates of gun violence in the Caribbean are being fueled by small-scale trafficking, largely from the United States, via shipping firms, commercial airlines and by post, according to a new report by the Geneva-based Small Arms Survey. Caribbean countries suffer three times more violent deaths than the global average, often caused by […]
Chileans buy more guns, private guards as security tops concerns
Santiago, ChileReuters After their pick-up truck was stolen at gunpoint outside their home in Santiago last June, Javiera Castillo and her partner began learning how to shoot a pistol to prevent future encounters. Castillo, 23, a student and small-business owner who lives in the middle-class neighborhood of Maipu in Santiago, is one of a record […]