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by Joshua Melvin and Lea Dauple Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) – A baby in his car seat. A man in bed. A girl walking with her mother: Stray bullets killed each of them days apart as surging gun violence ripples through the United States. In addition to the people killed in suicides or the homicides hitting record levels in some US cities, an untallied number of other victims are struck by bullets […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The death toll from a shooting spree across multiple locations in Colorado, which ended when the gunman was himself shot dead, has risen to five, police said Tuesday. The trail of shooting began around 5:00 pm on Monday and unfolded across at least four different locations in the cities of Denver and Lakewood, said police, who had initially put the death toll at four. Two women were killed and a […]
by Paula RAMON LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The father of teenager accidentally shot dead by US police in a department store, demanded jail time Tuesday for the officers involved in her killing. The death of 14-year-old Valentina Orellana-Peralta is the latest at the hands of law enforcement in a country where guns abound and police readily resort to deadly force. “The only thing I want is justice for my daughter,” Juan Pablo Orellana […]
(Eagle News)–Authorities arrested a soldier in Cebu City on Friday, Dec 10, for alleged gun-running activities. According to the Philippine National Police, Staff Sergeant Cristobal “Chris” Pantoja was nabbed in an operation against loose firearms in the Kamagong Range Parking Area. Pantoja was assigned to the 7th Regional Community Defense Group Reserve Command, Special Service. PNP Chief Dionardo Carlos said seized from the suspect were two 5.56 mm rifles, three cal. 45 pistols, three cal. […]
by Laurent BANGUET Agence France Presse The fatal shooting of a crew member by actor Alec Baldwin during the making of a movie in the western United States has raised questions over the use of guns on film sets. Hollywood armorer Guillaume Delouche — who has been supplying weapons to filmmakers for three decades, with 75 titles to his name — says there are usually multiple safeguards against tragedy. Here are some of his insights […]
by Anne Lebreton with Andrew Marszal in Los Angeles Agence France Presse SANTA FE, United States (AFP) — Hollywood star Alec Baldwin said his “heart is broken” Friday after he fatally shot a cinematographer with a prop gun on the set of a Western he was filming about an accidental killing. The US actor and producer said he was “fully cooperating” with a police investigation into the incident, which also left the film’s director […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has destroyed over 7,000 discarded firearms. PNP Chief Police General Debold M Sinas witnessed the “ceremonial demilitarization” of 7371 firearms on Monday, April 26, at the PNP Grandstand in Camp Crame, Quezon City. Under PNP Memorandum Circular No. 2017-017, the demilitarization of these firearms is an allowable method of disposal if such is already unsaleable and may pose a hazard to the public if not destroyed. “This ceremonial […]
by Jacques LEMIEUX Agence France Presse OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday announced an immediate ban on military-grade assault weapons in response to the country’s deadliest-ever mass shooting, a rampage that left 22 people dead last month. “These weapons were designed for one purpose, and one purpose only: to kill the largest number of people in the shortest amount of time,” Trudeau told a news briefing. He said his government […]
(Eagle News)-At least 21 people were arrested for illegal discharge of firearms during the holidays. According to data from the Philippine National Police, of the 21, one each was from the Police Regional Office 1, PR02, PRO3, PRO6, PRO8, PRO9a and PRO13. Two were from PRO4A , PRO5 , PRO11, and PROBAR, while three were from PR010 and the National Capital Region Police Office. Some of those who were nabbed were members of the military and the […]
by Yelim Lee Agence France Presse WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) — New Zealand imposed an immediate ban on assault weapons on Thursday, taking swift action in response to the Christchurch massacre and triggering renewed calls from leading American politicians for curbs in the United States. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said assault rifles and military-style semi-automatic weapons would be banned with immediate effect, making good on a pledge to ensure that nothing like last week’s […]
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AFP) — New Zealand’s prime minister vowed to toughen the country’s gun laws after revealing Saturday that the man charged with murdering 49 people in two mosques legally purchased the arsenal of firearms used in the massacre. Jacinda Ardern said the gunman, a 28-year-old Australian, obtained a “Category A” gun licence in November 2017 and began purchasing the five weapons used in Friday’s attacks in the southern city of Christchurch the […]
Tatlong katao arestado (Eagle News) — Arestado ang tatlong katao matapos mahulihan ng tinatayang P1.5 milyong halaga ng shabu at mga baril sa isang Commission on Elections checkpoint sa Bulacan Miyerkules ng gabi. Ayon sa pulisya, inaresto sina Joselito Isidro, Jerome Jay Nino at Florinda Alipio matapos makita sa kanilang sport utility vehicle ang isang 9 mm. na pistol, isang submachine gun at anim na pakete ng shabu na may timbang na 210 na gramo […]
