illegal weapons

China-Bound UAE Aircraft Carrying Weapons Detained in India

A United Arab Emirates air force plane bound for China is being held in Kolkata, India after the pilot admitted it was carrying undeclared arms and ammunition. From Bloomberg: The aircraft landed in the eastern city of Kolkata...

Virginia Tech Massacre Let Chinese Public Appreciate China’s Gun Ban – Josie Liu

From China in Transition: The massacre at the Virginia Tech that left 33 people died has been one of the most discussed incidents among Chinese Internet users in the past 24 hours. Besides hundreds of comments expressing shock over the rampage and condolence for the victims, a large portion of the discussion touched on the […]

Police target surging gun sales – Xinhua News Agency

From Xinhua News Agency via Shanghai Daily: Serving a two-year jail term for gun-running, Xu Junyou longs for freedom and an honest job in Guangdong Province, south China’s economic powerhouse. Xu had been a farmer in Songtao Miao Autonomous County, of the southwestern Guizhou Province, before his conviction. “I know it’s a crime to sell […]

China police seize guns, explosives in crackdown – Reuters

From Reuters: Chinese police have seized thousands of guns and tonnes of illegal explosives two months after launching a national campaign to crackdown on illegal weapons, state media said on Tuesday. In the southwestern province of Sichuan, 5,500 guns, including pistols, hunting rifles, and home-made and military weapons had been seized, Xinhua news agency said, […]

Police announce gun amnesty deadline – Zhu Zhe

From China Daily: Illegal firearms’ owners in Beijing could be jailed for up to two years if they do not turn their weapons in by July 15, Beijing Public Security Bureau has announced. As part of a national crackdown on illegal guns launched last month, the bureau is urging the public to hand in firearms […]

China targets illegal explosive, gun industries – AFP

From AFP via China Daily: Chinese authorities have admitted they are struggling to cope with a “rampant” illegal market in explosives and small arms, as they launched a crackdown. “At present the public security situation concerning explosives, guns and ammunition is not optimistic,” public security ministry spokesman Wu Heping told journalists at a briefing to […]

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