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  • Mass shooting reignites push to loosen gun laws in war-torn Ukraine

    KYIV, April 21 (Reuters) – A deadly shooting in Ukraine’s capital at the weekend has fuelled calls for the loosening of restrictions on the right to own and carry handguns for self-defence in a country scarred by years of war against Russia. Hours after a gunman took hostages in a Kyiv supermarket on Saturday, shooting seven people…

  • Poland surpasses 1 million registered guns as Poles continue to arm themselves

    The number of legally owned firearms in Poland has passed the 1 million mark for the first time, according to the latest figures presented by Polish police. Poland issued a record 50,700 gun permits in 2025, pushing the total number of registered civilian firearms above 1 million for the first time, according to police statistics.…

  • Canadian Gun Grabbers Hit Snag with ‘Buyback’ Test

    Canada’s effort to collect firearms which have been banned by the government has hit an embarrassing snag which one U.S.-based gun rights organization suggests is an indication that gun owners in that country are sending a message to the government. According to the National Post, a six-week “pilot program” which hoped to bring in up to…

  • Israel distributes thousands of rifles to civilian security squads

    (Jan. 8, 2026 / JNS) The Defense Ministry and the Israel Defense Forces have completed the distribution of thousands of advanced Arad rifles to rapid response teams across the country as part of the community defense strategy, the ministry said on Thursday. The distribution forms part of the ministry and IDF Ground Forces Command’s broader initiative…

  • Australian Rights Coalition to fight government over-reach on firearms

    A new group fighting for Australian’s access to the outdoors, the Australian Rights Coalition (ARC), has launched in Perth, and is already counting more than 200 members among its ranks. ARC’s purpose is to fight against government interference and over-reach with a focus on the “five Fs” of firearms, fishing, four-wheel driving, farming and forestry. It…

  • Libertarian Agentine President Milei Expands Gun Rights

    There is a problem here in the United States, and that’s if liberty were to fall here, there’s nowhere to go. There’s no escape route for those of us who don’t want the government to take everything from us, up to and including our guns, which is why so many of us have a line…