Policymakers abroad: on Gun Control


Vladimir Putin: School shooting leads to tightening of gun laws

Gunfire and explosions erupted at a school in central Russia on Tuesday, killing seven students and two school employees, according to witnesses and officials who blamed a teenager for the rare mass shooting in the country. Within hours, President Vladimir V. Putin said he had ordered a tightening of Russia's already restrictive laws on civilian gun ownership, a move that is likely to be implemented in the country's top-down political system.
Source: N.Y. Times on Foreign Influencers May 11, 2021

Xi Jinping: Only a few groups of people are allowed to own guns

By 1996, a national gun control law had been promulgated by the National People's Congress. Under the law, only a few groups of people are allowed to own guns, including law enforcement, security personnel, government-approved sports shooters and government-approved hunters.

In recent years, authorities have carried out more raids and offered freedom from prosecution in firearms amnesties.

Source: CNN on Foreign Influences: "On Gun Control" Sep 20, 2021

Liz Truss: Crack down on online sales of offensive weapons

POLICY: Tackle sale of offensive weapons online

DATE & PLATFORM: August 19, leadership hustings in Manchester

SHE SAID WHAT? We do need to make sure that we are cracking down on those types of offensive weapons.

Source: Politico blog "Truss manifesto" on Foreign Influences Sep 1, 2022

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