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A 14-year-old boy allegedly stabbed another male student, 16, twice in the stomach with the miniature sword called a kirpan at Glenwood High School in Sydneys north-west on May 6th

19:19 EDT, 17 May 2021 616 shares A fiery debate has erupted on the Today show about whether children should be able to take religious weapons to school after a teenager was allegedly stabbed with a Sikh kirpan in Sydney. The 14-year-old boy who allegedly used the knife was legally allowed to carry it on school grounds because it was classified a religious weapon by the education department.  The NSW Department of Education reacted on Tuesday morning by placing a ban on such weapons.  Unde...

The prosecutors office said Monday it is seeking a life sentence for a man who killed two and injured three during a shooting spree in Pärnu County last summer. The prosecutor made the statement during summing-up at Pärnu County Court, in respect of Mikk Tarraste, 33, who carried out the double homicide near the village of Lihula in June 2020. Tarraste is charged with murder; the firearms used in the attack were legal, BNS reports, though illegal types of ammunition were found in the course o...

The 49-year-old Central Region officer has been tasked to perform non-operational duties and must appear in Mackay Magistrates Court later this month.

A man who fired on several people near the village of Lihula, Pärnu County, last June, killing two and injuring four, has pleaded guilty to charges brought in civil cases against him, on the opening day of his trial Monday. However, he denies attempting to conceal firearms or fleeing the scene. It was after doing the latter that the accused allegedly killed the two individuals. Mikk Tarraste, 32, entered a guilty plea at the first-tier Pärnu County Court, BNS reports, meaning he admits his gu...

New gel blaster laws due to kick off in Queensland as toy gun owners warned of harsher penalties FriFriday 15 updated FriFriday 15 JanJanuary 2021 at 9:44pm It is estimated the industry is worth up to $200 million in Queensland and employs hundreds of people. ( Share Print text only Cancel They look like real guns and its an offence to point them or fire at anyone without their permission but gel blasters will remain legal in Queensland, despite moves in other states to effectively ban their us...

Two fatal shootings in Estonia over the last six months have made the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) to look into the persons owning firearms in Estonia with background checks conducted on 90 percent of gun owners. After a fatal shooting in Lihula, Pärnu County, in early-June, the Ministry of the Interior is preparing amendments to the Weapons Act while law-abiding gun owners are hoping that the public opinion will not turn against them as a result of two bad apples. After the Lihula shoo...

A court has scheduled for February the trial of a man who killed two people and injured three more in a shooting spree in Pärnu County last June. Pärnu County Court will hear the case of Mikk Tarraste, 32, from February 15, the court decided, following a pre-trial hearing today, Wednesday. Tarraste will remain in custody until then. The court also opted to handle civil actions from all victims, with sums sought totaling €350,000. In addition, the court granted an application from Tarrastes ...

Police will close down CBD thoroughfares to make way for a street feast this New Year's Eve, as officers are handed extra powers to search revellers for weapons in high-risk areas across the state.

Another great bit of UK weapon control. Had an email from neighborhood watch about a weapons surrender scheme. I clicked the link to find that apparently it will be illegal have a pea shooter in your own home next year. I didnt even know that its already illegal to have one in public, make or sell one (no one told ebay) Yes its a kids toy, but it meets the description here "the weapon sometimes known as a ‘blowpipe’ or ‘blow gun’, being a hollow tube out of which hard pellets or darts ...