11. The army order coincides with new rules issued by the Interior Ministry making civilian gun permits valid for only three years instead of five. 12. The law is quite clear about how people qualify for a gun permit. 13. The only gun permits granted are for hunters, who must apply through the Mexican consulates. 14. Then, to prove she was who she said she was, she whipped out her gun permit. 15. They also said people with gun permits rarely commit crimes involving firearms. 16. We track gun traffickers, steer kids away from guns and gangs, and encourage police chiefs to go slow on issuing gun permits. 17. A soldier shot and critically wounded a senior officer Wednesday for refusing to issue him a gun permit, the military said. 18. Durn, long known to have serious psychological problems, was issued a gun permit. 19. From Saturday, almost any law-abiding citizen qualifies for a gun permit providing they complete a gun safety course. 20. If Chahal had been denied a gun permit, he could have bought a weapon on the black market or smuggled one from the United States, Montague noted. |