Gun Control and Terrorism [GAO] News
Gun Control and Terrorism [GAO]

Gun Control and Terrorism, Government Accountability Office report, January 2005, released March 8, 2005 [finding that 47 people on a terrorism watch list had in fact been approved for weapons purchases in the past year]. Read the full text of the report [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

THIS DAY @ LAW

Sirhan convicted of assassinating RFK

On April 17, 1969, Sirhan Sirhan was convicted of assassinating Senator Robert F. Kennedy and sentenced to death. The sentence was later commuted to life in prison after the Supreme Court of California overturned the death penalty in the state.

Canadian constitution patriated with Charter of Rights and Freedoms

On April 17, 1982, the Constitution Act 1982 was proclaimed in Ottawa, establishing the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and terminating the British Parliament's power to amend the Canadian constitution.