Two former ministers announced they would challenge Colombian President Duque loosened gun ban in court, claiming the decree “opens the door to the rearmament of civilians.” Duque controversially amended the…
President Ivan Duque loosened Colombia’s gun ban on Wednesday hours after his political patron, former President Alvaro Uribe, announced civilians could carry firearms if permitted by the military. The request…
Colombia’s prosecution has urged stricter gun control measures and increased efforts to curb arms trafficking to lower the country’s high number of gun-related deaths, newspaper El Tiempo reported Tuesday. The…
Cali, Colombia’s third largest city, on Friday banned guns and knives in most of its municipal territory. The Christmas ban will be in place until the end of January.
The mayor of Bogota requested on Thursday that the restrictions on carrying firearms be extended in the Colombian capital by three additional months. Gustavo Petro wrote a letter to the…
Colombia’s capital Bogota extends its ban on carrying firearms in public spaces for another three months, local media reported Thursday. General Gabriel Pinilla of the Colombian Army’s Bogota-based 8th Brigade…
Colombia’s capital reported a decrease in several crimes including homicide, which is down 20% compared to the same period last year. Official city figures released Thursday recorded 98 murders in Bogota…
Bogota’s mayor has applauded the city’s gun ban after street murders with weapons fell 18% in the last three months. The mayor’s office reported homicides using weapons had dropped to…
Colombian authorities have extended a law banning firearms in Bogota for three months. The original ban, which had a trial period of 90 days starting February 1 of this year,…