Bogota Feb homicide rate drops to 10-year low: Mayor
Bogota mayor Gustavo Petro said Tuesday that homicides in Colombia’s capital dropped 22% in February and have reached a 10-year low. The government figures showed a 22% reduction in murders…
Bogota mayor Gustavo Petro said Tuesday that homicides in Colombia’s capital dropped 22% in February and have reached a 10-year low. The government figures showed a 22% reduction in murders…
The Bogota ban on carrying weapons has taken away the means of civilians to protect themselves against a very real criminal threat. Mayor Gustavo Petro apparently is well aware of…
A gun ban in the Colombian capital Bogota came into force Wednesday, following approval from the Army, reported Radio Caracol. The ban, introduced by Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro, will have…
Colombia’s capital Bogota will ban the carrying of weapons for a trial period of three months in an attempt to lower the city’s crime rates, the city’s mayor announced Tuesday.…
Medellin’s newly installed mayor, with the support of the local army brigade, imposed a year-long ban on the carrying of weapons Thursday. The ban is officially imposed by the army,…
Colombia’s government said Tuesday it will propose new legislation on gun control after newly inaugurated Bogota mayor Gustavo Petro revived the discussion on banning the carrying of weapons to reduce…
Colombian lawmakers want to propose a bill that allows mayors to decree a full ban on carrying weapons as new Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro wants in the capital, newspaper el…