Editing Drive-by shooting (section)

==Italy==
In [[Italy]], the circulation of firearms is low compared to that in the United States, and just over a million civilians own a firearm license,<ref>{{cite web |language=it |title=Quante armi ci sono in Italia? |trans-title=How many firearms are there in Italy? |date=6 February 2018 |access-date=19 March 2019 |url=https://www.lastampa.it/2018/02/06/cultura/quante-armi-ci-sono-in-italia-e9Am5ZAb3cSnYCrpEtFmIJ/pagina.html |website=[[La Stampa]]}}</ref> so face-to-face shooting or threats with firearms are rare. Drive-by shootings, on the other hand, are common, especially in professional criminal contexts, as the statistical incidence says that almost all assaults with firearms are carried out from cars, [[Motorcycle|motorcycles]], or [[Scooter (motorcycle)|scooters]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}} These kinds of vehicles are used since they provide better mobility in the narrow city districts. From the 1970s into the 21st century, [[Cosa Nostra]] and the [[Camorra]] have both been known to perform drive-by shootings during clan or mafia wars, or to [[assassinate]] targets. One notable example of such, is [[Carabiniere]] general [[Carlo Alberto dalla Chiesa]], who was killed with an [[AK-47]] in a drive by shooting in September 1982 in [[Palermo]].<ref name="ambrose">{{cite book |last1=Ambrose |first1=Tom |title=The Nature of Despotism |date=2008 |publisher=New Holland |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OGDuAAAAMAAJ&q=drive+by+shootings+camorra |isbn=978-1-84773-070-1}}</ref>

One of the most striking episodes of a drive-by shooting in Italy was the [[Macerata shooting]], conducted against six Africans by a far-right extremist, Luca Traini, using an [[Alfa Romeo 147]]. However, the attack caused no deaths.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ilmessaggero.it/primopiano/cronaca/sparatorie_macerata-3525294.html |language=it |title=Macerata, spari da auto in corsa, sei feriti: sono tutti di colore. Una vendetta per Pamela: bloccato un uomo avvolto nel tricolore |trans-title=Macerata, drive-by shooting, six wounded: all black people. Revenge for Pamela: a man wrapped in the Italian flag arrested |date=3 February 2018 |access-date=15 March 2019 |website=[[Il Messaggero]]}}</ref>