WFSA Ansprache vor der UNO zum Arms Trade Treaty

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To be successful, any arms treaty must be clear and focused, and it must be focused on the problem--military weapons. We maintain that civilian firearms are not a problem which in any way shape or form is appropriate to be addressed by an international arms trade treaty. Approximately 60% of the firearms in the world are legally owned by civilians.

The delegates in this room are well-intentioned in their effort to address human rights abuses, but history shows that human rights abuses are, more often than not, due to the actions of governments and not civilians. The possession of firearms by civilians is a deterrent to human rights abuses. The same can be said regarding the issue of criminal violence. The best research available has shown that civilian firearms possession is a deterrent to crime.

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