Gun Policy News
Global Gun Trade Treaty Needed to Curb the Spread of Weapons
12 June 2008
Statesman (Kolkata), Opinion
The campaign to reduce small arms and to eliminate the use of landmines and cluster bombs can save millions of lives. In addition, animals and birds can also be protected.
Although attention is generally focussed on heavy weapons, greater destruction is caused by "small arms and light weapons", a technical term (generally abbreviated to 'small arms') which covers revolvers, pistols, rifles, carbines, machine-guns, ammunition, shells, grenades, landmines and... (GunPolicy.org)