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UN Votes for Global Gun Trade Treaty: 147 in Favour, 2 Against
31 October 2008
Associated Press
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly endorsed the idea of an unprecedented treaty regulating the global arms trade Friday, despite opposition from the United States.
Of the U.N.'s 192 member nations, 147 voted in favor of drafting the treaty. Only the U.S. and Zimbabwe voted against it, with the other nations absent or abstaining.
Proponents say they hope to adopt a treaty within five years imposing controls on an international arms trade that... (GunPolicy.org)