Gun Policy News
World Has Unique Chance to Curb Global Gun Trade, Says Report
2 October 2006
Reuters
LONDON — The world has a unique chance starting on Monday to begin to curb the trade in guns and military hardware that kills at least 300,000 people each year and ruins the lives of millions more, campaigners said.
Exploiting legal loopholes and unscrupulous dealers, deadly weapons are finding their way from legal manufacturers to countries like Sudan, Indonesia and Uganda which are subject to international arms embargoes, Control Arms said.
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