USA is only country to oppose UN arms trade treaty

"The proposed treaty, which human rights groups have promoted as a significant move towards keeping small arms out of conflict zones, was endorsed on Tuesday by 15 Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, including the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu, the South African archbishop."



I wish people would just realize that legal fire-arms in the hands of lawful and honest citizens are beneficial to the society. It is the illegal gun trade the should be investigated. I am glad that the U.S. currently has a Republic leadership and knows the importance of having the necessary weapon for self-defense. In Switzerland, every home has an automatic weapon and yet their crime rate is extremely low!

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