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The Gun Lobby Joins with North Korea, Iran and Syria in Opposing Effort to Keep Weapons from Terrorists and War Criminals

• 14 April 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Iran, Israel, North Korea, Syria, United States of America, USA
Tags: arms trade, Arms Trade Treaty, ATT, conventional weapons, DPRK, human rights, humanitarian law, Iran, Israel, National Rifle Association, NATO, Nobel Peace Prize, North Korea, NRA, Red Cross, Senate, State Department, Syria, terrorism, The Hill, USA, war crimes


44k Signatories of Avaaz Petition Tell NRA “ENOUGH!”

• 16 December 2012 • Leave a Comment

Posted in United States of America, USA
Tags: Arms Trade Treaty, ATT, Avaaz, gun lobby, guns, National Rifle Association, NRA, SALW, small arms and light weapons, Wayne LaPierre


The Anti-Social Worldview of Gun Lobbyists

• 24 July 2012 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Canada, United States of America, USA
Tags: #armstreaty, action-as-propaganda, Arms Trade Treaty, ATT, Control Arms, David Keen, FAIR Trade Group, FireArms Importer/Exporter Roundtable, Global Policy, gun lobby, guns, Hannah Arendt, ideology, National Firearms Association, National Rifle Association, NRA, Other, right-wing, SAAMI, SALW, Second Amendment, Self, Self and Other, small arms and light weapons, Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute, vigilantism, Wayne LaPierre, WFSA, World Forum on the Future of Sport Shooting Activities


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