Allanea
18-10-2003, 14:12
Title: The International Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons
Submitted by: Allanea
The General Assembly,
Realizing the threat to world security caused by the illicit proliferation of small arms and light weapons,
Gravely concerned by the ease at which small arms and light weapons can be acquire through the illicit arms trade,
Bearing in mind the fact that certain weapons are not military in purpose, and are more often than not used in various sporting competitions,
Concerned that absence of familiarity in matters of handling safety may cause lethal accidents where SA/LW’s are left in areas of past battles or abandoned by the combatants or by criminal elements,
Encouraging the creation of educational programs such as the Eddie Eagle Course to reduce such damage,
1. Suggests that civilian weapons (semiautomatic, bolt-action, pump-action, and single-shot handguns and rifles of up to 14.5 bore diameter and shotguns of all calibers) be excluded from the definition of SA/LW’s as their purposes are not military in nature;
2. Demands that civilian weapons be immediately excluded from all international regulations on the legal trade in arms, except as defined in paragraphs 1 and 2;
3.. Proposes that governments should cooperate with NGO’s so as to provide education on small arms safety in areas affected by warfare and violence;
4. Decides to remain actively seized on the matter
Submitted by: Allanea
The General Assembly,
Realizing the threat to world security caused by the illicit proliferation of small arms and light weapons,
Gravely concerned by the ease at which small arms and light weapons can be acquire through the illicit arms trade,
Bearing in mind the fact that certain weapons are not military in purpose, and are more often than not used in various sporting competitions,
Concerned that absence of familiarity in matters of handling safety may cause lethal accidents where SA/LW’s are left in areas of past battles or abandoned by the combatants or by criminal elements,
Encouraging the creation of educational programs such as the Eddie Eagle Course to reduce such damage,
1. Suggests that civilian weapons (semiautomatic, bolt-action, pump-action, and single-shot handguns and rifles of up to 14.5 bore diameter and shotguns of all calibers) be excluded from the definition of SA/LW’s as their purposes are not military in nature;
2. Demands that civilian weapons be immediately excluded from all international regulations on the legal trade in arms, except as defined in paragraphs 1 and 2;
3.. Proposes that governments should cooperate with NGO’s so as to provide education on small arms safety in areas affected by warfare and violence;
4. Decides to remain actively seized on the matter