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International & United Nations Gun Control

NRA has been engaged at the United Nations and elsewhere internationally in response to overreaching small arms initiatives for two decades. During this time, we have been actively opposing transnational efforts that would limit Americans’ Second Amendment freedoms. NRA has been a recognized Non-Governmental Organization at the United Nations since 1996. Our status as an NGO allows us to closely monitor the internal UN debate over firearm issues and report back to our members.

The most pressing international threat to U.S. gun owners is the UN Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). Among its most egregious provisions, the treaty encourages national recordkeeping requirements for “end users” of covered arms (including firearms), and suggests that national governments share such records. Further, the ATT compels countries to make arms import and export decisions based upon a trading partner’s willingness to abide by the treaty’s requirements, which could isolate the United States from legitimate trade in arms or force it to adopt restrictions detrimental to Second Amendment rights. During the drafting phase, NRA vigorously advocated for civilian firearm ownership be removed from the treaty’s scope. Those recommendations were ignored, meaning U.S. firearms policy could become the rest of the world’s business and subject to its approval, on pain of trade restrictions if it doesn’t meet “international norms.”

Secretary of State John Kerry signed the ATT on behalf of the U.S. on September 25, 2013. NRA continues to work with its Senate allies to prevent ratification or implementation of the treaty in the U.S.

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UK Working on New Air Gun Restrictions

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Friday, December 15, 2017

UK Working on New Air Gun Restrictions

Just as many American children are hoping that Santa Claus leaves them a BB or pellet gun under ...

New Evidence against Gun Confiscation

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Second Amendment  

Thursday, November 9, 2017

New Evidence against Gun Confiscation

We recently discussed the selection of input variables for statistical modeling and how such choices can alter one’s findings. New research ...

Toronto Sun  

Thursday, September 21, 2017

Canada: The gun registry's legacy - creating needless paperwork criminals

After the Chretien Liberal government spent years (and billions of tax dollars) trying to make criminals of every ...

Australian Broadcasting Corporation  

Friday, September 8, 2017

Australia: Nearly 26,000 guns handed in since July in national firearms amnesty

Figures released today show between July and September, 25,999 firearms have been handed in around the country, an ...

Australia’s Pro and Anti-gun Researchers Agree, Gun Turn-ins Don’t Work

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Friday, September 1, 2017

Australia’s Pro and Anti-gun Researchers Agree, Gun Turn-ins Don’t Work

Australia is in the midst of a National Firearms Amnesty that runs through September 30. During the campaign, ...

Czechs File Suit Challenging EU Gun Controls

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Second Amendment  

Friday, August 11, 2017

Czechs File Suit Challenging EU Gun Controls

This week, the Czech Republic made good on their promise to pursue a legal challenge to the European ...

Guns Trickle in to Australia Turn-in

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Friday, August 11, 2017

Guns Trickle in to Australia Turn-in

U.S. policymakers, NRA-ILA, and even some of the most ardent anti-gun researchers, have long understood that gun turn-in ...

Brits Vs. Guns

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Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Brits Vs. Guns

Will a society that has long turned its back on armed self-defense ever be able to find its ...

Run, Hide, Perish – Survival Do’s and Don’ts from Across the Pond

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Friday, July 14, 2017

Run, Hide, Perish – Survival Do’s and Don’ts from Across the Pond

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) advises persons at risk of harm from an active shooter ...

Czech Lower House Approves Gun Rights Constitutional Amendment

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Friday, June 30, 2017

Czech Lower House Approves Gun Rights Constitutional Amendment

Exactly two weeks after the Czech Republic announced that they would challenge restrictive changes to the European Union’s ...

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