Political Factoid
The U.S. weapons manufacturers,
importers, and exporters, and
their major lobbying group,
the NRA, as well as most
Republican politicians,
... aggressively oppose
peace efforts of the
United Nations
... including the
Arms Trade Treaty,
(intended to keep weapons
out of the hands of terrorists
and other international
criminals.*)
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A significant market for the gun makers
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cf. |
754,
1999,
776,
1696,
2989,
2257,
2351,
2394,
3441,
5205,
5422,
6372,
6415,
6449
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