PRESS RELEASE: Civil Society, Parliamentarians and Gun Survivors urge Indian Government to support an International Arms Trade Treaty to stop the inflow of illegal small arms and light weapons

On Saturday, 13 September 2008, Control Arms Foundation of India (CAFI) commemorated the Global Day of Action for an International Arms Trade Treaty at the India International Centre, New Delhi, and urged the Government of India to support an International Arms Trade Treaty to stop the inflow of illegal small arms and light weapons.

In a memorandum submitted to Honourable Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as well as Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Minister of External Affairs, Shri Shivraj Patil, Minister of Home Affairs, and Shri AK Anthony, Ministry of Defence, CAFI asks the Government to recognise that proliferation of unregulated Small Arms and Light Weapons are a problem for India and that institutional mechanisms need to be strengthened for this at the national, regional, and international levels.

India is one of the most heavily armed countries in the world with around 40 million firearms circulating. Most of the legally registered arms are in civilian possession; but uncounted illegal weapons are in the hands of criminals or insurgents. The consequences are lethal, because every day, 12 people die from armed violence all over India.

One reason for the easy availability of weapons is the lack of regulation of the international arms trade.

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