OAS Members Sign Convention Against Illicit Firearms Trafficking

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Monday, December 1, 1997
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
13
Issue: 
12
500-503
Abstract: 
On November 14, 1997, the U.S. and members of the Organization of American States (OAS) signed the Inter-American Convention Against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, the first international agreement designed to prevent, combat, and eradicate illegal trafficking in firearms, ammunition, and explosives... [more]