arm trade treaty

The inclusion of the bullets in the Arms Trade Treaty

Oxfam’s report of May shows some relevant issues regarding the inclusion of bullets and ammunition in the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). It is certainly true that the ATT mainly comprise rules monitoring the arm trade of weapons and ammunitions in different uses such us military, police and security. However, there is no consensus about the rules governing the transfer of bullets in the same document. The majority of member states on the treaty agree that guns are useless without bullets and that an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) that does not control ammunition will not achieve its purposes. It is also important to point out some figures that allow us to measure the magnitude of the issues: Twelve billion bullets... Read more »