"I was astonished at how quickly the entire question morphed from concern about the flood of weapons into African civil wars to how to use international law to do an end run around supposedly permissive gun ownership regimes in the US. I recall remarking with dismay in all those early meetings, back when it was still closely linked to the landmines ban community, that this treaty had a reasonably good, if still small, chance of accomplishing something worthwhile, provided that it was identified as being about exceptional situations - civil wars and failed states - and was not about domestic laws in countries that were perfectly capable of setting their own terms." International Gun Control Efforts? byKenneth Anderson July 19, 2008 http://opiniojuris.org/2008/07/19/international-gun-control-efforts/ ************************************************** Professor Joseph Olson, J.D., LL.M. o- 651-523-2142 Hamline University School of Law (MS-D2037) f- 651-523-2236 St. Paul, MN 55113-1235 c- 612-865-7956 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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