Gun control generally refers to laws or policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of firearms. They vary greatly around the world. In recent years, governments around the world have discussed how to curb the illicit trafficking of individual weapons. The subject was taken into consideration by the General Assembly of the United Nations. Have been drawn reports, recommendations were made and resolutions adopted. Critics, however, point out that focusing only on the black market ignores the work of the biggest arms dealers: the governments themselves. In fact, the line between legality and illegality in the sale of weapons is very thin. Many weapons now considered illegal at the time were sold legally. First sold weapons to armies or police forces are often …show more content…
In addition, it is not uncommon that the arms will be resold to third parties without the original seller knows about it or give its consent. An article in a periodical specializing says: "Above all, national governments should not be limited to support efforts to curb the illicit trafficking of small arms, but will examine the role that they themselves have in the current legal traffic of arms." (Arms Control Today) While many hope that the traffic of firearms an individual day will be cut off, a reporter noted: "Since the five permanent members of the board of UN Security alone are responsible for more 80 percent of world traffic in arms, probably we should not be too many illusions. " Another thing that makes it difficult to control the flow of small arms and light is the relative ease with which such weapons can be produced. While the production of sophisticated weapons such as tanks, planes and warships is limited to a dozen or so countries, there are over 300 manufacturers of small arms in fifty countries. The large and growing number of