Thursday, June 16, 2016

U.N. Human Rights Chief Says U.S. Needs 'Robust Gun Regulation'

U.N. Human Rights Chief Says U.S. Needs 'Robust Gun Regulation'
"The United Nations’ human rights chief called on the United States Tuesday to enforce more effective gun control measures in the aftermath of the Orlando terrorist attack, dismissing as “irresponsible pro-gun propaganda” the notion that firearms make societies safer.
U.N. human rights commissioner Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein urged the U.S. government to live up to its obligations to protect citizens from the “horrifyingly commonplace but preventable violent attacks that are the direct result of insufficient gun control.”
...Zeid cited a recent report from his office on the question of human rights and civilian access to firearms.
Its conclusions include a call for governments to regulate the acquisition and possession of firearms..."

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