UNITED NATIONS: REGULATING CIVILIAN USES & USERS OF SMALL ARMS

[R. LaCasse]

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Date: Mon, December 5, 2011 9:11 am
From: "Dennis & Hazel Young"
Subject: UNITED NATIONS: REGULATING CIVILIAN USES & USERS OF SMALL ARMS

UNITED NATIONS COORDINATING ACTION ON SMALL ARMS (CASA
CASA's project on International Small Arms Control Standards (ISACS)
http://www.un-casa-isacs.org/isacs/Welcome.html

GOAL: "To develop internationally accepted and validated standards that
provide clear and comprehensive guidance to practitioners and
policy-makers
on small arms and light weapons control"

CONSULTATION: CASA is conducting a broad-based consultation on all draft
ISACS modules and invites participation from qualified practitioners and
policymakers from all sectors of the small arms and light weapons
community
of practice and from all regions of the world.

The United Nations Coordinating Action on Small Arms (CASA) mechanism
strives to improve the UN's ability to work as one in delivering effective
policy, programming and advice to Member States on curbing the
uncontrolled
proliferation and misuse of small arms and light weapons. Established by
the Secretary-General in 1998 with the task of coordinating the small arms
work of the UN system, CASA today unites more than 20 UN bodies active in
policy development and/or programming related to small arms and light
weapons.

In July 2008, CASA launched an ambitious initiative to develop a set of
International Small Arms Control Standards (ISACS) along the lines of the
standards the UN has already developed in the areas of mine action
(International Mine Action Standards) and disarmament, demobilization and
reintegration of ex-combatants (Integrated DDR Standards).

The purpose of ISACS is to enhance the effectiveness of policymaking and
programming across the UN system by providing clear and comprehensive
guidance to practitioners and policymakers on a wide range of small arms
and
light weapons control issues.

ISACS are framed by existing global agreements on small arms and light
weapons control; build upon regional and sub-regional initiatives to
develop
best practice guidelines, codes of conduct, model regulations, etc. and
seek
to cover the fundamental aspects of the issue on which the United Nations
may be called upon to provide advice and guidance.

TO PARTICIPATE: If you have extensive experience of working with
government
agencies (including police or military), international or regional
organisations, civil society or industry, on issues related to small arms
and light weapons, we would like to hear from you. If you are willing to
contribute your expertise, on a voluntary basis, to shaping, fine-tuning
and
finalising ISACS, please send (1) a brief motivation note and (2) your CV
to: feed...@un-casa-isacs.org

The review of all 26 ISACS modules, in English, will take place on a
separate, online workspace (not on this website) from 1 October 2010 for a
period of approximately one year. Successful applicants will be provided
with details of how to access the online workspace.

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The CASA project on ISACS gratefully acknowledges financial support from:
The Government of Canada, Australian Government, Norwegian Minister of
Foreign Affairs, Ireland Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland,
United
Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, UNICEF, Security Council
Counter-Terrorism Committee
http://www.un-casa-isacs.org/isacs/Welcome.html
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CHAPTER 7 - REGULATING CIVILIAN USES OF SMALL ARMS
7.1 General
7.2 Sport shooting
7.3 Self-defence/protection
7.4 Carrying small arms in public

CHAPTER 8 - REGULATING CIVILIAN USERS OF SMALL ARMS
8.1 General
8.2 Number limits
8.3 Marking
8.4 Licensing
8.5 Safe Storage
8.6 Keeping children safe
8.7 Registration
8.8 Restricting access to small arms
8.9 Information requirements
8.10 Commercial entities
8.11 Person-to-person domestic transfers
8.12 Private security companies

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Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2011 11:04:40 -0500
From: "mred"
Subject: Re: UNITED NATIONS: REGULATING CIVILIAN USES & USERS OF SMALL
ARMS

Well I read this poop and all it says to me ? is keep small arms away from
civilians and just let the military and police have them.

Sometimes you just have to read between the lines and see what the real
message is?
ed/on

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