Topic: Combating the Illicit Small Arms Trade
Country: Argentina
Delegate Name: Claire Hinkel
School: Mattawan High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Argentina position papers GLIMUN 2012 committees
It has become a common occurrence to see violence spread not by state actors, but by non-state actors. These violence-causing actors comprise terrorists, drug cartels, and other organized crime organizations. Efforts to stop the illicit small arms trade have helped, but have not been entirely successful in eliminating the problem. Many people in poverty suffer because of enforcement in the small arms trade.
The Argentine Republic has been regulating guns in order to start to decrease the small arms trade. The Argentine government requires all owners of handguns to have licenses for them. In order to obtain a license, the owner must pass a background check to consider the mental health and criminal background. Various weapon seizure programs have also been put into effect to reduce the number of illicit firearms in circulation. Also, there are laws requiring the destruction of surplus, collected, and seized firearms rather than the return them to the secondary arms market.
The Argentine Republic plans to work with all nations to rid the world of the illicit small arms trade. The activities of arms brokers need to be monitored in order to gain a better view on what to do, and the transfer intermediaries should be regulated by law. It would be best to tighten the laws and restrictions on all small arms. We hope to crack down on the illegal workings and make the world a better place.
