The World Agrees: No Right to Bear Unregulated Arms

As the ATT becomes international law, campaigners are already gearing up for enforcement and vigilance mechanisms. Mexico, a country ridden with what under its laws are illegal weapons from across the U.S. border, has offered to host the first conference of state parties and a temporary secretariat. “The rules of procedure, reporting, and verification will be set then,” says Kane. “Very few states have mechanisms against gender-based violence,” so these mechanisms will have to be put in place in most countries. But today is a day to pause for celebration. The world has agreed that there is no right to bear unregulated arms.