AK-47: the world's favourite killing machine Kalahsnikov AK-47 assualt rifles are the world's worst regulated weapons, according to a new report. There are a staggering 70 million in the world today, "fuelling conflict and poverty in the world's poorest countries," according to Jermey Hobbs, director of Oxfam International. The report has been released to mark the first day of the UN world conference on small arms and light weapons, which begins in New York today. "At this UN world conference, governments must agree global rules for small arms sales and help put an end to this suffering," added Hobbs. More about the conference on the Control Arms blog >> Spread the word: send the image above as an e-card >> posted at 12:17 PM | Permalink 0 comments   Comments: GenerationWhy and Oxfam accept no responsibility for the content of comments in the Blog. Post a Comment

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