USA: Gun Violence Is 'a Human Rights Crisis'
For Immediate Release
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
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WASHINGTON - The US government has allowed gun violence in the country to become a human rights crisis, said Amnesty International today as it published a major new report on the issue.
Amnesty’s report - In the Line of Fire: Human Rights and the US Gun Violence Crisis - shows how all aspects of American life have been compromised by the availability of guns in a country lacking proper regulations and safeguards.
While most countries have licensing and regulation systems in place for firearms, the United States lacks measures like a national registration scheme, and 30 sta...