Mr. Richard Arbeiter at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

On October 17th, 2017. See this statement in context.

October 17th, 2017 / 12:10 p.m.

Director General, International Security Policy Bureau, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

I would focus on article 1, which outlines the purpose of the treaty. There is no reference in article 1 to domestic gun ownership, which suggests that the purpose of the treaty is not to regulate domestic gun ownership.

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