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 Posted: Mon May 29th, 2006 07:44 am
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e.avery



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      The small arms trade affects tens of millions of people everyday.  There are over 650 million small arms in circulation in the world today.  They are produced in over 90 countries and about 1200 factories dedicated to turning out finished weapons.  It is a 5 billion dollars a year in legal and illegal trade at a 4 to 1 ratio.  The countries that made up the former Soviet Union not only had stockpiles of weapons to trade, but they also had there own arms industries, no hard currency, and no regulation. 

Our soldiers die every day due to these weapons.  As your yesterday has affected your today, so too will your today affect your tomorrow. 











Just did not want any one to think that I am inexperienced with weapons, and am affraid of something that I do not understand.  These opinions have been formed through pain, which tends to be the most effective on the human psyche.


Last edited on Mon May 29th, 2006 09:37 am by e.avery