Gun Group Pleased With Plans to Withdraw From Arms Trade Treaty

The National Shooting Sports Foundation supports President Donald Trump's plans to withdraw from the Arms Trade Treaty (see 1904260063), the group said in a news release. "The treaty was intended to control the international trade in firearms under the guise of protecting human rights," the group said. "The National Shooting Sports Foundation strongly opposed the treaty as it would have exposed the firearms and ammunition industry to a confusing web of international regulations that would not have contributed to curbing illegal arms trafficking, protecting human rights or guaranteeing the rights of United States citizens." The international sales of arms are still "highly regulated by U.S. law and this action has no effect upon these stringent export controls," the group said.