IPU HANDBOOK FOR PARLIAMENTARIANS No. 12 – 2007 MISSING PIECES MISSING A GUIDE FOR REDUCING GUN VIOLENCE THROUGH PARLIAMENTARY ACTION PARLIAMENTARY THROUGH VIOLENCE GUN REDUCING FOR GUIDE A MISSING PIECES A GUIDE FOR REDUCING GUN VIOLENCE THROUGH PARLIAMENTARY ACTION HD CENTRE HD Centre for Centre for Humanitarian Inter-Parliamentary Union Humanitarian Inter-Parliamentary Union Dialogue Dialogue MISSING PIECES A GUIDE FOR REDUCING GUN VIOLENCE THROUGH PARLIAMENTARY ACTION MISSING PIECES ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This handbook was compiled by Cate Buchanan and Mireille Widmer from the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue. Contributors to the original version are mentioned at the end of each theme. It was refined with inputs from the Inter-Parliamentary Union, and in particular its co- rapporteurs on small arms and light weapons, Mr. François-Xavier de Donnea (Belgium) and Ms. Ruth Oniang’o (Kenya), as well as members of the Bureau of the First Standing Committee on Peace and International Security. Additional comments were provided by Mr. Marc-Antoine Morel from the United Nations Development Programme, Ms. Julie E. Myers from the United Nations Children’s Fund, and Ms. Rebecca Peters and Mr. Alun Howard from the International Action Network on Small Arms. Design and layout: Richard Jones (
[email protected]) CONTENTS CONTENTS LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 6 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS 7 INTRODUCTION 9 Parliamentary action 9 The global response to armed violence 10 A human security approach: A parliamentary agenda for action 11 THEME 1 PREVENTING MISUSE: