The U.S. government has been brokering and encouraging arms sales since the founding of the country.
This kind of legislation encourages arms dealers to turn a blind eye to the lethal consequences of what they peddle, and rewards their breathtaking irresponsibility.
Second, especially in the past couple of decades, is the repressive behaviour of India's security forces in the territory they control, as they confront militants who are encouraged, armed and deployed by Pakistani backers.
So the Pentagon is seeking to create more sophisticated contracts that encourage arms-makers to find cost savings that are shared with the taxpayer.America is taking an interest in moves across the Atlantic, especially in Britain, to get companies to take over the ownership and upkeep of weapons systems.
A few weeks ago, UAE police visited London for training and the UK routinely encourages arms and policing exports to the UAE.
What was absent from the NRA convention, however, was any real discussion on the "Stand Your Ground" law that encourages armed confrontations, and makes all of us less safe.
Critics of the program argued variously that the scheme was unworkable, that it encouraged a further arms race, and that it undermined established arms-control agreements and weakened the prospects for further arms-control agreements.
Speaking at a news conference in Washington, the US president said Russia was encouraging, training, arming and funding separatists in the region and warned Moscow that it faced further isolation.
Speaking in Washington, US President Barack Obama accused Russia of encouraging, training, arming and funding separatists in eastern Ukraine.
Speaking at a news conference in Washington, President Barack Obama accused Russia of encouraging, training, arming and funding separatists in the region and warned that Russia was already isolated internationally.
