Disarmament refers to a country or organisation giving up its weapons and/or armies

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magazine article: Gun control. Britain has the most severe gun control laws in the world. Handguns or pistols are banned for civilians, even for sports purposes. Read article

word game: Strip the gun! Guns kill! So strip the gun and put the pieces in the bin! Play game

story: The Hero. The author's uncle is drafted into the army. He and all the other conscripts head off to war. Or do they? Read story

cartoon: "Mummy, I have to take a gun to school tomorrow!" "A gun? You must be joking! Why do you say that?" See cartoon

trivia: Film: The Last Gun (1959): directed by Steven Spielberg. This was Spielberg’s very first film. See more disarmament trivia

links: Wikipedia: Arms control See more links

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