In July, the U. N. held a conference on small arms. The conference aimed at creating an international treaty limiting the trade in small arms. But after intensive debate, and despite the support of many nations, even Kofi Annan had to admit that the conference had collapsed or, as he put it, had "ended without agreeing on an outcome." One group at the conference had reason to celebrate: the National Rifle Association.
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