- Publication Date
- June 15, 2005
- Citation
- David B. Kopel, Paul Gallant, Joanne D. Eisen
- Keywords
- Arms prohibition, sovereignty, small arms & light weapons, non-state actors
- Abstract
- The international gun prohibition movement seeks to severely restrict of eliminate the possession of firearms by non-state actors. This article argues that the prohibition on arms possession by non-state actors is contrary to the fundamental principle that the people, not the government, possess the sovereignty. The article examines the relationship between arms possession and sovereignty in several contexts: ancient Greece, Cambodia, Japan, China, East Timor, Bougainville, Niger, Angola, Zimbabwe, Uganda, the Warsaw Pact, and Bosnia.
- Recommended Citation
- Kopel, David B. and Kopel, David B. and Gallant, Paul and Eisen, Joanne D., Firearms Possession by 'Non-State Actors': The Question of Sovereignty. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=742647
