HL Deb 01 April 1996 vol 571 c1WA
Lord Kennet

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether in general discussions and exchanges on human rights it is made clear that the private possession of guns is in no sense a "human right" universally recognised by NATO and whether they will emphasise this to those countries where the United States has already persuaded their government otherwise.

Baroness Chalker of Wallasey

The major UN human rights conventions neither explicitly prohibit nor explicitly permit the private possession of guns. Gun control is a matter for decision by individual countries and does not normally feature on the agenda for human rights discussions with other governments.