International Association for the Protection of Civilian Arms Rights

Association of gun rights organizations

International Association for the Protection of Civilian Arms Rights
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Headquarters	Bellevue, Washington
Membership	29 Groups
Executive Director	Philip Watson
managing director	Mark Barnes
Website	iapcar.org

International Association for the Protection of Civilian Arms Rights (IAPCAR) is an association of gun rights organizations, with over 29 member organizations.^[1]

Member organizations

The International Association for the Protection of Civilian Arms Rights has 29 groups from 21 countries on 6 continents representing tens of millions of firearm owners.

A2S5 Coalition (Philippines)
ALUTARA (Argentina)
The Society of Gun Culture Enhancement in Israel (Israel)^[2]
Association of Bullet and Practical Shooting (Belarus)
Canada's National Firearms Association (Canada)
Canadian Institute for Self Defense (Canada)
Canadian Institute for Legislative Action (Canada)
Canadian Shooting Sports Association^[3] (Canada)
Canadian Sporting Arms and Ammunition Association (Canada)
Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (United States)
Firearms Owners Association of Australia (Australia)
FISAT (Italy)
Knife Rights (United States)
Lone Star Shooting Association (United States)
Movimento Viva Brasil (Brazil)^{[citation needed]}
National Arms Association of Spain (Spain)
National Association for Gun Rights India (India)
National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association (United States)
PEFOP (Greece)
Practical Shooting Association (Moldova)
Pro Defensa (Costa Rica)
Pro Legal (Germany)
ProTell (Switzerland)
Right to Arms (Russia)^[4]
Second Amendment Foundation (United States)^[5]
South African Gun Owners Association (South Africa)
Sport and Practical Shooting Club (Austria)
Taiwan Defensive Firearms Association (Taiwan)
Ukrainian Gun Owners Association (Ukraine)^[6]
UNPACT (France)

Recent campaigns

IAPCAR has recently^[when?] mounted a strong campaign in opposition to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty.^[7]^{[failed verification]} One of the co-founders of IAPCAR, Julianne Vernsel, submitted testimony to the Arms Trade Treaty conference objecting to the exclusion of civilian's arms rights from the treaty.^{[citation needed]} They also strongly objected to the lack of acknowledgement or protection of civilian arms rights or recognizing the right to self-defense in its enforceable language.^[8]^[9]

References

^ "About", IAPCAR. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
^ Isaac, David (September 26, 2019). "Head of 'Israel's NRA' says strict gun laws threaten safety of Israeli citizens". WIN World Israel News.
^ "CSSA Canadian Shooting Sports Association".
^ "Russian Gun Group Joins IAPCAR's Global Gun Rights Coalition", Reuters. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
^ "Second Amendment Foundation Part of Growing International Coalition – IAPCAR", Ammoland. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
^ "Three Groups Join Growing International Coalition Against Gun Control", Reuters. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
^ "IAPCAR Update on the Moscow Right to Bear Arms Conference". Ammoland. October 25, 2013. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
^ "Brazilian Group Joins Growing International Coalition Against Gun Control". The Wall Street Journal. Bellevue, Washington. PRNewswire-USNewswire. May 10, 2013. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
^ Ingrid Burke (August 30, 2012). "UN hits and misses between the illegal arms trade and the right to bear arms". Senate.gov. Moscow. Archived from the original on September 16, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2014.