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{{short description|Political gun control advocate}}
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'''Rebecca Peters''' served as Director of the of the [[International Action Network on Small Arms]] (IANSA) from 2002 to 2010. She was still listed on the IANSA board of directors as of April 2012.
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'''Rebecca Peters''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AO}} is a political advocate for [[gun control]] who served as Director of the [[International Action Network on Small Arms]] (IANSA) from 2002 to 2010. {{as of|2012|04}}, Peters was listed on the IANSA board of directors.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}


==Background==
As chair of the ([[Australia]]n) National Coalition for Gun Control at the time of the [[Port Arthur massacre (Australia)|Port Arthur massacre]] in 1996, Peters played a key role in the introduction of stricter [[Gun politics in Australia|gun control in Australia]], an area in which she remains active today. One of the guns possessed by the perpetrator of The Port Arthur Massacre was a gun which had been handed in for destruction in a previous amnesty in the State of Victoria.{{citation needed|date=January 2015}}


Rebecca Peters studied law.<ref name="worlds foremost">{{cite web |title=Rebecca Peters - The world's foremost gun control activist |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/saturday/audio/2018659679/rebecca-peters-the-world-s-foremost-gun-control-activist |website=[[RNZ]] |publisher=Radio New Zealand |access-date=31 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831150330/https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/saturday/audio/2018659679/rebecca-peters-the-world-s-foremost-gun-control-activist |archive-date=31 August 2019 |language=en |date=25 August 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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{{quote|Rebecca Peters was Chair of the [[National Coalition for Gun Control]], which campaigned to tighten Australia's gun laws in the 1990s. Her research and advocacy helped bring about sweeping changes, including a move towards uniform gun laws across the eight states ( the laws are still not entirely uniform in 2011 ), a ban on [[Semi-automatic rifle|semiautomatic]] rifles and shotguns, and a year-long [[Gun buyback program|buyback]] that destroyed nearly 700,000 weapons.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20070929154716/http://www.umut.org.tr/eng/sempozyum/katilimcibiyog.html UMUT Foundation]</ref>}}
As chair of the [[Australia]]n [[Gun Control Australia|National Coalition for Gun Control]] at the time of the [[Port Arthur massacre (Australia)|Port Arthur massacre]] in 1996, Peters contributed to the introduction of stricter [[Gun politics in Australia|gun control in Australia]], working on the homogenization of gun laws across Australia's 6 states and 2 territories, the ban on [[Semi-automatic rifle|semiautomatic]] rifles and shotguns, and a year-long [[Gun buyback program|buyback]] that destroyed nearly 700,000 weapons.<ref>{{cite web |title=International Symposium on Individual Disarmament - Participant Biographies |url=http://www.umut.org.tr/eng/sempozyum/katilimcibiyog.html |website=umut.org.tr |publisher=UMUT FOUNDATION |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929154716/http://www.umut.org.tr/eng/sempozyum/katilimcibiyog.html |archive-date=29 September 2007 |language=en |date=18 January 2002 |url-status=dead}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=January 2017}} In a televised debate with [[Ian McNiven]], vice-president of the Firearms Owners Association, the latter declared that guns were necessary for men to defend women against the invasion of Indonesians in Australia, to which she replied that domestic violence was probably a much bigger issue. Thinking his microphone was off, he muttered back «I tell you what, if I was married to Rebecca Peters I'd probably commit domestic violence too», thus exemplifying the gender issue in the gun politics arena.<ref name="worlds foremost"/>


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She worked for the [[Open Society Institute]], a private foundation funded by [[George Soros]].{{citation needed|date=January 2015}} From 2002 to 2010, Rebecca Peters served as Director of the [[International Action Network on Small Arms]] (IANSA).
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Peters received the 1996 [[Human Rights Medal (Australia)|Australian Human Rights Medal]], for "her contribution to researching, educating and lobbying for gun law reforms in Australia".<ref>[https://hrawards.humanrights.gov.au/1996-human-rights-medal-and-awards-winners 1996 Human Rights Medal and Awards Winners]</ref>


In 2014, she moved to [[Guatemala]] to lobby in favor of stricter gun control policies, and to fundraise for the Transitions Foundation of Guatemala, a foundation specialized in helping disabled victims of gun violence.<ref name="worlds foremost"/>
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Prior to her work with IANSA, Peters worked for the [[Open Society Institute]], a private foundation funded by [[George Soros]].{{citation needed|date=January 2015}}


She has been criticised by the [[National Rifle Association of America]] which claims that Peters "is the voice and face of hatred of gun owners and [[Second Amendment to the United States Constitution|Second Amendment]] freedoms."
{{quote|The most expensive kind of violence, is gun violence.|Rebecca Peters, ''Great Gun Debate''{{citation needed|date=January 2015}}}}
<ref>{{cite web |title=“Meet the Mastermind of the U.N. Global Gun ban Treaty” |url=http://www.stopungunban.org/pages/mastermind |website=Stop the UN Gun Ban |publisher=National Rifle Association of America |access-date=8 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070314221248/http://www.stopungunban.org/pages/mastermind |archive-date=14 March 2007 |language=en-US |url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Recognitions==
She has been criticized the [[National Rifle Association]] in the United States, which said that Peters "is the voice and face of hatred of gun owners and Second Amendment freedoms."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070314221248/http://www.stopungunban.org/pages/mastermind “Meet the Mastermind of the U.N. Global Gun ban Treaty”] Stopthegunban.org/NRA, April 28, 2006</ref>
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*1996: [[Human Rights Medal (Australia)|Australian Human Rights Medal]] for her contribution to researching, educating and lobbying for gun law reforms in Australia.<ref>{{cite web |title=1996 Human Rights Medal and Awards Winners |url=https://hrawards.humanrights.gov.au/1996-human-rights-medal-and-awards-winners |website=Human Rights Awards |publisher=Australian Human Rights Commission |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130426170651/https://hrawards.humanrights.gov.au/1996-human-rights-medal-and-awards-winners |archive-date=26 April 2013 |language=en |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*2007: [[Order of Australia|Officer of the Order of Australia]] for distinguished service to the community as an advocate and campaigner for gun control.<ref name=AO>{{cite web |url=http://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/honours/ad/ad2017/slkh83xzcb/AO%20Final%20Media%20Notes.pdf |title=Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia |work=Australia Day 2017 Honours List |publisher=[[Governor-General of Australia]] |date=26 January 2017 |access-date=27 January 2017 }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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*[[Gun politics in Australia]]
*[[Gun politics in Australia]]
*[[Gun politics in the United States]]
*[[Gun politics in the United States]]

*[[Small arms proliferation issues]]
*[[Small arms proliferation issues]]


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*[http://www.democracynow.org/2012/12/18/new_town_to_newtown_how_96 Interview following U.S. Massacre at Newtown, Connecticut]
*[http://www.democracynow.org/2012/12/18/new_town_to_newtown_how_96 Interview following U.S. Massacre at Newtown, Connecticut]


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Latest revision as of 04:49, 22 November 2024

For the feminist and Christian social ethicist, see Rebecca Todd Peters.

Rebecca Peters
AO
NationalityAustralian
Known forGun control in Australia
TitleDirector of the International Action Network on Small Arms
Term2002–2010
Board member ofAustralian National Coalition for Gun Control (former Chair)

Rebecca Peters AO is a political advocate for gun control who served as Director of the International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) from 2002 to 2010. As of April 2012, Peters was listed on the IANSA board of directors.[citation needed]

Background

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Rebecca Peters studied law.[1]

As chair of the Australian National Coalition for Gun Control at the time of the Port Arthur massacre in 1996, Peters contributed to the introduction of stricter gun control in Australia, working on the homogenization of gun laws across Australia's 6 states and 2 territories, the ban on semiautomatic rifles and shotguns, and a year-long buyback that destroyed nearly 700,000 weapons.[2][citation needed] In a televised debate with Ian McNiven, vice-president of the Firearms Owners Association, the latter declared that guns were necessary for men to defend women against the invasion of Indonesians in Australia, to which she replied that domestic violence was probably a much bigger issue. Thinking his microphone was off, he muttered back «I tell you what, if I was married to Rebecca Peters I'd probably commit domestic violence too», thus exemplifying the gender issue in the gun politics arena.[1]

She worked for the Open Society Institute, a private foundation funded by George Soros.[citation needed] From 2002 to 2010, Rebecca Peters served as Director of the International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA).

In 2014, she moved to Guatemala to lobby in favor of stricter gun control policies, and to fundraise for the Transitions Foundation of Guatemala, a foundation specialized in helping disabled victims of gun violence.[1]

She has been criticised by the National Rifle Association of America which claims that Peters "is the voice and face of hatred of gun owners and Second Amendment freedoms." [3]

Recognitions

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Rebecca Peters - The world's foremost gun control activist". RNZ. Radio New Zealand. 25 August 2018. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  2. ^ "International Symposium on Individual Disarmament - Participant Biographies". umut.org.tr. UMUT FOUNDATION. 18 January 2002. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007.
  3. ^ ""Meet the Mastermind of the U.N. Global Gun ban Treaty"". Stop the UN Gun Ban. National Rifle Association of America. Archived from the original on 14 March 2007. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  4. ^ "1996 Human Rights Medal and Awards Winners". Human Rights Awards. Australian Human Rights Commission. Archived from the original on 26 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia" (PDF). Australia Day 2017 Honours List. Governor-General of Australia. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
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