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.

Background

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] 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. 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

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Rebecca Peters - The world's foremost gun control activist". RNZ.co.nz. 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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