Monrovia Liberia- July 21, 2022: The House of Representatives on Thursday, July 21, 2022, concurred with the Liberian Senate to passed into law amendments to the Act establishing the Liberia National Commission on small arms to expand its scope beyond Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW).

The Commission’s scope will now cover all conventions on arms thus, establishing the Liberia National Commission on Arms as well as Firearms and Ammunition Control Act of 2015 to domesticate the United Nations Global Arms Trade Treaty (ATT).

The Liberian Senate unanimously passed the amendments to the Act establishing the Commission on Arms on Thursday, July 7, 2022 and has since forwarded the Senate Engrossed Bill Number 10 for concurrence by the Honorable House of Representatives.

The concurrence passage of the amendments to both Arms Control laws was followed by a joint Committee on National Defense, Security and Judiciary.

The Act establishing the Liberia national Commission on Small Arms was enacted in 2012 pursuant to Article 24 of the 2006 ECOWAS Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons, their Ammunition and other related materials (SALW) was enacted to domesticate the ECOWAS Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons, and the mandate of the Commission was limited to Small Arms and Light Weapons, (SALW).

The Chief Clerk has been instructed to forward to the office of the President the Act for his signature and subsequent printing into handbills.