The UN is UNamerican. I hate it. I see it as a looming noose around everyones neck, someday. Send it to Brussels, so that the EU crowd can feel like they make a difference.
Of the many organizations keen on implementing gun control, the United Nations has been the most active. Like every other goverment or gang, the United Nations are after maintaining control and not ensuring safety of those they pretend to protect.
They have achieved some successes in disarming civilians, setting them up for genocide. For example, in 1995 the U.N. disarmed Bosnians of Srebrenica, promising them protection. The U.N. troops then withdrew, Srebrenica was overrun and over 8,000 now-disarmed people were murdered by the Serb army.