It is time to seek limits on sales, starting with the most explosive regions, the Middle East and Asia.
Doctors have long sought such limits, but consumer groups have vehemently opposed them.
The doctors are not seeking limits on damages for losses like wages and medical expenses.
Many people in political circles now expect Mr. Bush to seek tighter limits on ownership of the weapons.
Neighborhood organizations, however, had sought even tougher limits.
Then we must seek limits on armed forces.
And if insurance premiums get too high, they may take the route the aviation industry did and seek limits on liability.
Whether to seek limits on a defense strategy that at least some black defendants believe to be helpful is a hard question for civil rights groups.
The United States, with its heavy military spending, had sought higher limits.
The Russians had also sought limits on infrastructure on the territory of new members.