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Friday, July 06, 2012

As U.N. Finalizes Arms Trade Treaty, Opponents Warn of Global Gun Grab

Amid energetic lobbying from both sides, the Obama administration is taking part in month-long negotiations at United Nations headquarters aimed at finalizing a conventional arms trade treaty, which supporters say will save millions of lives but opponents fear threatens to restrict Second Amendment rights at home and U.S. arms sales policies abroad.

U.N. bureaucrats insist that the U.N. Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) will have no impact on civilian gun ownership, saying that it will deal only with the arms trade across borders. They also stress that its outcome will not be imposed on any country, noting it will only be binding on countries that ratify it.

In a letter to Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the eve of the conference, 130 Republican lawmakers outlined their concerns that the treaty being negotiated could negatively affect U.S. security, foreign policy and economic interests – as well as Americans’ constitutional rights.

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Be afraid. Be very afraid. Other countries and the UN as a whole should not have this much authority over us. Ever.

Anonymous said...

When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns. Can anyone think of any world leaders who are outlaws? Oh, you say "all of them"? Well, you're right, and a law like this gives them total control over US. Start writing and calling right now, because this one could pass before January 20th, 2013.

Anonymous said...

I guess I will become a criminal for the first time for I will not give up my protection.