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Fri 22 Jul, 2011 05:47 pm
U.S. Senate Stands with NRA
in Strongly Opposing U.N. Gun Control Efforts
Friday, July 22, 2011
For nearly 20 years, the NRA has worked tirelessly to oppose any
United Nations effort to undermine the constitutional rights of law-
abiding American gun owners. The latest attempt by the U.N. and
global gun banners to eliminate our Second Amendment freedoms is
to include civilian arms in the current Arms Trade Treaty (ATT),
which will be finalized next year.
In order for any treaty to take effect, however, it must be ratified
by two-thirds of the U.S. Senate. To ensure that any ATT that
includes civilian arms is dead on arrival in the Senate, the NRA has
been working to get as many U.S. Senators as possible to publicly
oppose any ATT that includes restrictions on civilian arms.
As of this morning, 51 members-- a majority--of the U.S. Senate
have signed letters to President Obama and Secretary of State
Clinton saying they will oppose any ATT that includes civilian
firearms ownership. These strongly worded letters caution the
President and Secretary of State to uphold the Constitution of the United States.
As Senator Jerry Moran's letter warns, “(A)s the treaty process continues,
we strongly encourage your administration to uphold our constitutional
protections of civilian firearms ownership. These freedoms are non-negotiable,
and we will oppose ratification of an Arms Trade Treaty presented
to the Senate that in any way restricts the rights of law-abiding U.S.
citizens to manufacture, assemble, possess, transfer or purchase
firearms, ammunition and related items.”
Thanking the NRA for our long-standing work on this issue, Senator Moran
remarked, "I appreciate the NRA's partnership on this important effort
to defend the rights of American gun owners. I want to thank them
for their active support in sending a strong message to the Obama
Administration that our firearm freedoms are not negotiable."
As we have for nearly two decades, the NRA will continue to fight against
any U.N. treaty that undermines the constitutional rights of American gun owners.
These letters send a clear message to the international bureaucrats
who want to eliminate our fundamental, individual right to keep and bear arms.
Clearly, a U.N. ATT that includes civilian arms within its scope is not
supported by the American people or their elected U.S. Senators.
We are grateful to Senator Moran, Senator Jon Tester, and all members
of the Senate who have chosen to stand on the side of America's 80 million
gun owners in opposition to those who want to eliminate our freedoms,
and thank you as well to those NRA members who contacted their Senators
and encouraged them to support this critical effort.
I don 't wanna get that close to it.
@OmSigDAVID,
Y'all can shoot one another as often and as many times as you wish, Om, but the world is sick of you spreading your poison around the world.
Quote:Global Arms Trade Treaty Picks Up Speed
JULY 15, 2011
New York: Momentum builds up as key states, survivors, investors’ group, and industry give full backing for global Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)
Diplomats at the United Nations’ talks on the future Arms Trade Treaty have made serious progress this week with a growing number of key countries bringing their support to the process. The week was also marked by pro-ATT statements from global investors’ with over US$ 1.2 trillion in assets, an international group of armed violence survivors and representatives from the arms industry, all calling for a robust and internationally-binding treaty to be agreed in July 2012.
The Control Arms coalition is calling for a bullet-proof treaty that will prevent irresponsible arms transfers that fuel conflict, poverty and serious human rights abuses.
http://www.controlarms.org/
@JTT,
R u a Southerner, like Clinton ??
JTT wrote:can shoot one another as often and as many times as you wish, Om,
Thank u, J.
JTT wrote:but the world is sick of you spreading your poison around the world.
1. I don 't care
WHAT the world is "sick of".
I care about freedom in America.
2. I agree with u, as applied to the collectivist-authoritarians
of the world. Freedom, as exemplified in a citizen 's bearing arms defensively,
is indeed "poison" to the socialists.
We are OK, with more than half of the Senate on the record in active opposition
to any ATT that has any bearing upon civilian weapons transactions.
The ATT is dead in its bed insofar as America is concerned.
We will remain: "the Land of the Free and the home of the Brave".
That satisfies me and renders me very Happy!
David
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