McGentrix wrote:
From the text of this document:
Quote:Let me also note that this Review Conference is not negotiating a "global gun ban", nor do we wish to deny law-abiding citizens their right to bear arms in accordance with their national laws.
Mr. President, with your permission, I would want to repeat, because there are people around who either have not heard this, or do not want to hear. We are not negotiating a global ban, nor do we wish to deny law-abiding citizens their right to bear arms in accordance with their national laws.
So, Kofi is asking us "Who do you believe, me or your lying eyes?"
I say, "I believe my eyes, and they don't lie".
A snippet from a 1999 UN report:
"States should work towards the introduction of appropriate national legislation, administrative regulations and licensing requirements that define conditions under which firearms can be acquired, used and traded by private persons. [b]In particular, they should consider the prohibition of[/b] unrestricted trade and [b]private ownership of small arms and light weapons specifically designed for military purposes, such as automatic guns (e.g., assault rifles and machine guns).[/b]"
[URL=http://disarmament.un.org/cab/smallarms/presskit/sheet21.htm]http://disarmament.un.org/cab/smallarms/presskit/sheet21.htm[/URL]
The rough draft from what would later become the UN's first small arms treaty:
"20. [b]To seriously consider the prohibition of[/b] unrestricted trade and [b]private ownership of small arms and light weapons specifically designed for military purposes.[/b]"
[URL=http://disarmament.un.org/cab/smallarms/files/2001confpcl4rv1e.pdf]http://disarmament.un.org/cab/smallarms/files/2001confpcl4rv1e.pdf[/URL]
A fine young diplomat by the name of John Bolton gave the following speech at the convention:
http://www.un.int/usa/01_104.htm
The speech can be loosely translated as "You boys go take out those parts about civilian ownership or you'll find Uncle Sam's boot in your @ss."
(The parts about civilian gun ownership were taken out, and the diplomats of the world engaged in copious whining about how domestic US politics was preventing their global anti-freedom agenda.)
After Bolton torpedoed the UN's attempt to create a treaty that would ban civilian ownership of military weapons, some of the diplomats got together and created a regional treaty, the Nairobi Protocol.
One part of the Nairobi Protocol is:
(b) State Parties undertake to :
(iii) [b]prohibit the civilian possession of semi-automatic and automatic rifles[/b]....
[URL=http://www.smallarmsnet.org/docs/saaf12.pdf]http://www.smallarmsnet.org/docs/saaf12.pdf[/URL]
