United Nations Passes Gun Grab Treaty

By Douglas V. Gibbs

The beginning of the end when it comes to international arms trade, and possibly personal gun rights, has launched into motion.  The United Nations General Assembly approved, yesterday, the sweeping "U.N. Arms Trade Treaty" which will require countries to regulate and control the export of weaponry such as battle tanks, combat vehicles and aircraft and attack helicopters, as well as parts and ammunition for such weapons.

The treaty also calls for signatories not to violate arms embargoes or international treaties regarding illicit trafficking, or sell weaponry to countries where they could be used for genocide, crimes against humanity or other war crimes.

The definitions of what countries fall into those categories, of course, will be up to the United Nations.

The Obama administration has voiced agreement with the final treaty draft.  Only Iran, Syria, and North Korea voted against it.

In the United States, concern among Second Amendment supporters is present because of the various loopholes in the treaty that could be used for nefarious means, as well as language that includes “small arms and light weapons.”  Gun Rights advocates see this treaty as an international attempt to compromise gun rights in America, and make gun owners in the United States subject to draconian international regulations.

Supporters of the United Nations Arms Treaty argue the treaty does not include any provisions on domestic U.S. laws and markets.

As we have seen in any progressive agenda, they start small, and then it grows.

Creeping incrementalism.

As the democrats move towards creating a national gun registry under the guise of "sensible background checks," the democrat-led Senate appears not to be necessarily prepared to ratify the treaty

The United States Senate, last month, voted 53-46 to oppose the treaty in a nonbinding test vote as part of the budget debate. Eight democrats joined all of the republicans in opposing the treaty.

White House press secretary Jay Carney said the administration is pleased with the U.N. vote, but “as is the case with all treaties of this nature, we will follow normal procedures to conduct a thorough review of the treaty text to determine whether to sign the treaty.”

He said that as if he was bothered by the fact that they had to follow normal procedures.  If King Obama had his way, he would finish the process of making Congress irrelevant, and would ratify the treaty by executive order.

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Arms Trade Treaty Approved at U.N. - New York Times