Obama Takes FIRST step to take all our firearms

[Olddog]

www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE59E0Q920091015
>
> Subject: Obama Takes First Step in Banning All
> Firearms
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> On Wednesday Obama Took the First Major Step in a
> Plan to Ban All Firearms in the United States
>
> On Wednesday the Obama administration took its first
> major step in a plan to ban all firearms in the
> United States. The Obama administration intends to
> force gun control and a complete ban on all weapons
> for US citizens through the signing of international
> treaties with foreign nations. By signing
> international treaties on gun control, the Obama
> administration can use the US State Department to
> bypass the normal legislative process in Congress.
> Once the US Government signs these international
> treaties, all US citizens will be subject to those
> gun laws created by foreign governments. These are
> laws that have been developed and promoted by
> organizations such as the United Nations and
> individuals such as George Soros and Michael
> Bloomberg. The laws are designed and intended to
> lead to the complete ban and confiscation of all
> firearms.
>
> The Obama administration is attempting to use
> tactics and methods of gun control that will inflict
> major damage to our 2nd Amendment before US citizens
> even understand what has happened. Obama can appear
> before the public and tell them that he does not
> intend to pursue any legislation (in the United
> States) that will lead to new gun control laws,
> while cloaked in secrecy, his Secretary of State,
> Hillary Clinton is committing the US to
> international treaties and foreign gun control laws.
> Does that mean Obama is telling the truth? What it
> means is that there will be no publicized gun
> control debates in the media or votes in Congress.
> We will wake up one morning and find that the United
> States has signed a treaty that prohibits firearm
> and ammunition manufacturers from selling to the
> public. We will wake up another morning and find
> that the US has signed a treaty that prohibits any
> transfer of firearm ownership. And then, we will
> wake up yet another morning and find that the US has
> signed a treaty that requires US citizens to deliver
> any firearm they own to the local government
> collection and destruction center or face
> imprisonment.
>
> This is not a joke nor a false warning. As sure as
> government health care will be forced on us by the
> Obama administration through whatever means
> necessary, so will gun control.
>
> Read the Article
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> U.S. reverses stance on treaty to regulate arms
> trade
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> WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States reversed
> policy on Wednesday and said it would back launching
> talks on a treaty to regulate arms sales as long as
> the talks operated by consensus, a stance critics
> said gave every nation a veto.
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> The decision, announced in a statement released by
> the U.S. State Department, overturns the position of
> former President George W. Bush's administration,
> which had opposed such a treaty on the grounds that
> national controls were better.
>
> The Full Article
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> www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE59E0Q920091015

[THE GOB-FATHER]

This is nothing more than proopaganda b.s.

There will NEVER be a day to where the 2nd Ammendment becomes non existant. We will always have the right to bare arms and will continue to have our guns in our own personal possession.

I read the link and didn't see anywhere whereas it stated that "Joe The Plumber" would not be able to pull out his .270 and shoot a deer in his bean field. All I read in that article was "foreign policy". Seems as if the extreme right political activists are yet again placing SPIN on issues to the American public to "cloake" their motives to regain power in office. Wake up people! The tool of "fear" is a great one, and whomever wrote this is obviously trying to insult our inteligence by putting a falsehood and spin on this topic while pushing a "fear campaign" within their political agenda. Don't fall into the nonsense that is targeted at specific "special interest groups" such as us sportsmen. It's nothing new, they've been doing this for YEARS.... same ol' story.

I'm not suggesting to ignore issues such as this, but rather give attention where it's got merit. Don't believe everything you read.

[THE GOB-FATHER]

From the article:

The proposed legally binding treaty would tighten regulation of, and set international standards for, the import, export and transfer of conventional weapons.

Supporters say it would give worldwide coverage to close gaps in existing regional and national arms export control systems that allow weapons to pass onto the illicit market.

Nations would remain in charge of their arms export control arrangements but would be legally obliged to assess each export against criteria agreed under the treaty. Governments would have to authorize transfers in writing and in advance.

The main opponent of the treaty in the past was the U.S. Bush administration, which said national controls were better. Last year, the United States accounted for more than two-thirds of some $55.2 billion in global arms transfer deals.
Arms exporters China, Russia and Israel abstained last year in a U.N. vote on the issue.

I don't see anywhere that it states ANYTHING about banning our rights to purchase a firearm at your local Walmart and/or sporting goods store!

All I see is the that the U.S. accounted for more than 2/3 of international arms sales and to whome are we selling these arms to?? .... China, Russia??

And maybe one of these guys?....

[Deerhunter95]

They cannot take away our second amendment, thats why its there. So we will always be able to bare arms, and kill deer hahahha

[Buckhunter]

They can have my gun when they pry it from my cold dead fingers! That being said, I don't see any of that happening.

[Ghost]

The UN And International Treaties

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Over the last few weeks, we have received many inquiries regarding the UN and the impact of international treaties on our Second Amendment freedom.

The NRA has been engaged at the United Nations and elsewhere internationally in response to anti-small arms initiatives for over 14 years. In most cases, agendas for the elimination of private ownership of firearms are disguised as calls for international arms control to stem the flow of illicit military weapons. These instruments are generally promoted by a small group of nations and a large number of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) working in conjunction with departmental bureaucracies in multi-national institutions such as the UN and European Union.

The new U.S. administration, to no one’s surprise, has changed direction in the UN with respect to international small arms control initiatives that were resisted by the previous administration.

The current issue under discussion, the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), is in the early stages of the negotiation process. There is no actual draft text at this time. Work on the ATT is scheduled to continue by a consensus process between now and 2012. It should be noted that any treaty must be approved by two thirds of the U.S. Senate for ratification.

Attempts to thwart our freedoms should be no surprise, given the anti-gun climate of the international community in general, and the current U.S. administration in particular.

More generally, the NRA does not concern itself with foreign policy or arms control initiatives—except to the extent they would directly or indirectly affect Second Amendment rights.

We have been actively opposing transnational efforts that would limit Second Amendment freedoms. For many years, NRA has been monitoring and actively fighting any credible attempts on the part of the UN to restrict our sovereignty and gun rights. As a recognized Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) at the United Nations since 1997, NRA gives gun owners a strong voice in the UN’s debate over global “gun control.” As one of over 2,000 NGOs representing everyone from religious groups to the banking industry, NRA has access to UN meetings that are closed to the general public, and is able to distribute informational materials to participants in UN activities.

Most importantly, NRA’s status as an NGO allows us to monitor more closely the internal UN debate over firearm issues and report back to our members. The role NRA plays within the UN as an NGO is almost identical to the role our registered lobbyists play every day on Capitol Hill and in state capitals across the nation—educating and informing decision-makers of the facts behind the debate, and working to protect the interests of American gun owners and NRA members.

Due to our NGO status, NRA was able to take an active role in thwarting the absurdly titled “UN Conference to Review Progress Made in the Implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects” in 2006, and the previous meeting, the “UN Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons” in the summer of 2001.

The UN Small Arms Conference ended in deadlock with no formal conclusions or recommendations, due in large part to the NRA. In the final analysis, the complexity of the issue and the concerns of hunters, sport shooters and firearm owners world-wide prevailed. The failure of the program was total; no recommendations on ammunition, civilian possession or future UN meetings, or for that matter any other subjects, were adopted.

In addition to its UN activities, NRA is a founding member of the World Forum on the Future of Sport Shooting Activities (WFSA). The WFSA is an association of hunting, shooting, and industry organizations that was founded in 1996. The WFSA includes over 35 national and international organizations, and represents over 100 million sport shooters worldwide.

NRA members may rest assured that we are actively engaged in international matters. We have never hesitated, nor will we hesitate, to use the political and other resources available to us to resist any international agreement that could in any way affect our Second Amendment rights.

Ref: www.nraila.org/Legislation/Federal/Read.aspx?id=5224

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