Posted on 09/20/2016 9:00:58 AM PDT by Perseverando
The Arms Trade Treaty went into effect on Christmas Eve 2014, but the administration has never submitted the treaty to the Senate for ratification, where it would require 67 senators voting for it to pass. (Photo: Paul Martinka / Splash News/Newscom)
The Obama administration upped its commitment to get the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty ratified, a tall order since a bipartisan coalition of 50 senators have already said they oppose the gun treaty Secretary of State John Kerry signed three years ago.
Second Amendment advocates are concerned the treaty could provide an international law rationalization for a national gun registry in the United States, and is overly vague.
“The language is so vague is could almost mean anything. A lot could be done to rationalize gun control. The treaty has no prohibitions, no thou-shalt-nots,” Larry Pratt, executive director of Gun Owners of America, told The Daily Signal. “President [Barack] Obama has for some time used as a defense a cell phone and a pen and not the Constitution or even a treaty for taking action.”
On Aug. 22, the Second Conference of State Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty was held in Geneva. According to the State Department, the U.S. representative to the conference, William Malzahn, said the U.S. wanted to ratify the treaty that establishes export and import controls for combat vehicles, aircraft, and small arms and light weapons, but was already currently complying.
The United States remains committed to the Arms Trade Treaty, which we signed in September 2013. We are still working on the package to transmit the treaty to the U.S. Senate for its advice and consent to ratification. It is not clear when we will complete this, but we are actively working on it.
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Obama/Hillary
Not touching our 2nd amendment or guns. He can cry, criticize America, and propagandize, but we keep our guns.
gthbho
No biggies. Obama cares not what the constitution says.
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Would such a treaty prevent episodes like F&F et al? DIdnt think so. This is solely for the purpose of disarming us but leaving the govt free to do as it pleases. In fact treaties like this one allow guns in the hands of certain groups but disarm others.
Go ahead, put it up to the senate for a vote. Do it now. Do it today. I dare you. Otherwise, no, it is not “signed” it is not a treaty, stop acting like it is.
Any senate republican who votes for this will be history.
And the really sad thing is that every Dem that votes for it will be guaranteed a seat for life.
Obama, go $%##&&#%@@*&) YOURSELF!!! In a few months, your reign of terror will be like the stench of an unclean outhouse that was just bulldozed.
Bastard.
Time left until Obama leaves office
What really ticks you off is he's going to have a gold plated rest of his life rather than being arrested for treason and numerous other felonies. Not reporting Hillary's private at-home server is just one.
He doesn’t need any stinkin ratification. He’s Sheikh Obama!
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