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UN Arms Trade Treaty Calls for Disarmament of Persons 55 and Older
Guns.com ^ | 4/01/13 | S.H. Blannelberry

Posted on 04/01/2013 6:54:07 PM PDT by stevie_d_64

Individuals 55 and older would lose their right to keep and bear arms under a provision that’s expected to be included as part of a comprehensive United Nations Global Arms Trade Treaty.

UN Secretary Gen. Ban Ki-moon spoke about the impetus behind the controversial measure at a press conference over the weekend in New York City, the site of the final negotiations between the 193 Member States.

“Regulating the international transfers of both weapons and ammunition is a key component of a robust arms trade treaty, as is limiting civilian access to small arms and munitions,” said Ban Ki-moon.

“There’s an emerging consensus that certain groups should be restricted from possessing conventional arms, certainly those who fuel conflict, arm criminals or violations of international humanitarian or human rights law are at the top of the list,” Ban Ki-moon continued.

“But also, the international community believes segments of the population that present a danger to themselves and others, chiefly individuals deemed or adjudicated mentally defective and persons with attenuating cerebral faculties, should be added to that list.”

While Ban Ki-moon did not elaborate on what he meant by persons with “attenuating cerebral faculties,” a UN liaison with Amnesty International spelled it out in an interview with the Washington Post.

“Simply put, the UN believes guns don’t belong in the hands of the elderly,” said H. Michael Chase, an attorney for the human rights watchdog group.

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To: stevie_d_64

They start with 55, then it will be 50, then 45...

FU Monkey Moon.


61 posted on 04/02/2013 2:27:53 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)
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To: stevie_d_64

OK, you got me.

But I still want the UN off my LAWN!


62 posted on 04/02/2013 3:34:00 AM PDT by hadaclueonce (Forget Mexico. Put the border fence around California.)
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To: hadaclueonce

No prob, Clint!!!

It got me too...So don’t feel like yer alone...

Sometimes I forget to unplug, and yesterdays “date” went by without too much fanfare...


63 posted on 04/02/2013 3:57:59 AM PDT by stevie_d_64 (It's not the color of one's skin that offends people...it's how thin it is.)
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To: Daffynition

Is that John Kerry on the Left??

hee hee hee


64 posted on 04/02/2013 4:43:10 AM PDT by Texas Fossil
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To: stevie_d_64

Come and (try to) get them. They can make me a criminal but they can’t make me a slave.


65 posted on 04/02/2013 4:57:30 AM PDT by muir_redwoods (Don't fire until you see the blue of their helmets)
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To: Texas Fossil

I’m sure....the decorated ‘Nam vet, eh? :)


66 posted on 04/02/2013 5:04:12 AM PDT by Daffynition (The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. — D.H.)
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To: Daffynition

Yep, Lurch with his 3 purple owies.


67 posted on 04/02/2013 5:27:21 AM PDT by Texas Fossil
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To: stevie_d_64

Sure.

Let’s take away their license to drive as well.

They are getting older, ya know...


68 posted on 04/02/2013 6:55:10 AM PDT by NOVACPA
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