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Day one of the UN gun ban summit
Townhall.com ^ | Jun 27, 2006 | Cam Edwards

Posted on 06/27/2006 2:19:34 PM PDT by neverdem

They’ve gathered in New York City, the best and brightest minds in the global gun ban movement. Oh, they don’t want you to think for a second that they’re actually interested in your guns. Kofi Annan as much as said so yesterday, when he told the attendees of the Small Arms Review Conference, “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.” Got it, gun owners? There’s nothing to fear from the UN when it comes to your guns.

It’s too bad for Kofi that many of the countries attending the summit didn’t get his memo. Yesterday’s speeches were full of calls for expanding the current agenda to include the civilian possession of firearms. Hans Winkler, speaking on behalf of the European Union, called the current Program of Action “the key starting point for further action on small arms”. The ambassador from Australia, Robert Hill, spoke glowingly of his country’s gun laws that “require the registration and licensing of all firearms owners, prohibit a range of automatic and semi-automatic long arms and handguns, and mandate minimum firearms safety training and storage requirements.”

The statement from Indonesia’s representative was perhaps the clearest example of what these countries are aiming for.

“We believe that no armed group outside of the State should be allowed to bear weapons. We also believe that regulating civilian possession of Small Arms/Light Weapons will enhance our efforts to prevent its misuse. In our view, the issue of ammunition should also be addressed in the context of the Program of Action because in the absence of ammunition, small arms and light weapons pose no danger.”

Not every country is as transparent as Indonesia. When looking at the statements of the various representatives, what isn’t said is just as important as the words we actually hear. Take, for example, the comments by Brazilian representative Ronaldo Mota Sardenberg. He told the summit, “this Review Conference should not limit ourselves to renewing our commitment to the full implementation of the Program of Action. It should rather be taken as an opportunity to address the Program’s shortcomings, by means of the adoption of substantive aimed at strengthening and complementing its mechanisms.” In other words, what we’ve got right now doesn’t go far enough. This comes from a country tried to ban civilian ownership of firearms outright (the referendum failed last fall).

The anti-gun summit continues for the next two weeks, and you can get daily updates from http://www.NRAnews.com Executive Editor Ginny Simone every afternoon on “Cam and Company”, heard on the aforementioned NRAnews.com and Sirius Satellite Radio. Coming up on Tuesday, the United States issues its opening statement.

Cam Edwards is the host of “Cam and Company” on www.nranews.com and Sirius Satellite Radio.  A veteran talk show host and political analyst, he blogs at www.camedwards.com in addition to his daily talk show.  Cam lives in Northern Virginia with his wife and five children. 


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Constitution/Conservatism; Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: District of Columbia; US: New York; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: 2ndamendment; banglist; billofrights; gungrabbers; righttobeararms; secondamendment; socialistutopians; un; unfailures; ungunbansummit; unitednations; usoutofun
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To: The KG9 Kid
... We also believe in using oiled rattan canes to flail the flesh from your back into hanging red ribbons of sopping bloody skin for the high crime of chewing gum in public.

Actually, that was Singapore. ;-)

61 posted on 06/27/2006 4:48:13 PM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: Dick Bachert

Never forget!


62 posted on 06/27/2006 5:19:42 PM PDT by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: neverdem

for later


63 posted on 06/27/2006 5:33:35 PM PDT by pigsmith
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To: neverdem

Move the UN Hq. to Haiti. It would be a laugh riot.


64 posted on 06/27/2006 5:55:27 PM PDT by Waco
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To: Whitehorse
No one, including the UN, will ever take my guns away from me. Don't believe me? Try me.

You and me both! From all of our cold dead hands!!!!
65 posted on 06/27/2006 6:33:37 PM PDT by BigTom85 (Proud Gun Owner and Member of NRA)
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To: DuncanWaring

SAME THING! ;-D


66 posted on 06/27/2006 6:35:36 PM PDT by The KG9 Kid
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To: neverdem

Keep the guns and ban the UN


67 posted on 06/27/2006 6:37:21 PM PDT by Rosemont
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To: BigTom85
They can TRY to take them.. but they will be looking up the barrol of a rifle very similar to this one!!!!


68 posted on 06/27/2006 6:37:56 PM PDT by BigTom85 (Proud Gun Owner and Member of NRA)
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To: samadams2000

"It’s too bad for Kofi that many of the countries attending the summit didn’t get his memo. Yesterday’s speeches were full of calls for expanding the current agenda to include the civilian possession of firearms. "

Ok, let's start with Gaza and Mogadishu. We can then move over to every other tinhorn outpost in Africa, follwed by all terrorist organizations.

When all those weapons are taken away, let us know.


69 posted on 06/27/2006 7:06:52 PM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Democrats - The reason we need term limits)
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To: mylife

NEVER!!!


70 posted on 06/27/2006 7:49:18 PM PDT by Dick Bachert (.)
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To: DuncanWaring
CYA for the tin-horn dictatorships. It echos Hillery Clinton, "We're going to take things away from you for the common good". I guess it depends on what your definition of "good" is.

What a kick in the teeth for freedom. The UN has never been for freedom anyway, which should be its number one priority.

71 posted on 06/27/2006 9:27:47 PM PDT by oyez (Appeasement is insanity)
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To: Whitehorse
No one, including the UN, will ever take my guns away from me.

I've posted this before, but it won't be some blue helmeted frenchie coming to take them, but your local police and their swat teams. They are going to have to get off their donut sucking, seat belt ticket writing asses and go after people who not only are not criminals, but regard the police as traitors. I guarantee that the police will do it too. Back in the Dinkins days in NYC the police had not a bit of trouble rounding up gun owners and confiscating their firearms. Don't think that you local officer friendly will be any different. If they thought some laws were stupid and didn't want to enforce them they wouldn't have gone for a career in police work.

72 posted on 06/28/2006 4:35:49 AM PDT by from occupied ga (Your most dangerous enemy is your own government)
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To: sergeantdave

see post 72


73 posted on 06/28/2006 4:36:28 AM PDT by from occupied ga (Your most dangerous enemy is your own government)
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To: Joe Brower

http://www.nranews.com/nra.html

CAM'S RADIO SHOW

You can listen to yesterday's where he was covering this summit.


74 posted on 06/28/2006 4:48:46 AM PDT by OXENinFLA
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To: All
United States of America
H.E. Mr. Robert Joseph
Under-secretary for Arms Control and International Security Affairs

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75 posted on 06/28/2006 4:51:00 AM PDT by OXENinFLA
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To: muir_redwoods
We also believe that regulating civilian possession of Small Arms/Light Weapons will enhance our efforts to prevent its misuse

Ah, feeeeeeeelings.

76 posted on 06/28/2006 5:17:00 AM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: from occupied ga

I don't doubt that in the liberal cities, the police will turn on citizens. And the citizens will submit.

I also don't doubt that in areas outside liberal cities, peace officers will not turn on the citizens.


77 posted on 06/28/2006 5:37:22 AM PDT by sergeantdave
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To: sergeantdave
peace officers will not turn on the citizens

I hope you're right, but I wouldn't bet the farm on it. The JBTs who were robbing the guns from the citizens of NO were from various jurisdictions. Not just from statist sh!tholes like NYC.

78 posted on 06/28/2006 5:43:50 AM PDT by from occupied ga (Your most dangerous enemy is your own government)
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To: Jack Black

TAIS: Turn Ammo Into Skill.


79 posted on 06/28/2006 6:57:54 AM PDT by Noumenon (Liberals: America's domestic enemies. Treat them as such.)
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To: neverdem

Freedom bump.


80 posted on 06/28/2006 7:02:21 AM PDT by stevio (Red-Blooded Crunchy Con American Male (NRA))
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