BREAKING NEWS: UN Arms Trade Treaty – Full Proposed Document

International Association for the Protection of Civilian Arms Rights ^

[Neil E. Wright]

PREAMBLE             

The States Parties to this Treaty.

1. Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations.
2. Recalling that the charter of the UN promotes the establishment and maintenance of international peace and security with the least diversion for armaments of the world’s human and economic resources;
3. Reaffirming the obligation of all State Parties to settle their international disputes by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace and security, and justice, are not endangered, in accordance with the Charter of the UN;
4. Underlining the need to prevent, combat and eradicate the illicit trade of conventional arms and to prevent their diversion to illegal and unauthorized end use, such as terrorism and organized crime;
5. Recognizing the legitimate political, security, economic and commercial rights and interests of States in the international trade of conventional arms;
6. Reaffirming the sovereign right and responsibility of any State to regulate and control transfers of conventional arms that take place exclusively within its territory pursuant to its own legal or constitutional systems;
7. Recognizing that development, human rights and peace and security, which are three pillars of the United Nations, are interlinked and mutually reinforcing.
8. Recalling the United Nations Disarmament Commission guidelines on international arms transfers adopted by the General Assembly;
9. Noting the contribution made by the 2001 UN Programme of Action to preventing combating and eradicating the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects, as well as the 2001 Protocol against the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in Firearms, their parts and components and ammunition, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime;
10. Recognizing the security, social, economic and humanitarian consequences of the illicit trade in and unregulated trade of conventional arms;
11. Recognizing the challenges faced by victims of armed conflict and their need for adequate care, rehabilitation and social and economic inclusion;

[DBrow]

“Recognizing the legitimate international trade and lawful private ownership and use of conventional arms exclusively for, inter alia, recreational, cultural, historical and sporting activities for States where such ownership and use are permitted or protected by law;”

I notice that “self defense” and “resisting tyranny” and “freedom from dictators” is somehow missing. A typo, you think?

I imagine that under this interpretation an “assault weapon” as defined in the AWB would be unsuitable for recreation, sporting, historical or cultural uses.

Maybe we could use the Declaration of Independence as cultural justification for owning military-style guns?

[Moose4]

The Supreme Court wasn’t supposed to allow McCain-Feingold or Obamacare, either, and look what happened.

The government doesn’t have the right to even TRY to build a gun registry. “The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” Clear as day.

}:-)4

[deks]

UN arms treaty takes shape, raising alarm among gun rights advocates

By Steven Edwards
Published July 25, 2012
FoxNews.com

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/07/25/un-treaty-takes-shape-and-takes-aim-at-gun-owners/#ixzz21g06vuzp

[maxwellsmart_agent]

No!

[combat_boots]

“Troops Ordered to Kill All Americans Who Do Not Turn in Guns”

http://lgstarr.blogspot.com/2012/07/troops-ordered-to-kill-all-americans.html

Interesting comments at this blog post.

[PMAS]

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[Tzimisce]

Meanwhile Syria burns and Iran builds nukes...............

[Squantos]

Neil I despise the united nations and the polidiots that fuel it..... Doom on em all.

Letters to all my gun links (see my home page here at fr). Letters to all my congress critters. Voting with my dollars between elections .

Stay safe Neil !

[deks]

Sculpture entitled "Non-Violence" at UN Headquarters in New York.

[Travis McGee]

In every case, mass murder by govt genocide was preceded by gun confiscation which was preceded by gun registration.

ABC, 123.

You do not get to point a gun at my head and say, “But I promise not to pull the trigger. Really, it’s cool. Just forget it’s there.”

Sorry, you do not get to do that. You cannot say, “But the Canadian govt has not exterminated anybody.” Nope, sorry, not here, not now, and especially not by the gangster govt Obama/Holder junta now in DC. It is a bloody red line in the sand. Blood would be shed over such principles. Senators would be self-branding TRAITOR on their faces. Mark my words.

[Repeat Offender]

There's nothing in this treaty that allows for state sovereignty to override it in any way.

Unfortunately, my AK47 never read this treaty....

[CodeToad]

[Travis McGee]

I am sure that the UN Gun Control Commission (consisting of commissioners from China, Syria, Turkey, Tajikistan, Congo and Indonesia) will share an American view of gun rights.

What could possibly go wrong with that? Trust Barack and Hillary. They know what's best for us.

They want to keep us safe from the horror of gun violence.

[Travis McGee]

In case of high treason, there would be

Rule 308 (+)

[CodeToad]

The treaty requires gun registrations.

[Travis McGee]

[Rapscallion]

Sounds fascist to me. Get the UN out of the US and stop funding it.

[glock rocks]

It is impossible to implement so those upset...don’t be cuz it could never happen. Thankfully we have a very incompetent government.

I really don't mean to offend, but in all sincerity, I say: bullshit.

Bullshit.

[Girlene]

Thanks for the heads up, xzins.

[xzins]

See #82, Girl