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US signs treaty to regulate global arms trading
Associated Press ^
| Sep 25, 2013 11:40 AM EDT
| Matthew Lee
Posted on 09/25/2013 9:05:44 AM PDT by Olog-hai
The United States, the worlds largest arms dealer, has joined more than 90 other nations in signing a treaty that regulates global arms trading, but there is strong resistance in the Senate, which must ratify it.
Secretary of State John Kerry, who signed the Arms Trade Treaty on Wednesday, said it was a significant step in keeping the world safe and preventing terrorists and others from obtaining conventional weapons.
Addressing U.S. critics of the treaty, the former senator said fears that it would undermine Americans constitutional right to keep and bear arms are not grounded in reality.
For one, the treaty does not regulate domestic weapons sales.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: att; banglist; democrats; firearms; globalarmstreaty; govtabuse; guncontrol; guns; johnfnkerry; obama; ratification; secondamendment; senate; terrorists; treason; treaty; tyranny; un; unconstitutional; wewillnotcomply; willnotbeinfringed; youwillnotdisarmus
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posted on
09/25/2013 9:05:44 AM PDT
by
Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
The U.S. did NOT sign it.
Kerry did.
Means nothing!
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posted on
09/25/2013 9:08:07 AM PDT
by
SumProVita
(Cogito, ergo....Sum Pro Vita - Modified Descartes)
To: Olog-hai
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posted on
09/25/2013 9:13:02 AM PDT
by
Doogle
(USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
To: SumProVita
The treaty clearly calls for some kind of internal registration and tracking of all firearms— so Kerry and the AP (”All Propaganda”) are lying, as usual.
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posted on
09/25/2013 9:14:20 AM PDT
by
pierrem15
(Claudius: "Let all the poisons that lurk in the mud hatch out.")
To: Olog-hai
Is this a back door way for them to criminalize and fine the U.S with huge awards to countries Eric and Barry send guns to? You know, distribute wealth to our ‘friends’? After all, all those guns came from the U.S. right?
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posted on
09/25/2013 9:16:50 AM PDT
by
poobear
(Socialism in the minds of the elites, is a con-game for the serfs, nothing more.)
To: Olog-hai
UNCONSTITUTIONAL! as Mr Heston said, pry it out of this great grandma’s hands.
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posted on
09/25/2013 9:20:25 AM PDT
by
GailA
(THOSE WHO DON'T KEEP PROMISES TO THE MILITARY, WON'T KEEP THEM TO U!)
To: Olog-hai
Most important news story of the day bump!
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posted on
09/25/2013 9:28:00 AM PDT
by
CodeToad
(Liberals are bloodsucking ticks. We need to light the matchstick to burn them off. -786 +969)
To: Olog-hai
Secretary of State John Kerry, who signed the Arms Trade Treaty on Wednesday, said it was a significant step in keeping the world safe and preventing terrorists and others from obtaining conventional weapons. Yet, they send arms across the border in Fast and Furious to known criminal elements, while also supplying arms to Libyan and Syrian based AQ groups.
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posted on
09/25/2013 9:31:20 AM PDT
by
edpc
(Wilby 2016)
To: Travis McGee
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posted on
09/25/2013 9:31:53 AM PDT
by
CodeToad
(Liberals are bloodsucking ticks. We need to light the matchstick to burn them off. -786 +969)
To: SumProVita
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posted on
09/25/2013 9:32:21 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: SumProVita
The clown in the WH likely will attempt to implement his interpretation of treaty without consent of the Senate.
To: SumProVita
Kerry’s signature will be used to get the U.N. nation participation rate up to the point where this is ratified at the U.N.
Once that’s done, it doesn’t really matter what the U.S. Senate does. It’s still considered international law. And international law trumps U.S. law.
So what if U.S. Citizens object? It’s a done deal.
Clinton did it with the I.C.C. Now Kerry is doing it on behalf of the U.S.
If our Senate ratifies or not, it doesn’t matter.
The U.N. gun grabbers will have achieved their goal.
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posted on
09/25/2013 9:33:55 AM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(This post coming to you today from behind the Camelskin Curtain. Not the Iron or Bamboo Curtain...)
To: Olog-hai
Addressing U.S. critics of the treaty, the former senator said fears that it would undermine Americans constitutional right to keep and bear arms are not grounded in reality.
Had to LOL that statement.
It is all foreign and domestic enemies who are not grounded in reality. They don’t seem to understand what it means to be free AND armed.
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posted on
09/25/2013 9:36:54 AM PDT
by
KittenClaws
( You may have to fight a battle more than once in order to win it." - Margaret Thatcher)
To: DoughtyOne
The U.N. gun grabbers will have achieved their goal.
It is not achieved prior to them prying guns out of “cold, dead hands”
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posted on
09/25/2013 9:38:21 AM PDT
by
KittenClaws
( You may have to fight a battle more than once in order to win it." - Margaret Thatcher)
To: KittenClaws
“They dont seem to understand what it means to be free AND armed.”
They understand they do not want the lower class to be armed. It inhibits the ‘elites’ freedom to control the lower class.
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posted on
09/25/2013 9:38:49 AM PDT
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: DoughtyOne
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posted on
09/25/2013 9:39:02 AM PDT
by
Biggirl
(“Go, do not be afraid, and serve”-Pope Francis)
To: dfwgator
DOA in Congress? 0bama views Congress as irrelevant and has already shown he can get away with whatever he so desires. He’ll issue EO’s using the ATT as his AUTHORIZATION to forward national gun registration, then confiscation.
To: DoughtyOne; MestaMachine; LucyT; butterdezillion; shibumi; bgill; null and void; SumProVita; ...
And while the eyes of the nation (and of FR) were on Ted Cruz, the Agenda rolled merrily on.
Look at the monkey... look at the silly monkey!
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posted on
09/25/2013 9:40:08 AM PDT
by
Old Sarge
(Opinions are like orgasms: only mine count, and I couldn't care less if you have one...)
To: Biggirl
Correction: “Hardly enforced.”
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posted on
09/25/2013 9:41:01 AM PDT
by
Biggirl
(“Go, do not be afraid, and serve”-Pope Francis)
To: Olog-hai
Secretary of State John Kerry, who signed the Arms Trade Treaty on Wednesday ... Once a traitor, always a traitor.
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posted on
09/25/2013 9:41:13 AM PDT
by
kitchen
(Make plans and prepare. You'll never have trouble if you're ready for it. - TR)
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