U.N. seeking global gun control?

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[AZ GRAMMY]

U.N. seeking global gun control? Conference moving toward plan that would regulate U.S. arms

Posted: July 16, 2003 1:00 a.m. Eastern

© 2003 WorldNetDaily.com

A U.N. group is working toward establishment of an international system to register and regulate civilian possession of firearms, according to a former congressman.

The ultimate aim of many members of the conference on small arms is to outlaw personal ownership of guns altogether, said Georgia Republican Bob Barr in an interview yesterday on the newly syndicated WorldNetDaily Report with Joseph Farah.

Barr was an official representative of the U.S. State Department's delegation at the conference's week-long session last week. It is known officially as the first Biennial Meeting of States on the Implementation of the Program of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects.

At the beginning of the session, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged members to redouble efforts to curb small arms and light weapons.

"The United Nations remains firmly committed to prevent, combat and eradicate the illicit trade of small arms and light weapons in all its aspects," he said.

The group will meet again in 2005, followed by a review conference scheduled for 2006.

If not for the U.S. State Department and organizations such as the National Rifle Association, "this locomotive would have had a lot more steam," Barr said.

Barr commended U.S. Undersecretary of State John Bolton for focusing the U.N.'s attention on international trafficking of illicit arms and not on U.S. ownership of arms.

"He has done an outstanding job of monitoring this and standing up to it in a way the State Department frequently does not do," Barr said.

However, Barr warned that many member nations, including the UK, Netherlands and India, want to set up a legally binding protocol requiring all U.N. countries to start registration of firearms.

The potential implications of that are enormous, he said, noting it is a small step toward the ultimate nightmare of American gun owners – "the U.N. knocking on our door to get our firearms."

"If we were to allow in any way, shape or form the U.N. to begin the process of registering and regulating fire arms – ultimately their goal of doing away with personal firearms – we would have dealt a blow to our sovereignty," he said.

Barr called on citizens to urge their representatives to stay on top of the issue and ensure the U.S. is not faced with a legally-binding document that would commit the country to some form of firearms registration and regulation by the U.N. or any outside authority.

"The presence of several anti-gun groups at this and other related conferences underscores the threat they pose to the constitutional rights of American citizens if we fail to closely monitor their activities," Barr said in a statement. "In fact, many of these groups receive substantial funding from anti-firearms governments to move their agenda."

During the conference, the Geneva-based Small Arms Survey released its findings for 2002, which paid special attention to U.S. gun ownership.

"By any measure the United States is the most armed country in the world," the report said. "With roughly 83 to 96 guns per 100 people, the United States is approaching a statistical level of one gun per person."

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[Mr. K]

come and get 'em... I dare you

[E Rocc]

"By any measure the United States is the most armed country in the world," the report said. "With roughly 83 to 96 guns per 100 people, the United States is approaching a statistical level of one gun per person."

Anyone who is frightened by this number should be frightened.

-Eric

[Militiaman7]

[Principled]

Why not:

"The United Nations remains firmly committed to prevent, combat and eradicate terrorism in all its aspects," he said.

[Bikers4Bush]

Exactly.

[Dan from Michigan]

Yes, the UN wants a global gun ban for non government officials. Look at IANSA..and who funds it.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

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[Sender]

We still haven't gotten up to one measly gun per person yet? Where's my Shotgun News? I'll fix that.

[lelio]

The UN's just looking out for the globalist interests. We're going to enter a time of vast over production with new plants in India and China turning out millions of cars, tables, and computer chips like never before. Wages are going to plummit as they'll work for food, and if they don't a robot will put it together for oil.
With this overproduction will come massive unemployment and then massive discontent with their condition. People will look fondly back to the 1950's when only the husband worked, they owned their home, took a vacation every year, and bought a new car every three. What do they have now? Both members work, they rent, and don't take a vacation.
When you have millions listless due to unemployment you're ripe for a revolution, for better or worse. The best way to prevent that from happening is to outlaw guns.

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

At a certain point the expedient thing will be to go down to NY and take them out.

[RJL]

U.N. seeking global gun control?

I can’t understand why WorldNetDaily would use the question mark in the title. The UN absolutely wants to do away with guns or power of any kind that is not under their direct control.

[Noachian]

Barr called on citizens to urge their representatives to stay on top of the issue and ensure the U.S. is not faced with a legally-binding document that would commit the country to some form of firearms registration and regulation by the U.N. or any outside authority.

This could easily be done with a liberal/socialist majority in Congress, but the Supreme Court is the most likely avenue for UN aims in America. An interpretation of the Second Amendment by a High Court sympathetic to the more "enlightened" UN/European point of view would legally nullify 200 years of Constitutional law.

Considering the activism of some of this High Court crowd, and their disregard for following Constitutional precedents, such a ruling may happen in the near future. This is one reason that judges must be elected by the people rather than appointed by politicians to lifetime jobs with no accountability to anyone.

If The People don't act then eventually all their rights will be taken from them, and they'll have no one to blame but themselves.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

I'd have to say I'm over-supplied.

[dljordan]

I heard a guy on the radio last night whose company is in the business of analyzing trends. He said that given the loss of jobs in the U.S. we could actually have a middle class revolt. He was talking riots and all kinds of mayhem. I'm sorry I can't remember his name but it was pretty interesting. I think the government knows about these trends and would just LOVE to confiscate the guns. It's in their best interest. The UN and the various law enforcment agancies in the U.S. are NOT our friends.

[lelio]

I'd have to say I'm over-supplied.
Well then spread the love, bro!
If the gun count is 83 per 100 people, what's the ammo count? 20k bullets per person?

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

Claire Wolf and Rabbi Aaron Zellman wrote a book about how the government will be making it's move to confiscate weapons soon because there is no Social Security and many other parts of the great charade are about to fall down.

When the people see the man behind the curtain ther may be hel to pay.

[Orangedog]

BUMP!

[Eric in the Ozarks]

I've regretted the loss of every gun I ever sold or traded.

[AFreeBird]

The potential implications of that are enormous, he said, noting it is a small step toward the ultimate nightmare of American gun owners – "the U.N. knocking on our door to get our firearms."

Note to Congress: And if that should come to pass... ALL BLOODY HELL will break loose!