Posted on 10/10/2004 7:41:25 AM PDT by Kaslin
Billionaire John Kerry supporter George Soros is working through the U.N. to negotiate a treaty that will ban private ownership of firearms on a worldwide basis, says National Rifle Association spokesman Wayne LaPierre.
Addressing the annual SAFE: Right to Carry Conference last Sunday on New York, LaPierre warned, "The U.N. is, I believe, the major threat that we're going to be dealing with."
"Under the umbrella of the United Nations, there are now more than 500 of these organizations working day and night trying to ban civilian ownership or firearms," he explained. Under the banner of IANSA - the International Action Network on Small Arms - Soros operative Rebecca Peters is working to capitalize on the success of her gun ban campaign in Australia, where firearms possession is now illegal and crime is going through the roof.
On Tuesday LaPierre is set to debate Peters on InDemand pay-per-view TV, where the two will lock horns over the upcoming UN global gun ban conference in the summer of 2006.
Peters is such an anti-gun zealot that she even argues that police should be disarmed. "When police begin to carry guns, that motivates criminals to carry guns," she complained recently, according to LaPierre.
In America, however, her efforts have been frustrated so far thanks in part to President Bush's UN appointees, like Undersecretary of State John Bolton, former Congressman Bob Barr and former U.S. ambassador to Switzerland Faith Whittlesey.
According to the NRA chief, last year the conservative trio "went to the U.N., looked them right in the eye and said, 'We will not sign off on any international treaties that touch the second amendment in the United States.'"
Rep. Barr, who was also on hand at the SAFE conference, recalled Undersecretary Bolton's address to the UN.
"He gave a very straightforward and very impassioned lesson to those UN bureaucrats who were there. And he basically told them, our second amendment is not for sale to the United Nations.
"They were shocked to hear that," Barr added.
Things will be different if Bush loses in November, warned LaPierre, especially given John Kerry's long record of opposition to second amendment rights.
"Can you imagine if President Kerry appoints the U.S. delegation to that conference - what we're going to end up with?" he said.
Then why doesn't the NRA endorse George Bush for President?
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Hey, don't joke. A few years ago the Aussie's banned guns. Now, due to the number of sword attacks, the same idiots are agitating to a ban to all swords!
I am afraid I would have to agree with you on this, I will just have to go and buy another 40,000 rounds to add to the existing 160,000 currently in stock, i am really appalled that these "pantywaist" F-cks are actually gaining ground, it sure is a sad story when AMERICANS put their trust in what a Habitual Liar says as apposed to his track record??????????????????????????????????????????I really get confused, i do know how to spell "Integrity" just not real sure on the definition anymore!!!!
So why do I keep reading articles about thousands and thousands of guns going to the smelters?
Are these like NYC permits, where they exist, but only the rich and famous can get one?
Roger that!!!!!
They would get a surprise.
Looks like some 30'06 AP went through there
Let's just say that after my "greeting" I'd be kind enough to offer them my guns. I don't expect an answer nor do I expect them to be in any shape to accept.
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