“Kerry’s signature isn’t worth a bucket of warm spit”
It carries weight in that is signifies to the UN that the US President will now carry this to the US Senate for ratification. They have the votes in the Senate.
The workaround the Constitution is that it doesn’t outright ban weapons but it does setup a registry of all weapon owners and we all know the US Supreme Court will uphold such a registry as something that doesn’t prohibit bearing arms. We also know the US Supreme Court has ruled ANYTHING goes as long as it is in a form of a tax. Therefore, the treaty will be implemented as a tax; buy a gun, pay a tax, etc. Own a gun, pay a tax. In fact, just last year there was an IRS 1040 change being tossed around about paying taxes on firearms.
I believe they need 2/3 vote of the Senate to ratify treaties.
“He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur;...” Art2 Sec2
So even trying to implement that I do not think will pass the Senate and definitely NOT the house.
I do not believe, or at least I hope, this will not be attempted by some executive order...even those have to have some sort of enabling legislation. Otherwise he could just do what he wanted, the heck with the constitution,
Hey....wait a minute....