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NRA-ILA
This week, Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) sent a letter signed by himself and 12 of his Democratic colleagues in the Senate stating their firm opposition to any U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) that included civilian firearms.
The letter, sent to President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton, states, “First and foremost, the Arms Trade Treaty must not in any way regulate the domestic manufacture, possession or sales of firearms or ammunition.”
That clear sentiment was bolstered by the declaration of support for the individual right to bear arms. “Firearms possession is an individual right guaranteed by the Second Amendment and that cannot be subordinated, directly or indirectly, by any international treaty.”
The signatories made it clear that they would not support any treaty that does not respect the fundamental rights of Americans.