Good news about the UN gun treaty

[Wiggity]

Jul 26 2012
Sen. Moran and 50 Senators: Second Amendment Rights are not Negotiable

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) today led 50 senators in expressing grave concern about the dangers posed to Americans’ Second Amendment rights by the United Nations’ Arms Trade Treaty. The 51 senators notified President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton of their intent to oppose ratification of an Arms Trade Treaty that in any way restricts the rights of law-abiding American gun owners. The opposition is strong enough to block the treaty from Senate passage, as treaties submitted to the U.S. Senate require approval of two-thirds of Senators present to be ratified.

In the letter, the senators wrote: “As the treaty process continues, we strongly encourage your administration not only to uphold our country’s constitutional protections of civilian firearms ownership, but to ensure – if necessary, by breaking consensus at the July conference – that the treaty will explicitly recognize the legitimacy of lawful activities associated with firearms, including but not limited to the right of self-defense. As members of the United States Senate, we will oppose the ratification of any Arms Trade Treaty that falls short of this standard.”

“Our country’s sovereignty and the rights of American citizens must not be infringed upon by the United Nations,” Sen. Moran said. “Today, the Senate sends a powerful message to the Obama Administration: an Arms Trade Treaty that does not protect ownership of civilian firearms will fail in the Senate. Our firearm freedoms are not negotiable.”

“The NRA, our four million members and the tens of millions of law-abiding Americans who own firearms will never surrender our right to keep and bear arms to the United Nations,” said Chris Cox, executive director of NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action. “That is why the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty has been met with the full opposition of the NRA. We are grateful for the efforts of these senators, led by Senator Jerry Moran, to oppose this encroachment of international tyranny.”

[Scanker19]

Damn, Gina. Damn.

[Bailey Guns]

Can I get an aMEN-ah?

[sellersm]

aMEN-ah!

[BPTactical]

It should not be signed into the first place.

What about the douchenozzle senators that did NOT side with the above 51???

[DSull]

You all know the drill but they can get my gun out of my cold dead hand!!!

[Great-Kazoo]

Got to love election year. Come 1/12/2013 IF Romney does not win it and or the GOP has lost control of either house we might as well buy some very slippery lubricant. Cause it's going to hurt.

[sabot_round]

It should not be signed into the first place.

What about the douchbag senators that did NOT side with the above 51???

Fixed it for you!! They do not qualify to go "in".

[TEAMRICO]

Got to love election year. Come 1/12/2013 IF Romney does not win it and or the GOP has lost control of either house we might as well buy some very slippery lubricant. Cause it's going to hurt.

CLP....that's the only lube I'm gonna need to get more of!

[BPTactical]

CLP....that's the only lube I'm gonna need to get more of!

But it burns off at high speed