UN Gun Ban

UncleLoodis · August 16, 2011, 09:39 PM

Anyone else upset about this UN Small Arms Treaty? What's your thoughts?

chewie146 · August 16, 2011, 09:50 PM

It's crap, and it's just the beginning. The fact that the US is even entertaining anything remotely like this is just a sign of how weak we are becoming. I'm with you on this one.

bigkrackers · August 16, 2011, 10:12 PM

There is no entertaining going on. The Obama administration, the State Department and their various mouth pieces might be having nocturnal emissions over the idea but you need 2/3rds of the Senate to ratify an international treaty and that won't be happening anytime soon.

UncleLoodis · August 16, 2011, 11:06 PM

Well, the part that lets me sleep at night is that I know that there are many, many, MANY people that would rather die than give up their gun rights. I'm one of them; I do not say it lightly, either. An unarmed population is an absolutely controlable population.

I suppose it's time to start calling Representatives and the like...

Onward Allusion · August 16, 2011, 11:23 PM

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UncleLoodis
UN Gun Ban
Anyone else upset about this UN Small Arms Treaty? What's your thoughts?

It used to be that folks would get ridiculed for posting about this topic. Tin-foil hats and such.

However, with additional coverage by the mainstream and more details appearing on the subject, it would appear that while unlikely to be passed in the near future, but it would be very detrimental to gun owners if passed. The treaty would create one of the largest governing body related to small arms, including the ones in your safe and mine. It would set up all sorts of rules/laws/regulations that would restrict small arms trade and indirectly, ownership. Yes, one can interpret this as a restriction of your 2nd Amendment rights.

So, all y'all better start writing your representatives on the Hill.

Wuchak · August 16, 2011, 11:32 PM

The Constitution is the supreme law of the US and this cannot be subverted by any treaty. Even if it were signed and ratified any attempt to enforce it would die in court and the treaty would be invalidated.

blackriderhank · August 17, 2011, 12:09 AM

+1

Bartholomew Roberts · August 17, 2011, 06:53 AM

Not a realistic threat at this point.
http://thefiringline.com/forums/show...=410346&page=2

Al Norris · August 17, 2011, 08:16 AM

And with the link provided by Bart, Closed as a duplicate.

August 16, 2011, 09:39 PM	#1
UncleLoodis Senior Member Join Date: June 28, 2011 Location: Oregon Posts: 160	UN Gun Ban Anyone else upset about this UN Small Arms Treaty? What's your thoughts?

August 16, 2011, 11:06 PM	#4
UncleLoodis Senior Member Join Date: June 28, 2011 Location: Oregon Posts: 160	well, Well, the part that lets me sleep at night is that I know that there are many, many, MANY people that would rather die than give up their gun rights. I'm one of them; I do not say it lightly, either. An unarmed population is an absolutely controlable population. I suppose it's time to start calling Representatives and the like...

August 16, 2011, 09:50 PM	#2
chewie146 Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2010 Location: New Mexico Posts: 853	It's crap, and it's just the beginning. The fact that the US is even entertaining anything remotely like this is just a sign of how weak we are becoming. I'm with you on this one.

August 16, 2011, 10:12 PM	#3
bigkrackers Senior Member Join Date: June 21, 2011 Location: Minnesota Posts: 117	There is no entertaining going on. The Obama administration, the State Department and their various mouth pieces might be having nocturnal emissions over the idea but you need 2/3rds of the Senate to ratify an international treaty and that won't be happening anytime soon.

August 16, 2011, 11:32 PM	#6
Wuchak Senior Member Join Date: June 1, 2007 Location: Shawnee, KS Posts: 1,093	The Constitution is the supreme law of the US and this cannot be subverted by any treaty. Even if it were signed and ratified any attempt to enforce it would die in court and the treaty would be invalidated.

August 17, 2011, 12:09 AM	#7
blackriderhank Member Join Date: May 7, 2011 Location: SC Wisconsin Posts: 21	+1

August 17, 2011, 06:53 AM	#8
Bartholomew Roberts member Join Date: June 12, 2000 Location: Texas and Oklahoma area Posts: 8,462	Not a realistic threat at this point. http://thefiringline.com/forums/show...=410346&page=2

August 17, 2011, 08:16 AM	#9
Al Norris Moderator Emeritus Join Date: June 29, 2000 Location: Rupert, Idaho Posts: 9,660	And with the link provided by Bart, Closed as a duplicate.