... They will use an international agreement as an excuse to get domestically what they couldn't otherwise." --- know the enemy
that Hilary put her ok on this says tons about her character the sooner she is political history the better On Jan 15, 12:50 pm, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > http://www.rightsidenews.com/201001158190/editorial/the-uu-is-coming-... > > *The UN Is Coming To Take Your Guns, America. * > > [image: > Print]<http://www.rightsidenews.com/201001158190/editorial/the-uu-is-coming-...> > > [image: > E-mail]<http://www.rightsidenews.com/component/option,com_mailto/link,aHR0cDo...> > > Written by J. D. Longstreet > > Friday, 15 January 2010 06:45 > > [image: JD_Longstreet] > > *Obama Leads The UN Gungrabber Pack!* > > Back in October of 2009, the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, > publicly announced that the US WOULD support UN negotiations of an Arms > Trade Treaty to regulate international gun trafficking. The Bush > administration, you may remember, and, notably, former Permanent U.S. > Representative to the United Nations, John Bolton, opposed negotiations of > this treaty for years. > > Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton has said: "Conventional arms transfers > are a crucial national security concern for the United States, and we have > always supported effective action to control the international transfer of > arms. The United States is prepared to work hard for a strong international > standard in this area." > > The US then joined a vote, which was almost unanimous; to adopt a > resolution, which would set a schedule, a timetable, on the proposed Arms > Trade Treaty. Within that resolution was a proposal to finalize the accord > in the year 2012. > > Gun Owners in the US are gravely concerned over this move by the UN - and -- > more importantly, by the Obama Regime, to support it. To many gun > enthusiasts it is a dangerous submission of America's Constitution to > "Global Governance" -- and there is a growing belief that it is an attempt > by the Obama Regime to create private gun control laws it knows it cannot > get through the US Congress. It doesn't take any imagination, at all, to > quickly understand that this treaty would effectively cancel rights granted > US citizens by the 2nd amendment to the US Constitution. Our right to "keep > and bear arms" would no longer exist. > > US gun rights supporters are up in arms - and with good reason. John Bolton, > former Permanent U.S. Representative to the United Nations, fought the > proposed treaty for quite a while. He has seen it up close and personally. > Bolton, in remarks he made recently to Ginny Simone, managing editor of the > National Rifle Associations' NRA News and host of the NRA's Daily News > program, said the following: > > "The administration is trying to act as though this is really just a treaty > about international arms trade between nation states, but there's no doubt - > as was the case back over a decade ago - that the real agenda here is > domestic firearms control." > > Bolton continued: > > "There's never been any doubt when these groups talk about saying they only > want to prohibit illicit international trafficking in small arms and light > weapons, it begs the whole question of what's legal and what's not legal. > And many of the implications of these treaty negotiations are very much in > their domestic application. So, whatever the appearance on the surface, > there's no doubt that domestic firearm control is right at the top of their > agenda." > > Bolton went on to say: "After the treaty is approved and it comes into > force, you will find out that it has this implication or that implication > and it requires the Congress to adopt some measure that restricts ownership > of firearms," he said. "The administration knows it cannot obtain this kind > of legislation purely in a domestic context ... They will use an > international agreement as an excuse to get domestically what they couldn't > otherwise." > > It turns out there are some seven countries pushing the UN Arms Treaty, > Great Britain, Australia, Argentina, Costa Rica, Finland, Japan, and Kenya. > > Interestingly, Great Britain has had a virtual explosion of violent crime > since they all but banned guns back in 1997. Just a few months ago, the > British press reported that England and Wales now have the highest violent > crime in the European Union - a rate which, in fact, exceeds that of the > United States and even hyper-violent South Africa. Mailonline reported: "In > the decade following (the election of the Labor Party) in 1997, the number > of recorded violent attacks soared by 77 percent to 1.158 million - more > than two every minute." > > It seems that Great Britain, with their near ban of gun ownership by private > citizens, has a violent crime victimization rate of 2,034 per 100,000 > residents. While here, in the, oh, so violent, USA, with our far less > restrictive gun laws, we have a violence rate of only 466 crimes per 100,000 > residents. Even South Africa's rate is lower, at 1,677 violent crimes per > 100,000. You can read an exceptional article on this subject > HERE.<http://weroinnm.wordpress.com/2010/01/12/what-is-the-true-intent-of-t...> > > In the land "down under," Australia, the Aussies are suffering an escalation > in violent crimes as well. The Australia Institute of Criminology > <http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/current%20series/facts/1-20/2008/1...>reports > that assault alone occurs at a rate of 840 per 100,000 - a rate that > increased dramatically since the Port Arthur ban. > You might find it interesting what the Aussies have to put up with now that > firearms are nearly banned in their fair land. It is, indeed, a warning for > their cousins, the Americans. "The Manly Daily" reported, back in October of > 2009, that pursuant to the Australian Firearms Act of > 1996<http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/act/consol_act/fa1996102/> > : > > *"Northern Beaches Police will be turning up on the doorstep of every > licensed gun owner in the area over the next four years to check their > firearms are stored correctly. * > *Operation Aston follows the gun amnesty that ended on May 31 and will > target guns stored incorrectly and the security of gun safes, Northern > Beaches Commander Doreen Cruickshank said. * > *"Gun owners have a responsibility to ensure their weapon is safely stored > at all times when not in use," Supt Cruickshank said. * > *"Licensing police will be attending the home of every licensed firearm > owner in the northern beaches over the next four years to inspect every > weapon and check the gun safe. * > *"Officers will be examining all gun safes to ensure they comply with the > legislative requirements, particularly in relation to the standard and > security of safes." * > *Supt Cruickshank reminded all legitimate owners that under the Firearms Act > they must take all reasonable precautions to ensure the safekeeping of their > firearms. * > *"It's especially important that weapons are stored in such a way as to > limit the possibility of loss or theft, so they don't come into the > possession of a person who isn't authorized to hold them," she said. * > *The maximum penalty for incorrect storage of a weapon is two years in jail. > (You may read the article > **HERE**.*<http://manly-daily.whereilive.com.au/news/story/licensed-gun-owners-f...> > * )* > > You might be interested to know this, as well: In Australia, for every > firearm, a purchaser must obtain a Permit To Acquire. The first permit for > each person has a mandatory 28 day delay before it is issued. In some > states, such as Queensland, this is waived for second and subsequent > firearms of the same class, whilst in others, it is not. For each firearm a > "Genuine Reason" must be given, relating to pest control, hunting, target > shooting, or collecting. Self-defense is not accepted as a reason for > issuing a license. > > *THIS* is where America is headed if the "gungrabbers" get their *"reasonable > gun control" laws*. They know they cannot get those laws passed through > CongressTODAY -- but they have an excellent chance to get them through the > UN Arms Trade Treaty. > > J. D. Longstreet is a conservative Southern American (A native sandlapper > and an adopted Tar Heel) with a deep passion for the history, heritage, and > culture of the southern states of America. At the same time he is a deeply > loyal American believing strongly in "America First". > > He is a thirty-year veteran of the broadcasting business, as an "in the > field" and "on-air" news reporter (contributing to radio, TV, and > newspapers) and a conservative broadcast commentator. > > Longstreet is a veteran of the US Army and US Army Reserve. He is a member > of the American Legion and the Sons of Confederate Veterans. A lifelong > Christian, Longstreet subscribes to "old Lutheranism" to express and > exercise his faith. > > Articles by J.D. Longstreet posted: "INSIGHT on > Freedom<http://csadispatch.blogspot.com/> > " > > image001.png > < 1KViewDownload > > image003.jpg > 15KViewDownload > > image002.png > < 1KViewDownload
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