Obama signs UN gun control treaty --- O will do everything he can to benefit minorities. in this case, it's minority criminals.
On Jun 3, 2:42 pm, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > May just as well have autographed a role of toilet paper. > ** > Dr. Eowyn posted: " The United Nations Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) regulates > the international trade in conventional weapons. According to the UN Office > for Disarmament Affairs, the treaty will not do any of the following: > interfere with domestic arms commerce or the right t" Respond to this > post by replying above this line > New post on *Fellowship of the Minds* > <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/eowyn2/> Obama signs UN gun > control > treaty<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2013/06/03/obama-signs-un-gun-...> > by > Dr. Eowyn <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/eowyn2/> > > [image: guns make us less > safe]<http://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/guns-make-us-les...> > > The United Nations Arms Trade > Treaty<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arms_Trade_Treaty>(ATT) regulates > the international trade in conventional > weapons. According to the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs, the treaty > will not do any of the following: interfere with domestic arms commerce or > the right to bear arms in Member States; ban the export of any type of > weapon; harm States' legitimate right to self-defense; or undermine > national arms regulation standards already in place. > > But the National Rifle Association (NRA) and the Gun Owners of America warn > that the treaty is an attempt to circumvent the Second Amendment and > similar guarantees in state constitutions in order to impose domestic gun > regulations. In other words, just like the UN Small Arms > Treaty<http://echo3.bluehornet.com/ct/13014977:15842604268:m:1:385582145:730...>, > *the Arms Trade Treaty is really a gun-control agreement. * > > On April 2, 2013, after years of preparation, the ATT was approved by a > vote of 154 to 3. > > *Today, the doors open for U.N. member nations to ratify the ATT. *President > Lucifer is expected to sign it today, assuming he hasn't already done so by > the time I publish this post. > > Despite his signing the treaty, the U.S. Constitution gives the authority > over foreign treaties to the United States Senate. This means the ATT is > not enforceable unless and until the Senate ratifies it with a two-thirds > majority vote. > > The ATT would provide the United States Executive, i.e., the President, > sweeping powers to regulate which guns can and cannot enter or exit our > country. Further, this treaty is likely a stepping-stone to a mandatory > international gun-registry. In July 2012, the NRA's Institute for > Legislative Action sounded this > warning<http://www.nraila.org/news-issues/articles/2012/7/disinformation-cont...> > : > > *"Anti-gun treaty proponents continue to mislead the public, claiming the > treaty would have no impact on American gun owners. That's a bald-faced > lie. For example, the most recent draft treaty includes export/import > controls that would require officials in an importing country to collect > information on the 'end user' of a firearm, keep the information for 20 > years, and provide the information to the country from which the gun was > exported. In other words, if you bought a Beretta shotgun, you would be an > 'end user' and the U.S. government would have to keep a record of you and > notify the Italian government about your purchase. That is gun registration. > If the U.S. refuses to implement this data collection on law-abiding > American gun owners, other nations might be required to ban the export of > firearms to the U.S."* > > The NRA's warning is well-placed. Here's what Article 5 ("General > Implementation") of the Arms Trade > Treaty<http://www.un.org/disarmament/ATT/docs/ATT_text_%28As_adopted_by_the_...>says: > > *2. Each State Party shall establish and maintain a national control system, > including a national control list, in order to implement the provisions of > this Treaty.* > > *3. Each State Party is encouraged to apply the provisions of this Treaty > to the broadest range of conventional arms. [...] * > > *4. Each State Party, pursuant to its national laws, shall provide its > national control list to the Secretariat, which shall make it available to > other States Parties. States Parties are encouraged to make their control > lists publicly available.* > > *5. Each State Party shall take measures necessary to implement the > provisions of this Treaty and shall designate competent national > authorities in order to have an effective and transparent national control > system regulating the transfer of conventional arms covered under Article 2 > (1) and of items covered in Article 3 and Article 4.* > > *6. Each State Party shall designate one or more national points of contact > to exchange information on matters related to the implementation of this > Treaty. A State Party shall notify the Secretariat, established under > Article 18, of its national point(s) of contact and keep the information > updated.* > > Read Article 5 (4) again. *It’s not just our federal government that would > get a copy of the "national [gun] control list." International bureaucrats > at the United Nations and foreign governments would have access to the list > as well!* > > A *gun registration* system (though it's not called such) is contained > *in*the treaty's > *Article 12* ("Record Keeping"): > > *1. Each State Party shall maintain national records, pursuant to its > national laws and regulations, of its issuance of export authorizations or > its actual exports of the conventional arms covered under Article 2 (1). * > > *2. Each State Party is encouraged to maintain records of conventional arms > covered under Article 2 (1) that are transferred to its territory as the > final destination or that are authorized to transit or trans-ship territory > under its jurisdiction. * > > *3. Each State Party is encouraged to include in those records: the > quantity, value, model/type, authorized international transfers of > conventional arms covered under Article 2 (1), conventional arms actually > transferred, details of exporting State(s), importing State(s), transit and > trans-shipment State(s), and end users, as appropriate. * > > *4. Records shall be kept for a minimum of ten years.* > > Then there's the ATT's *Article 14* **("Enforcement"), which seems to > *authorize > the United States Executive, i.e., President, to create whatever domestic > gun-control laws that are needed*: "Each State Party shall take appropriate > measures to enforce national laws and regulations that implement the > provisions of this Treaty." > > Even worse, *Article 16* of the ATT *allows for U.N. personnel to help U.S. > law enforcement implement treaty obligations*: " In implementing this > Treaty, each State Party ... may request, offer or receive assistance > through, inter alia, the United Nations, international, regional, > subregional or national organizations, non-governmental organizations, or > on a bilateral basis." > > *Article 16 also opens the door to U.S. taxpayers footing the bill for > other countries' treaty implementation*: " A voluntary trust fund shall be > established by States Parties to assist requesting States Parties requiring > international assistance to implement this Treaty. Each State Party is > encouraged to contribute resources to the fund." > > Read the UN Arms Trade Treaty in pdf format, > here<http://www.un.org/disarmament/ATT/docs/ATT_text_%28As_adopted_by_the_...> > . > > Senator Mike > Lee<http://echo3.bluehornet.com/ct/13014978:15842604268:m:1:385582145:730...>(R-Utah), > one of 34 Senators who voted on a resolution in April opposing > the Arms Trade Treaty, vows that he will block the treaty "as long as [he > is] breathing in the U.S. Senate." > > In a statement, Sen. Lee said: "I have great concerns that this treaty can > be used to violate the second amendment rights of American citizens, and do > not believe we should sign any treaty that infringes on the sovereignty of > our country." > > South Africa is an object lesson in why gun registration should be opposed. > Put simply, your government can only confiscate your guns if they know you > have guns. And they know that only if you tell them -- via a mandatory gun > registration system. > > Arnold Ahlert > <http://frontpagemag.com/2013/arnold-ahlert/the-gruesome-reality-of-ra...>writes > in *FrontPage Mag*, March 11, 2o13: > > *Like so many societies where demonstrating who’s in control becomes a > necessity, disarming the population becomes a priority. In 2010, the > ANC-led regime > changed<http://nolstuijt.wordpress.com/2011/06/27/anc-confiscates-whites-guns...> > the > Firearms Registration Act, demanding that all legal guns be re-registered > by July 31, 2011. In the process of re-registration, more than half the > applicants were turned down, and 90 percent were turned down again on > appeal. Thus, white farm families were forced to relinquish their last line > of defense against the tens of thousands of criminal gangs roaming the > countryside–armed with AK47s. and as Genocide Watch > noted<http://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/africa/item/12326-south-afri...> > on > its website last July one more step was taken as well. “The government has > disbanded the commando units of white farmers that once protected their > farms, and has passed laws to confiscate the farmers’ weapons,” it > reported. “Disarmament of a targeted group is one of the surest early > warning signs of future genocidal killings.”* > > H/t FOTM's Sunny. > > *~Eowyn* > *Dr. Eowyn <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/eowyn2/>* | > June 3, 2013 at 12:28 pm | Tags: > ANC<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?tag=anc>, > Arms Trade > Treaty<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?tag=arms-trade-treaty>, > Firearms Registration > Act<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?tag=firearms-registration-act>, > Gun Owners of > America<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?tag=gun-owners-of-america>, > Institute for Legislative > Action<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?tag=institute-for-legislative...>, > NRA <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?tag=nra>, Sen Mike > Lee<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?tag=sen-mike-lee>, > South Africa <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?tag=south-africa> | > Categories: Congress <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?cat=4308>, > Conservatives <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?cat=35268289>, > conspiracy <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?cat=11808>, > Constitution<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?cat=29050>, > Gun Control/2nd > Amendment<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?cat=67540812>, > Liberals/Democrats/Left<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?cat=115894710>, > Obama <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?cat=376320>, Police > state<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?cat=35095733>, > Republican Party <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?cat=56189>, > Taxes<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?cat=34919470>, > United Nations <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?cat=59722>, United > States <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?cat=5850>, US > Presidents<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?cat=51656283>| > URL:http://wp.me/pKuKY-lW6 > > > Comment<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2013/06/03/obama-signs-un-gun-...> > See all > comments<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2013/06/03/obama-signs-un-gun-...> > > Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage > Subscriptions<https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=80d8873ee52adffe4e178d01c25562cf...>. > > *Trouble clicking?* Copy and paste this URL into your > browser:http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2013/06/03/obama-signs-un-gun-... > Thanks for flying with WordPress.com <http://wordpress.com> > > bieber--tp.jpg > 55KViewDownload -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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