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Over the last month, we’ve received almost nothing but bad*news. The government shutdown, Obama threatening to default on US debt, a government intentionally disrespecting veterans — you name it, it happened.
But now, some good*news. The Senate strongly rejected the anti-gun UN*treaty*that was supposedly about regulating “small arms” around the world. Considering the only way the*treaty*could have meant anything would have been through gun registration, this is a massive victory for gun rights.
The proposed*treaty*didn’t make it to a regular vote — it was killed before even getting that far. It is extremely unlikely that it will ever even be voted on, considering the overwhelming opposition to it in the Senate.
Here’s what the Foundry*reported:
The U.S. Senate responded decisively today to Secretary of State John Kerry’s recent signature on the U.N. Arms*TradeTreaty*(ATT). In a bipartisan*letter*led by Senators Jerry Moran (R–KS) and Joe Manchin (D–WV), half of the Senate has officially pledged to oppose the ratification of the*ATT. The signatories include every Republican Senator except Mark Kirk (R–IL) and five Democratic Senators. The*letter, with its 50 signatories, ends any*prospect*in the foreseeable future of Senate ratification of the*ATT.
The signatories base their opposition to the*treaty*on six points, including the Administration’s decision to violate its own red line by backing the adoption of the*treaty*through a majority-rule vote in the U.N. General Assembly. They also note that, because*ATT*contains “only a weak non-binding*reference*to the lawful ownership and use of, and*trade*in firearms, and recognizes none of these activities, much less individual self-defense, as fundamental individual rights,” it could pose a threat to rights protected under the*Second Amendment.
One of the most useful pro-gun sites on the Internet is GunsSaveLives.net, run by a pro-gun activist. Here’s what he*wrote*about thenews:
The Senate would have to ratify the treaty, which was signed earlier this month by Secretary of State John Kerry, by a 2/3 majority vote, numbers that seem impossible based on today’s actions.
You’ve probably heard a lot of rumors about exactly what the Arms*Treatywould do. Some of it’s myth and some it’s truth.
http://www.capitalisminstitute.org/un-treaty-killed/*
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But now, some good*news. The Senate strongly rejected the anti-gun UN*treaty*that was supposedly about regulating “small arms” around the world. Considering the only way the*treaty*could have meant anything would have been through gun registration, this is a massive victory for gun rights.
The proposed*treaty*didn’t make it to a regular vote — it was killed before even getting that far. It is extremely unlikely that it will ever even be voted on, considering the overwhelming opposition to it in the Senate.
Here’s what the Foundry*reported:
The U.S. Senate responded decisively today to Secretary of State John Kerry’s recent signature on the U.N. Arms*TradeTreaty*(ATT). In a bipartisan*letter*led by Senators Jerry Moran (R–KS) and Joe Manchin (D–WV), half of the Senate has officially pledged to oppose the ratification of the*ATT. The signatories include every Republican Senator except Mark Kirk (R–IL) and five Democratic Senators. The*letter, with its 50 signatories, ends any*prospect*in the foreseeable future of Senate ratification of the*ATT.
The signatories base their opposition to the*treaty*on six points, including the Administration’s decision to violate its own red line by backing the adoption of the*treaty*through a majority-rule vote in the U.N. General Assembly. They also note that, because*ATT*contains “only a weak non-binding*reference*to the lawful ownership and use of, and*trade*in firearms, and recognizes none of these activities, much less individual self-defense, as fundamental individual rights,” it could pose a threat to rights protected under the*Second Amendment.
One of the most useful pro-gun sites on the Internet is GunsSaveLives.net, run by a pro-gun activist. Here’s what he*wrote*about thenews:
The Senate would have to ratify the treaty, which was signed earlier this month by Secretary of State John Kerry, by a 2/3 majority vote, numbers that seem impossible based on today’s actions.
You’ve probably heard a lot of rumors about exactly what the Arms*Treatywould do. Some of it’s myth and some it’s truth.
http://www.capitalisminstitute.org/un-treaty-killed/*
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