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OK, whats the scoop on the UN gun treaty?

bigdaddy1

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I hear some say it wont affect us, I hear other say the Senate will never authorize it and some say we are doomed.
Is there a concise easy to understand summary of what this treaty is all about?
 

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I hear some say it wont affect us, I hear other say the Senate will never authorize it and some say we are doomed.
Is there a concise easy to understand summary of what this treaty is all about?

I hate to sound like a jerk here, but there are more than enough threads about this already. Did you really need to start another one for this question?

That being said, the current treaty has not been written yet. It is still being worked on. IIRC the conference will run from July 2-27.

Any treaty will need the approval of 2/3rds of the senate, and no treaty can override the Constitution For The United States.

The treaty is something to keep an eye on and if you are concerned you may wish to contact your senators, and inform them you are against any such treaty. IMO it is not something to spend a whole lot of time on, and doing so may distract one from other issues.
 

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The deal is that no matter how much of a distraction this non-issue is, no matter how impossible it is to affect us, no matter what facts are presented... Panicky bed wetters will claim the UN is going to ban US privately-owned guns.

The issue is a dog and pony show, an easy distraction to try and control your votes. It's also complete and utter bullsh-t, as it has _repeatedly_ been shown that treaties do not override the constitution.
 

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I hear some say it wont affect us, I hear other say the Senate will never authorize it and some say we are doomed.
Is there a concise easy to understand summary of what this treaty is all about?

Here's some homework for ya' bigdaddy1,,,, & there Will be a Test tomorrow @ 12:00 hrs. :cool:

Links here @ OC.o. & etc.

:arrow:;http://forum.opencarry.org/forums/s...ail-Your-Senators-About-U-N-Arms-Trade-Treaty

:arrow:;http://forum.opencarry.org/forums/s...en-Urge-the-UN-to-Trample-the-US-Constitution

:arrow:;http://dickmorris.rallycongress.com/7175/gun-control/

:arrow:;http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/0...-in-foreign-sights-say-critics/#ixzz20OHGZe3b

:arrow:;http://www.examiner.com/article/does-arms-trade-treaty-signal-time-for-u-n-to-leave

:arrow:;http://thehill.com/blogs/defcon-hil...cautious-approach-with-nra-and-un-arms-treaty
 
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Gil223

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I hear some say it wont affect us, I hear other say the Senate will never authorize it and some say we are doomed.
Is there a concise easy to understand summary of what this treaty is all about?

All three could be correct... depending on a sh**pot full of variables. We're not just talking politicians here, but INTERNATIONAL politicians! The Obama administration is fully behind it, but says "signature is dependent upon full consensus" (although they didn't say exactly WHOSE consensus - the UN's, or our Congress). With the exception of about a dozen ally UN "states", the other 179 would love to see us fall. We have been more successful in in 236 years than most of them have been in the last millennium. They envy our achievements, and simultaneously resent us because of their dependency upon US AID and military support for their survival. Those few that do not fall into the preceding two categories, view the USA as an impediment to their global desires... like the Islamization of the world. Just my thoughts on the matter. Pax...
 

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A Preview of What To Expect From U.N. Gun Controls??

Some of us may have seen this video before, some of us saw similar reports on TV, and some of us may have actually experienced the Katrina gun-grab. There are probably also some who are unaware of the unlawful actions taken by Louisiana National Guard and local and volunteer LEO's from around the nation. This video may be a preview of U.N. "Coming Attractions" if, by some quirk of fate, their SATT is adopted and enforced in the extreme...
[video=youtube;8X9JkSudCX4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X9JkSudCX4&feature=related[/video]​
I'm not saying it will happen, but I'm not saying it's impossible either. Certainly one would think American "officials" violating our Constitution is much less likely than blue helmeted international U.N. thugs violating our Constitution, but Americans did just that.
:cuss:
Apparently there were also a few "Oath Keepers" involved who refused to follow those orders. :cool: The U.N. has no regard for any country's sovereignty, why should we think they would treat us any differently than the folks in New Orleans were treated? Just sayin'. Pax...
 

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The state Senators are receiving the gun-rights pressure. Colorado Senator Bennet responded IMMEDIATELY to my e-mail on the subject of this U.N. Small Arms Treaty with a presentation on all of the PRO-2A bills he has supported. Well, I guess we will see..... won't we.

Any Senator who votes to ratify this treaty will be signing up for unemployment benefits after the next election.

Senator Udall says he will get back to me soon.

Senators are not going to be able to claim 2A support - and vote to ratify this B.S. treaty at the same time.
 

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Here's a proposition I hadn't considered before today... Fast and Furious/UN ATT

This is something I thought we all should see and hear. It's a somewhat different "take" on F&F and it's possible relationship to the UN's Small Arms Trade Treaty...
[video=youtube;-d4GDha_Ff0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d4GDha_Ff0[/video]
It was obvious that F&F was planned as justification for an assault on our RKBA by our government, what was less obvious (to me, anyway) was how it could have been designed to also further reinforce the Obama administration's support for the UN's SATT. Care to share your thoughts after watching this? :) Pax...
 
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...Any Senator who votes to ratify this treaty will be signing up for unemployment benefits after the next election....
I certainly wish this were true and doubt you meant it literally. But if I'm not mistaken congressmen get a lifetime pension after serving a single term.

Which if true is nothing short of outrageous.
 

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There are some politicians who (claim they) are on our side...

Other than the standard, almost obligatory plea ("send us money") of all organizations, this may be worth a couple of minutes of our listening time. Here's what GA Representative Broun and the NAGR believe the UN SATT is all about...
[video=youtube;9cBMyx8PzO8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9cBMyx8PzO8[/video]​
Pax...
 

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IIRC, the original treaty, which started circulating before Obama came to office (Bush refused to hear anything of it), it was to regulate the commercial selling and trading between countries and small arms. The treaty has gone through several transformations, including the individual regulation of firearms (however, it didn't fly very far).

Not putting words in the international intelligentsia, their initial goal will be to start away from the individual regulate and settle in at the commercial view...then slowly change/modify/adapt the law to strangle the individual with guns (figuratively only)....i.e. reducing the firearms sold/transported to each country for personal use; all along only allowing enough trade for police/military needs. I know several are thinking they can't override the Constitution; however, regulating commerce is the little camel nose under the tent.

Will this happen overnight? Nope. But those in the UN have no desire for the US except for its demise. So they will continue to whatever they can to gain control. The UN is about controlling ALL countries, at that is their appearance!

Of course, all this is just my $.02. :cool:
 

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I certainly wish this were true and doubt you meant it literally. But if I'm not mistaken congressmen get a lifetime pension after serving a single term.

Which if true is nothing short of outrageous.

Members who participated in the congressional pension system are vested after five (5) years of service. A full pension is available to Members 62 years of age with 5 years of service; 50 years or older with 20 years of service; or 25 years of service at any age. A reduced pension is available depending upon which of several different age/service options is chosen. If Members leave Congress before reaching retirement age, they may leave their contributions behind and receive a deferred pension later.

The keys to the golden bank are held by Senators who're elected at age 56 and older. One term and they're set for life.
 

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Here's an interesting article that everybody might like to see. It's short and to the point. http://politicaloutcast.com/2012/07/our-guns-are-already-controlled-and-were-sitting-ducks/ Pax...

Interesting article, but I find it's flavor both defeatist and in error. It mentions, "Nut jobs, Islamic extremists, and people with grudges know that most of us are unarmed. We’re sitting ducks."

I'm not sure who the author is talking about when he mentions "us." Can't be the OCDO crowd, as most of "us" are armed, and we're most certainly not sitting ducks.

I like this article better. It's positive, not defeatist. :D
 

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I like this article better. It's positive, not defeatist. :D

From our point of view, your article wins hands down, Since9! It's quite positive, but relatively lengthy. I never claimed the article I posted was positive, uplifting or even entertaining - just "interesting". However, the opening paragraph was a statement with which most of us would wholeheartedly agree.
The Second Amendment isn’t much use if (1) law-abiding, sane, and moral people don’t carry a weapon, (2) public businesses don’t allow citizens to exercise their rights by allowing them to carry their weapon into their establishment, and (3) people aren’t trained on how to use a weapon in high-pressure situations.

I'm interested in what other folks have to say, even if I disagree with what they say. Sun-Tzu had two very insightful things to say about tactics: "Know your enemy" and, "Keep your friends close... and your enemies closer." They still apply today.

As for
It mentions, "Nut jobs, Islamic extremists, and people with grudges know that most of us are unarmed. We’re sitting ducks."
, if you think about it in "the big picture", he's right that most of the general population is unarmed . Statistically, the average gun owner owns 7 firearms, and there are enough privately-owned firearms in the country to supply roughly 300,000,000 people. If that stat is close to accurate it means that a small minority (folks like us) of 4,285,714 are armed. Would we share those arms with friends/family if the need arose? I can't speak for anybody but me... and I damn sure would!

Pax... ;)
 
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From our point of view, your article wins hands down, Since9! It's quite positive, but relatively lengthy. I never claimed the article I posted was positive, uplifting or even entertaining - just "interesting". However, the opening paragraph was a statement with which most of us would wholeheartedly agree.

And I, as well.

Sorry about my confusion - I wasn't aware you were the one who posted the article.

As for , if you think about it in "the big picture", he's right that most of the general population is unarmed . Statistically, the average gun owner owns 7 firearms, and there are enough privately-owned firearms in the country to supply roughly 300,000,000 people. If that stat is close to accurate it means that a small minority (folks like us) of 4,285,714 are armed. Would we share those arms with friends/family if the need arose? I can't speak for anybody but me... and I damn sure would!

Pax... ;)

About half of U.S. households have firearms, although there are as many firearms in the U.S. as there are motor vehicles. Given the rate of accidental deaths due to firearms is about 1,100 annually while the vehicular rate is about 32,000 annually, one can state with statistical accuracy, that motor vehicles are approximately 30 times more likely to be the cause of an accidental death than a firearm.

Having said that, while the "average" gun owner owns 7 firearms, that's a misnomer, as it's a single-tailed curve, not a bell curve. Half the people in the U.S. do not own a firearm. Many people own a single firearm. Some own two or three. A small minority own many firearms. Mathematically it works out to 7 per owner, but the median is 2.

Thanks for the nod on the article!

PS: A little bit more about RYOC: I created the forums for the express purpose not merely of just talking about issues like these, but for formulating organized responses, sort of skimming the best ideas off the top of a sea of ideas, and presenting them to the powers that be in a manner that would be impossible for them to ignore. It's my goal to avoid becoming another WND, but rather, to toss aside rhetoric and get all sides to sit down and hammer out the crux of the issues, down to brass tacks.

I need all the help I can get in terms of getting the forums off the ground! It'll take perhaps a couple hundred seed posts, say about twenty in each of its twelve forums, to get it moving. As those are going in I'll ramp up the SEO effort to attract new members. Any help you and others might provide would be most welcome!
 
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Troops Ordered To Kill All Americans Who Do Not Turn In Guns

If you don't watch this video and then forward this link to everybody on your email list, they may be taken by surprise. This is the plan - in black and white - the UN has been working toward for decades - world domination!
UN gun grab follows U.S. State Department Plan
A bit lengthy (21 mins), but highly informative. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyfkQkchlu4&feature=player_embedded#! If that didn't get your attention, you must be brain dead. Pax...
 
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