Posted on 06/09/2009 3:12:11 PM PDT by neverdem
Remember CANDIDATE Barack Obama? The guy who “wasn’t going to take away our guns”?
Well, guess what?
Less than 100 days into his administration, he’s never met a gun he didn’t hate.
A week ago, Obama went to Mexico, whined about the United States, and bemoaned (before the whole world) the fact that he didn’t have the political power to take away our semi-automatics. Nevertheless, that didn’t keep him from pushing additional restrictions on American gun owners.
It’s called the Inter-American Convention Against Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Materials. To be sure, this imponderable title masks a really nasty piece of work.
First of all, when the treaty purports to ban the “illicit” manufacture of firearms, what does that mean?
1. “Illicit manufacturing” of firearms is defined as “assembly of firearms [or] ammunition ... without a license....”
Hence, reloading ammunition -- or putting together a lawful firearm from a kit -- is clearly “illicit manufacturing.”
Modifying a firearm in any way would surely be “illicit manufacturing.” And, while it would be a stretch, assembling a firearm after cleaning it could, in any plain reading of the words, come within the screwy definition of “illicit manufacturing.”
2. “Firearm” has a similarly questionable definition.
“[A]ny other weapon” is a “firearm,” according to the treaty -- and the term “weapon” is nowhere defined.
So, is a BB gun a “firearm”? Probably.
A toy gun? Possibly.
A pistol grip or firing pin? Probably. And who knows what else.
If these provisions (and others) become the law of the land, the Obama administration could have a heyday in enforcing them. Consider some of the other provisions in the treaty:
* Banning reloading. In Article IV of the treaty, countries commit to adopting “necessary legislative or other measures” to...
(Excerpt) Read more at gunowners.org ...
Nervy little bastard aint he. He is really looking for a sh!t storm.
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Obama is very near the edge of the map with this s--t. Beyond this point, there be dragons.
Comment# 1: "Better late than never..."
Found it on goooogle ....... I know nothing of the greek language,but I believe in the idea behind this phrase. Have also seen it as “MOLON LABE”
Can't get this out enough imo
I don't check them out as much as I used to. They changed their web homepage. I liked the old one better. A lot of places would be better if they kept it simple.
Ain't that the truth, when ever I see "new and improved" for our users, I know it's going to suck
Oleg Volk used to have some photos of a female friend wearing a ball cap with the correct spelling on the front. I don't see it now, but there is some interesting material here.
This is where ol servantboy draws a line in the sand.
I will never hand over my freedom.
This needs to be cleared away so we can restore our Republic.
Poster Correia at TheHighRoad.us used to make shirts and hats with it on there. I have a matching hat and shirt. Black with white lettering. Not sure if he still does them...
In my state of corruption you now need a license for a BB gun!
But you do need guns. Without them you're nothing but a walking corpse and I refuse to be a corpse before my metabolic functions cease.
Molon labe!
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Hmmm that is just what Joe says. What I need to do is leave NJ asap.
This gun grabbing treaty is known as (keyword) CIFTA.
Here is excellent video coverage of the treaty by Lou Dobbs of CNN:
Thanks for the ping!
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