Posted on 03/19/2010 6:29:23 AM PDT by marktwain
There seems little doubt that the next big gun rights battle will be on the global front, thanks to efforts by anti-gun governments to not only disarm their citizens, but also lobby at the United Nations to compel the U.S. government to ratchet down on our gun rights.
Well, good luck with that! There are an estimated 80-90 million gun owners in this country, and they own an estimated 200-250 million firearms. All of these guns that the gun control fanatics don’t want us to have; we’ve already got them.
Events over the past decade have emphasized the need to protect the individual’s rights to defend oneself and one’s family against grave threats, including crime, civil unrest and terrorism. IAPCAR is dedicated to preserving these human rights.
Into this fray has stepped a new organization with strong involvement from two Bellevue-based groups, the Second Amendment Foundation and Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. They are on the ground floor in the formation of the International Association for the Protection of Civilian Arms Rights (IAPCAR), with offices soon to be located in Washington, D.C. and Vienna, Austria.
A full report will appear in an upcoming issue of Gun Week, where I am senior editor.
SAF Executive Vice President Alan Gottlieb, who also chairs the CCRKBA, returned this week from an IAPCAR gathering in Nuremberg, Germany and will be back in Europe next month for another round of meetings. Already on board are firearms organizations and activists from Sweden, Norway, Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, Italy and the United States. Joining soon will be groups from The Philippines, Switzerland, Belgium, Argentina, Finland, India, Israel, Greece, South Africa, and Australia.
(Excerpt) Read more at examiner.com ...
After my experience in Nam, I never wanted to see a firearm raised in anger again, esecially in my own country.
Now, that thought has completly gone from my mind.
Thats is very scarey.
This is no longer a right or left issue..It’s an American Constitution Issue.
A literal call to ARMS!
The NRA has been a NGO since the early George W. first term in office.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-governmental_organization
Thank you, SAF and NRA.
goa = AWOL
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