Posted on 05/23/2010 1:53:45 PM PDT by Fight4Freedom1
Edited on 05/23/2010 2:13:21 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
The decision, announced in a statement released by the U.S. State Department, overturns the position of former President George W. Bush's administration, which had opposed such a treaty on the grounds that national controls were better.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the United States would support the talks as long as the negotiating forum, the so-called Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty, "operates under the rules of consensus decision-making."
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
Apparently, the Regime really, REALLY wants to start a shooting war. Not satisfied with a ‘cold civil war’ over “racism” and immigration, they want to guns to begin to boom. Mark my word, they bring in this UN Blue Helmet abomination, and they will. Oh, they will.
U.S. reverses stance on treaty to regulate arms trade
http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE59E0Q920091015
May 24
Hillary Clinton Pushes for UN Small Arms Treaty
http://www.nhteapartycoalition.org/tea/2010/05/24/hillary-clinton-pushes-for-un-small-arms-treaty/
May 19
URGENT: While we’re all watching the gulf: Hillary signs UN Small Arms Treaty
http://www.tcunation.com/forum/topics/urgent-while-were-all-watching
May 18
Obama Administration Likes U.N. Gun Treaty T.F. Stern
http://www.themoralliberal.com/2010/05/18/hillary-signed-u-n-confiscatory-gun-treaty-t-f-stern/
Dudley Brown: “Small arms treaty” is a global gun ban
http://www.nationalgunrights.org/interview.shtml
Here is a link for their spring newsletter (pdf)
http://www.nationalgunrights.org/NGN1001_SpringNewsletter.pdf
May 3
2nd Amendment vs. U.N. Small Arms Treaty
REMEMBER WHO THE TERRORISTS ARE:
http://www.constitution.org/abus/le/miac-strategic-report.pdf
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