EDITORIAL: U.N. threatens Second and First Amendments

[FarmerRick]

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/23/un-threatens-second-and-first-amendments/

EDITORIAL: U.N. threatens Second and First Amendments
One-worlders are going after your guns

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The United Nations is holding secret closed meetings to work out a global arms trade treaty. The agreement, which could be finished by 2012, is a threat to Americans' Second and First Amendment rights.

"Some type of micro-stamping regulations seems all but inevitable. It is very, very likely," the Heritage Foundation's Theodore R. Bromund, who tracks the U.N., told The Washington Times. "Restrictions on trade between private individuals are somewhat less than 50-50, but you surely can't rule that out. Some kind of gun registration and licensing system is an extremely likely probability." Registration proposals cover guns as well as individual rounds of ammunition.

The Obama administration strongly supports the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty and no doubt will use the process to push for gun-control regulations that it can't get through Congress otherwise.

A lot of baloney is floating in Turtle Bay. Gun registration is being promoted despite evidence that the costly bureaucratic system has been a complete failure in solving any crimes or stopping criminals from getting access to guns everywhere it's been tried. "None of these treaties have a relationship to reality," Mr. Bromund explains. "Terrorists are still going to have access to guns because governments give them guns, and they are still going to be able to give them guns." As an example, he pointed out, "The FARC fighting in Colombia get their guns from Venezuela."

As with everything that goes down at the U.N.'s headquarters on Manhattan's East River, America will pick up a disproportionate share of the tab to implement the treaty, with all those countries considered most "in need" taking another free ride. This is counterproductive even without the usual fraud and waste that hobble U.N. programs.

Gun rights aren't the only thing would-be globocops are targeting in the treaty. There is a U.N. discussion paper advancing "the reduction of violence in the media and in video games" as well as "sustained efforts at reeducation and reorientation of [member state] citizens." Whatever the plan, that can't be good for the First Amendment.

Any U.N. Arms Trade Treaty will undermine freedom around the world. The right to bear arms is an individual's protection against oppression anywhere. It took herculean efforts by George W. Bush's administration to thwart this U.N. power grab a few years ago. Unfortunately, we now have a left-wing White House working to make this dangerous treaty a reality.

[NE Bull]

I just read an article in the latest NRA rag too, didn't realize this 'treaty' was so close to being a reality.  I would like to know, at what point did everyone start telling U.S. what to do. When did we bacome the whoopin' post? We are the United States of America, by God. You don't tell U.S. what is right and wrong, we tell YOU!  You don't tell U.S. what to say, we tell you to say what you want. Don't tell U.S. our gun toting populace is killing you're people, we probably saved your butts more than once. If Mexico was such a great place, why is everyone willing to risk it all to come here? They couldn't wage a war of they're own against the drug cartel, because every able bodied man is in the U.S., legally or not, working for U.S..
Oh great, look-it what you did, done and got me all wound up!!  Who can we contact besides our reps and sensators? Who are our reps at the U.N. besides Mrs. Billy C.?

[Ronvandyn]

Being honest, I see this "Treaty" as the lowest possible priority.  Our constitution affirms our right to keep/bear arms, and that has been substantially validated by recent Supreme Court decisions.  Law suits from the NRA and the vast array of other guns rights organizations/causes would prevent any such treaty from being enforced against the citizens of the USA.  Obama ?may? be charismatic, but he is going to need more than that to get a treaty such as the one written about here into the light of day in our Nation.

Also, as I understand it, this treaty would need to be ratified by 66.66% of our nations states.  Somehow I don?t see this happening either, not with the pro-gun climate we enjoy today.  Add all these factors into one ball and all I can see is it rolling over the tops of the authors of this treaty.  Its never going to happen, because we wont let it.

Ron

[DanClrk51]

Ronvandyn: Never say never. I hope you are right but considering these facts they might just water the treaty down to require microstamping, national & international registration, registration of ammo, owner licensing, etc.
The gullibles in the Senate could consider such actions "reasonable" and compatible with the McDonald ruling.

[Ronvandyn]

Maybe, but they still have to get it past each individual state, and 2/3's of them at that.  I hope no one minds if I dont start burying my guns anytime soon. 

Ron