{"id":34904,"date":"2013-04-02T16:12:31","date_gmt":"2013-04-02T20:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=34904"},"modified":"2013-04-02T16:12:31","modified_gmt":"2013-04-02T20:12:31","slug":"that-un-gun-treaty-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=34904","title":{"rendered":"That UN gun treaty thing"},"content":{"rendered":"

I don’t trust either side in this discussion, unfortunately, there is virtually no source material on the treaty that passed the United Nations General Assembly today. Apparently, we’re supposed to just trust our UN politicians that they would only act in our best interests. All I can find at this point is news reports and press releases. I know that the NRA tells us that it’s bad, but then, so do China, India, Russia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Iran. According to the Washington Post<\/a>, folks I mistrust on the other side who like it aren’t much more trustworthy;<\/p>\n

U.S. officials and several nongovernmental organizations, including the American Bar Association, have argued that the treaty would have no impact on American gun rights.<\/p>\n

Its specific language recognizes the \u201clegitimate trade and lawful ownership, and use of certain conventional arms for recreational, cultural, historical and sporting activities.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Secretary of State John F. Kerry welcomed the approval of the treaty, describing it as a \u201cstrong, effective and implementable\u201d tool that can \u201cstrengthen global security while protecting the sovereign right of states to conduct legitimate arms trade.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Oh, yeah, Amnesty International<\/a> likes it, too. So, given the folks who like the treaty (whom I’m sure haven’t read it either) don’t inspire confidence.<\/p>\n

The UN’s website<\/a> says;<\/p>\n

According to the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs, the treaty will not do any of the following: interfere with domestic arms commerce or the right to bear arms in Member States; ban the export of any type of weapon; harm States’ legitimate right to self-defence; or undermine national arms regulation standards already in place.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But the Washington Post says;<\/p>\n

The treaty would require governments to establish a national record-keeping system to track the trade in conventional arms. They would also have to ensure that weapons are not illegally diverted to terrorist organizations or other armed groups. In addition, governments would conduct risk assessments to determine the likelihood that arms exports were being used to abuse human rights, particularly against women or children.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Either way, I’m pretty sure that we won’t be able to supply aid to any of our allies like Israel. The UN has sanctioned Israel<\/a> more than 130 times since 1967. I’m pretty sure the UN would find a way to disarm them. Meanwhile, just like gun control inside the US, the treaty would be useless against criminal states like Syria and Iran, and those other countries I listed who abstained from voting or voted against the treaty. The only countries that would adhere to the mysterious treaty are the ones that always do – the US, the UK, Canada, etc….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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