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ileus

(15,396 posts)
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 12:33 PM Nov 2012

Obama extracts revenge on the NRAer's day after election.

Or maybe not....




http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/07/us-arms-treaty-un-idUSBRE8A627J20121107

"We seek a treaty that contributes to international security by fighting illicit arms trafficking and proliferation, protects the sovereign right of states to conduct legitimate arms trade, and meets the concerns that we have been articulating throughout," the official said.

"We will not accept any treaty that infringes on the constitutional rights of our citizens to bear arms," he said.

U.S. officials have acknowledged privately that the treaty under discussion would have no effect on domestic gun sales and ownership because it would apply only to exports.

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Obama extracts revenge on the NRAer's day after election. (Original Post) ileus Nov 2012 OP
Glad to see it. n/t Atypical Liberal Nov 2012 #1
Any treaty coming out of the UN that would restrict glacierbay Nov 2012 #2
" infringes on the constitutional rights of our citizens to bear arms," Decoy of Fenris Nov 2012 #3
Hide it, hide it! Don't let this get out. Half the Googledumps will be eliminated. Eleanors38 Nov 2012 #4
Someone here is going to blow a gasket former-republican Nov 2012 #6
Some people are not going to like that here. former-republican Nov 2012 #5
BRAVO- SUPPORT ARMS CONTROL fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #7
you realize that even though gejohnston Nov 2012 #8
 

glacierbay

(2,477 posts)
2. Any treaty coming out of the UN that would restrict
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 12:47 PM
Nov 2012

the 2A would never make it through the congress, House or Senate. No worries here AFAIK.

 

Decoy of Fenris

(1,954 posts)
3. " infringes on the constitutional rights of our citizens to bear arms,"
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 01:14 PM
Nov 2012

Uh oh. Better let President Obama know that he's anti-Democratic. Doesn't he know that the constitution doesn't mean Citizens?

Methinks that snippet deserves it's own post, that'n.

gejohnston

(17,502 posts)
8. you realize that even though
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 03:54 AM
Nov 2012

the NRA, and Canada's NFA to a lesser degree, are paranoid about the treaty, many if not most gun makers support it? I guess not.

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