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Related: About this forumUS Gun Lobby On The Defensive As UN Arms Trade Treaty Negotiations Approach
United Nations (TRNS) Members of the American gun lobby, led by the National Riffle Association, were quick to celebrate last summer when the United States unexpectedly withdrew from negotiations at the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty conference.
Despite weeks of talks with U.N. countries, the Obama administration decided to leave the conference in late July 2012, as the American gun lobbys campaign against the Arms Trade Treaty intensified. Just a few days before the White Houses withdrawal, 51 Senators endorsed a letter citing NRA concerns the treaty somehow threatened the Second Amendment.
Supporters of the ATT denounced the administrations decision as a transparent political maneuver ahead of the election and criticized the gun lobby for promoting false allegations about the treatys impact on American gun laws.
Gun groups and lobbyists meanwhile welcomed the turn of events as proof of their far-reaching power and ability to mobilize effective campaigns.
http://www.talkradionews.com/united-nations/2013/02/11/gun-lobby-on-defensive.html#.USJtb6PxHwo
Despite weeks of talks with U.N. countries, the Obama administration decided to leave the conference in late July 2012, as the American gun lobbys campaign against the Arms Trade Treaty intensified. Just a few days before the White Houses withdrawal, 51 Senators endorsed a letter citing NRA concerns the treaty somehow threatened the Second Amendment.
Supporters of the ATT denounced the administrations decision as a transparent political maneuver ahead of the election and criticized the gun lobby for promoting false allegations about the treatys impact on American gun laws.
Gun groups and lobbyists meanwhile welcomed the turn of events as proof of their far-reaching power and ability to mobilize effective campaigns.
http://www.talkradionews.com/united-nations/2013/02/11/gun-lobby-on-defensive.html#.USJtb6PxHwo
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US Gun Lobby On The Defensive As UN Arms Trade Treaty Negotiations Approach (Original Post)
SecularMotion
Feb 2013
OP
When is sensibly going to arrive. This is crazy, we should be a civilized nation.
Thinkingabout
Feb 2013
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gejohnston
(17,502 posts)1. so is the Canadian
National Firearms Association. Since the manufactures are mostly for the treaty, you should be against it.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)2. When is sensibly going to arrive. This is crazy, we should be a civilized nation.
Those for sensible regulations have not yet begun so watch in the future.
Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)3. So-o-o-o how is the "gun lobby" on the defensive?