NSSF Press Release:
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) strongly objects to the last-minute reversal on the U.S. government position regarding the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty. In the closing hours of negotiations on Thursday, March 28, the government abandoned its previous insistence that the treaty be approved only through achieving “consensus” of all the member states. Requiring consensus had been the United States position going back to earlier administrations . . .
At the end of the session, a U.S. government spokesperson told reporters “It’s important to the United States and the defense of our interests to insist on consensus. But every state in this process has always been conscious of the fact that if consensus is not reached in this process, that there are other ways to adopt this treaty, including via a vote of the General Assembly.” The spokesperson went on to say that the United States would vote “yes” on the treaty in the General Assembly, regardless of the positions of other member states. By abandoning the requirement for consensus the United States is assuring passage of the treaty by the United Nations.
“This abrupt about-face on the long-standing United States requirement for ‘consensus’ illustrates that the Obama Administration wants a sweeping U.N. arms control treaty,” said Lawrence Keane, NSSF senior vice president and general counsel. “We are troubled by the timing of the Obama Administration’s decision to abandon consensus on the eve of the Senate debate on pending gun control measures. The United Nations treaty would have a broad impact on the U.S. firearms industry and its base of consumers in the U.S.”
Industry analysts have identified three major areas of concern with the treaty text. The treaty clearly covers trade in civilian firearms, not just military arms and equipment. It will have a major impact on the importation of firearms to the United States, which is a substantial source for the consumer market. And it will impose new regulations on the “transit” of firearms, the term defined so broadly that it would cover all everything from container ships stopping at ports to individuals who are traveling internationally with a single firearm for hunting or other sporting purposes.
“We hope that the Members of the U.S. Senate are closely watching the White House abandon its principles and promises in the rush to ramrod this flawed treaty into effect. Not only will they later be asked to ratify this attack on our constitution and sovereignty, but they will also be lavished with new promises from the administration in its drive to push a broad gun control agenda through the U.S. Senate when it returns from recess. They would be right to question those promises strongly,” concluded Keane.
[h/t Roger]
Call you Senator tell them not only oppose Obama’s gun grab but this new world government wanting to disarm you.
Lance, youre absolutely correct.
This cancer of globalism (who barack is completely onboard with) must be cut out, stifled, and ostracized.
Its really ridiculous that we have to worry about these animals in our day in age.
but what happens when the FEDs want the bullets to flow, when it fits their agenda, this: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-stoner-arms-dealers-20110316?print=true
That is a terrible grip! But buxom? Not by a long shot 🙂 .
C
saw that too.
Aside from the obvious stupidity involved in ATTEMPTING to adopt this treaty on US soil there’s a few extra hurdles. Like the sovereign nature of the Constitution regarding treaties, the amendment recently brought into effect adding to this fact, and the fact that the Senate does NOT have any new reason to ratify this treaty.
This is not what the American people want. Foreign powers deciding domestic policy is destined for failure on so many levels that if anything would cause an armed revolt, mass panic, or civil unrest towards the government that this would be as high on the list as suddenly unplugging the Internet across the continent.
Considering how this administration views the constitution
and follows there own laws, those hurdles don’t seem that
big. It’d be nice to be able to count on voters to throw up
opposition, but I doubt more than 20% actually know
what this treaty says. The rest have either been mislead or
don’t care.
It’s no wonder poor Mr Gopnik is so out of sorts with the world. If I looked like him I’d have never got laid!
Charlie
This wouldn’t be a big deal if the USA treated UN treaties the same as everyone else. Practically every other country signs these things and then completely ignores them and does whatever the hell they want. America is the only country that will take this seriously.
Since the adoption of the Geneva Convention, I doubt a single U.S. PoW has been treated in accordance with it, even by its adopters. My father certainly wasn’t, after he was captured in the Battle of the Bulge. And he probably had it better than most.
Those captured by Rommel were treated in accordance with it, at least until they were handed off to the German POW system.
He at least was a gentleman.
Rommel was a rare breed.
A soldier known for his chivalry and honor.
Many senior officers in the German Army were honorable men. The fact that they were led by disgusting and egomaniacal charlatans was truly a historical shame. So many brilliant military minds destroyed under the banner of irrational stupidity.
When I first read the article I wanted to go order it. Then I thought, well when I’m out in the woods I carry on my hip so it doesn’t have any additional utility for me over my backpack. It does look like it would make a nice range bag but both my wife and I already have one. My primary range bag has room for 10 magazines. and two full sized pistols so while it might be a nice addition I would rather buy some ammo with the $40. It would make a nice present for my wife and I think she might use it both with or without her M-9 in tow. It is a nice purse. Did I say purse? I guess I did so yeah it’s a man purse for the man who wants one and is ashamed to admit it to his fellow men.
KB is one of my favorite actresses. She’s easy on the eyes and in films that are easy on the brain ie no thinking required action flicks. KB is a cool fem fatale without the ego.
Back to guns. After living in anti-gun San Francisco for many years, I learned to keep my political/social/gun rights views (and ownership) concealed. Whether from neighbors or in the corporate world, openly being who you are in a liberal mecca will eventually come back to slash your own throat out. Unfortunately, in modern society, anti-freedom pro-police pro-nanny state laws can be used by anyone to attack you even if you are completely innocent. In a liberal mecca you are always guilty until proven innocent if you are a white hetero male.
Way too late for me – pretty much everyone I know has heard my appreciation for the 2A. I can still fool people off duty, but everyone has an idea that I’ve got a fair amount of hardware. The avatar picture of the tannerite explosion was part of my wedding video.
As to a bumper sticker, I’m torn between Obama 2012 sucks or Rand 2016. Neither explicitly state that the driver has more than $20 in ammo, do they?
What can I say? Life is short: speak the truth and let know where you stand. Just don’t say it with a bumper sticker.
Is there a backpack equivalent to this? I like the utility and need a range bag, but as a Murse (in the male nurse sense of the word), my masculinity can’t take another hit by owning a “Turse”…
And, as far as keeping things on the down low… the only thing people can tell about the stickers on my car is that I got kids. 😉
And a puppy. and a cat. I like so many of your comments that I’m surprised you’ve got the stick figure family on your back glass.i hope your wife forced ou to put that on.
Looks like Molon Labe Industries was very timely in their upcoming targets depicting UN troops.
We, being the first responders should definitely have select fire weapons. That is to defend against the tyrannical oppressive Fedzilla intent on our demise. That is the purpose of the 2nd Amendment. “Keep” I own it and you can’t have it or limit it. “Bear” I have it right here on me and its loaded to the max. “Not be infringed” To not limit in any way. You see how its been infringed from its orginal intent. We need to be able to compete with the armed troops of the DHS and that means everything they have at least.
When will violence against tyrants become a threat that is taken seriously by these politicians?
Doesnt this mean that a Glock handgun is more deadly than a semiautomatic rifle with 30 round magazine? I mean, the VT dude killed more adults than the freak did 6 year olds in the elementary school, right?
Do you see how stupid, vile, and evil the libtards are.
None of you on this forum should ever vote for democrats again.
Liberalism is a mental disorder.
I truly resent the implication that having a pro 2 amendment sticker on my vehicle is equivalent to me looking for a confrontation or “asking for trouble”.
That would be like saying that someone with a pro-life sticker is daring you to impregnate them.
I’m always conflicted on this one.
On one hand, OPSEC and office/personal political considerations dictate a low-profile existence when you don’t follow the herd. As someone who has run afoul of the machine in a multi-B environment more than once for being honest or not kissing the “right” posterior, some folks will be smart enough to at least pretend to go along and get along.
There’s no longer a visible gun rack in the back of my Porker, it just draws too much attention in a suburban environment.
That said, I’m do admit I’m being a pansy by caving to that ‘practical reality’. I’m breaking no laws by having a coupla visible long guns while on the way to discharge them legally, I really should tolerate the BS stops from jack-booted little swine who light me up me because “someone complained” that they saw my guns in the rear window -which is perfectly legal, and always has been in this state.
I really should buck-up and tolerate the stream of illegal questions about where I’m going, where I’ve been, why are my guns in a gun rack, don’t I know that I scare the retards when I have my guns visible, and all that garbage. I should tolerate losing 30-90 minutes of my life to this punk-f-c-stain kid (and 3 of his buddies who have shown up since ‘I’m armed’). They’re guaranteed to toss my car to boot while I’m cuffed and kneeling in gravel . And leave all my stuff a mess when they find nothing. And likely break something since ‘cretin’ is a term they aspire to.
I do have the ‘right friends’ to get away with this in some places, but in other locales, it can readily lead to a “drop gun” or ” drop coke” incident. Which is really very hard to get out of.
What a creepy looking libtard freak. Nice way to twist the term ‘American Exceptionalism’. If ya dont get it, get the eff out!
Look for full de facto firearm registration to follow…… under the guise of firearm tracing. There’s only one way to fully track U.S. firearms found on foreign soil – and that’s to track ALL guns in the U.S. so they can then trace the ones found elsewhere.
The administration intends to ram this down our throats.
Tin foil hat? Just wait and see.
I’ve always respected his openness and honesty(wink and a nod)….did we expect something else?
One day closer….
Yeah he didn’t inhale, the expelled smoke is to thick. Wasn’t the first attempt at the same shot by the photographer either,cig has been hotboxed.
I am seeing a few AR’s at local shops for reasonable prices. Lowers, uppers, and Bolt carrier groups still seem to be unobtainable though.
Y’know, every weapon I own is either C&R or I made it.
I’ll use biometrics on a gun when “they” force itinto my cold, dead hands.
In my part of the world, I have to always thinks about my operational security. I used to live in an apartment block so moving rifles down 3 flights of stairs and into a garage was always a tricky business. Luckily the times I moved the rifles were when no-one was moving in the building. When the building owners put doors on the garages it actually made the job of loading and unloading the car easier and more secure.
Now with a house, I back the car up to the garage and load everything directly, and nothing can be seen from the street. Loading guns into a car parked on the street is asking for trouble, and it is trouble I would prefer to avoid. Even though what I do is perfectly legal and above-board, I do not like having marked police cars outside my house.
I have no bumper stickers, and nothing can be seen from outside the car. All other people see is myself and my son (in his safety seat) going for a drive.
Just another Californian declaring how proud he is to be ignorant, intolerant, insular and misinformed. The face of the modern bigot.
if there are any NRA members who do not understand that an M1 Garand, Browning BAR safari, or just about any 12 ga with #4 buckshot – none of which are “assault rifles” – are just as deadly as an AR then they should have their NRA card revoked.
I am sure its a minority of people who dont get it, and, i’d bet that all 5 of those igits lives in his district.
Peeps are disgusting.
I am a member of the NRA and I want better weapons than our military and police!
Why is it that so many people shoot like a champ on the internet?
This is a much better use for Peeps than eating them.
The Easter sentiments you expressed could be used for Columbus Day, Boxer Day, or Mothers Day. Easter is unique–the true beauty in Easter is that it is not looking back to death, doom, and gloom, but rather, looking forward to life. We have hope because of Easter.
The bullsh*t in his statement is so thick…
The action on the Barrett 82a1 is a beautiful choreograph.
All the more reason to lock up crazy people rather than shuffle them along. But that’s hard to and even harder to determine for some people. Let’s disarm the country instead goes the mantra.
I Am a member of the NRA, I own and support MSRs for sport and protection of the Constitution of the United States, as a retired member of the unorganized Militia.
I oppose background checks that create records, or deny transfers or ownership without good cause and rights of appeal and judicial, not administrative review.
So now sir you know of an NRA member who supports the civilian ownership of MSR and large magazines.
I encourage a vote for any opponent challenging your seat, and the contributions to your opponent’s campaign. Even if he is worse then you are, your seats seniority would be minimized by replacing you.
Just left a gun store in FL, four black rifles, AK and Saiga 12 at reasonable, almost normal prices. The two AK pistols they had were still spendy. Ammo selection seemed decent. Tons of parts to build an AR but I am too scared to buy any and try to take them with me on the plane back to MA.