These surveys are sent to each senator demanding they stand up for the rights of lawabiding gun owners and not kowtow to obama and foreign leaders antigun agenda. United nations regional centre for peace and disarmament in asia and. Jun 12, 2016 united nations small arms treaty poses direct threat to the constitution rep. Although the treaty presents a threat to gun rights advocates, theblaze reported that it is unlikely to pass the u. List of 46 senators who voted to repeal the 2nd amendment via. United nations the arms trade treaty preamble the states parties to this treaty, guided by the purposes and principles of the charter of the united nations, recalling article 26 of the charter of the united nations which seeks to promote the establishment and maintenance of. The two organisations have been cooperating in this area since the early 1990s, in support of peacesupport and crisismanagement operations. As the only united nations institute dedicated to disarmament and security issues, and with a global reputation, networks and access afforded by being part of the united nations, unidir has unique convening power. As the treaty now reads, exporting countries may include end use or end user documentation in the info they share with other treaty nations, when deemed appropriate. I merged this article into small arms trade and made a section of it.
Stance on united nations small arms trade that could affect second amendment rights truth. Today, secretary of state john kerry signed the united nations arms trade treaty on behalf of the obama administration. The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects. Though thensecretary of state john kerry signed the arms trade treaty att on behalf of the united states on september 25, 20, the obama administration waited until december 9.
United nations approves small arms treaty bearing arms. The conference on the united nations arms trade treaty u. Video 15 minutes final united nations conference on the arms trade treaty, 17th meeting, 28 march 20 part i. Model law 5 part i preliminary model legislative provisions section 1. Under my administration, we will never surrender american sovereignty to anyone. Towards a universal arms trade treaty rand corporation. The proliferation of small arms and light weapons salw affects security while antipersonnel mines and explosive remnants of war kill and maim both people and livestock long after the end of hostilities. While you were watching the oil spill, the new york failed terrorist bombing and other critical crises. Senate giving our constitutional rights over to the united nations. During his speech at the annual nra convention friday, president trump officially signed the order to withdraw the usa from the united nations small arms treaty. This is a discussion on small arms treaty through the united nations. This spring, the united nations went back into session to finalize their radical socalled small arms treaty.
United nations small arms programme of actionimplementation. While the nra and a bipartisan majority of progun senators have succeeded in blocking this treatys ratification in the united states, this treaty is a very real threat. To uphold second amendment rights and prevent the united states. Obama administration signs united nations arms trade treaty. Treaty handbook this publication has been prepared by the treaty section of the office of legal affairs as a guide to the secretarygenerals practice as a depositary of multilateral treaties and the secretariats practice in relation to the registration and publication of treaties under article 102 of the charter of the united nations. Enact tougher licensing requirements, making lawabiding americans cut through even more bureaucratic red tape just to own a firearm legally. But with the vague wording, as well as the inclusion of small arms and light weapons. Report of the drafting committee and report of the credentials committee aconf. United nations small arms treaty poses direct threat to. United nations conference on the illicit trade of small arms. Short title and commencement 1 this act may be cited as the arms trade treaty implementation act insert date.
United nations approves arms trade treaty thinkprogress. Recalling article 26 of the charter of the united nations which seeks to promote the establishment and maintenance of internatio nal peace and security with the least diversion for armaments of the world s human and economic resources. The arms trade treaty is the first legallybinding instrument ever negotiated in the united nations to establish common standards for the international transfer of conventional weapons. As has its extensive coverage of different forms of arms transfers. Jun 07, 2011 have no doubt that this plan is very real, with strong obama administration support. The national rifle association strongly opposes this treaty.
Apr 02, 20 the united nations has approved the small arms trade treaty. Treaty handbook this publication has been prepared by the treaty section of the office of legal affairs as a guide to the secretarygenerals practice as a depositary of multilateral treaties and the secretariats practice in relation to the registration and publication of treaties under article 102. The united nations general assembly voted on tuesday morning to approve the final text of the worlds first treaty regulating the trade of arms between countries, despite pressure from the. United nations the arms trade treaty preamble the states parties to this treaty, guided by the purposes and principles of the charter of the united nations, recalling article 26 of the charter of the united nations which seeks to promote the establishment and maintenance of international peace and security with. Have no doubt that this plan is very real, with strong obama administration support.
Another of president obamas brazen acts as he leaves office is a parting shot at american gun owners by submitting the u. Mar 24, 20 an amendment sponsored by senator jim inhofe rokla. At a disarmament meeting, the united nations assured americans that the arms trade treaty would have no effect on the second amendment. Guided by the purposes and principles of the charter of the united nations. Isacs were developed, and continue to be improved and supplemented, by a broad coalition of small arms control specialists drawn from the united nations, governments, international and regional. The arms trade treaty the united states constitution. The arms trade treaty att is a multilateral treaty to regulate the international trade in conventional arms. Programme of action on illicit small arms and light weapons, and its international tracing instrument. For the second question, the actual name of the treaty is the the arms trade treaty. Small arms treaty revealed national association for. Originally posted by coloradosherpa lemmycaution, you are te hnically correct but it would be foolish to assume they will do the right thing. United nations everyone knew it was going to happen.
Voluntary reporting to united nations instruments on international arms. May 12, 2015 since day one of president barack obamas administration, gungrabbers have salivated over the prospects of finally realizing the united nations socalled small arms treaty. Read below the 46 senators who voted with barack obama. Small arms treaty, which has been championed by the obama administration, would have effectively placed a global ban on the import. Both can have destabilising effects on social, societal and economic development and can represent major challenges to regional and national security. An amendment sponsored by senator jim inhofe rokla. Aug 24, 2015 as the treaty now reads, exporting countries may include end use or end user documentation in the info they share with other treaty nations, when deemed appropriate. Video 15 minutes final united nations conference on the arms trade treaty, 17th meeting, 28 march 20 part i video 21 minutes. On september 25, the united states became the 91st state to sign the treaty. Att has broken down and will not report a draft treaty to the member nations. United nations small arms treaty poses direct threat to the. Only iran, syria, and north korea opposed the treaty when it passed in the organizations general assembly in april 20. Dec 15, 2016 another of president obamas brazen acts as he leaves office is a parting shot at american gun owners by submitting the u.
Ron paul rtexas seen during a press conference on wednesday, may 16, 2012 about a bipartisan effort to expedite the withdrawal of u. Apr 02, 20 the united nations general assembly voted on tuesday morning to approve the final text of the worlds first treaty regulating the trade of arms between countries, despite pressure from the. Permanent representative of australia to the united nations in geneva and ambassador for disarmament. On top of that, the treaty also permits a participating country to tailor that armstrade data pursuant to its own legal or constitutional system. Foreign affairs minister stephane dion even admits this in his own press release issued on june 30, 2016. The treaty was adopted by the united nations general assembly on april 2, 20 and opened for signature on june 3, 20. Combining forces in this way makes for effective use of human and other resources. Senate ratification showdown could come any time president obama chooses and there will be very little time to fight back. The closest the leaders have come to such collaboration is the arms trade treaty that is being signed by the united nations on june 3, 20 which prohibits the flow of weapons of any sort to areas of conflict in the world small arms. Arms trade treaty att in september, a bipartisan majority of the senate stated its opposition to ratifying the treaty. If it applied only to larger military weapons, such as planes, warships, tanks, etc, we could reasonably give the united nations the benefit of the doubt. The united nations has approved the small arms trade treaty.
Final united nations conference on the arms trade treaty, 16th meeting, 27 march 20. Inadequate controls on arms transfers have led to widespread availability and misuse of weapons. Obama1in the works since the 1990s clinton administration, the u. Arms trade treaty united states department of state. Basic principles on the use of force and firearms by. List of 46 senators who voted to repeal the 2nd amendment. This is a forwarded email that says that the obama administration is supporting talks at the united nations on a treaty that would regulate arms sales. United nations convention on international settlement agreements resulting from mediation with the deposit with the secretarygeneral on 12 march 2020 of the third instrument of ratification, the united nations convention on international settlement agreements resulting from mediation, also known as the singapore convention on mediation, shall enter into force on 12 september 2020. United nations small arms treaty poses direct threat to the constitution rep. In a 5346 vote, the senate narrowly passed a measure that will stop. I have copied those to the small arms trade talk page in case those discussions need to be revisited in light of the merge. It does have to do with small arms, but it has to do with a lot of other things, too basically all conventional arms, from rifles to rockets to tanks to combat aircraft to warships, all listed in article 2. The wide scope of the treaty, which includes small.
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