The UN Arms Treaty
This pops up often enough and NRA says it’s a no-go. They’ll stop it.
Remember, I do this to entertain me, not you.
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July 16th, 2012 at 9:52 am
Please. Those senators are not doing this because the NRA wants them too. They are doing it to avoid the ensuing civil war….
July 16th, 2012 at 11:13 am
They are doing this to avoid the ensuing civil war…
As good a reason as any.
July 16th, 2012 at 12:55 pm
I think you’re right that the US won’t ratify the treaty (though some of the Dem’s may be dumb enough to try), but I foresee a bigger problem. Last time I checked (been a week or so) there was nothing on the UN’s site about proposed drafts of the treaty, but you could look at their reports on small arms and ammunition.
The problem is that by not ratifying the treaty, we will not be subjected to registration of guns and ammo, but we may have trouble getting guns and ammo. If the treaty looks like the UN’s previous recommendations and if other nations ratify it and comply with it, we may see the surplus weapon and even ammunition markets dry up. We will still have access to firearms and ammo, but it might be mostly American made, and will likely be very expensive due to the shrinking of the supply.
July 16th, 2012 at 2:16 pm
Yep. UTLaw is right, which is my biggest fear with this.
But even if they DO sign it, or implement it via Executive Order, I suspect we’d STILL see ammunition supplies dry up. 9mm, .45, 5.56, 7.62xWhatever could be considered “military calibers not suitable for civilian use” or somesuch.
Not a bug. A feature.
July 16th, 2012 at 4:05 pm