Senate Votes To Address U.N. Gun Ban Crusade

**ChamberedRound** · September 28th, 2007, 09:31 AM

This one seems to have bi-partisan support. IMHO, it's long overdue:
http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Fe...d.aspx?id=3228

Senate Votes To Address U.N. Gun Ban Crusade

Friday, September 07, 2007

With the United Nations continuing its efforts to enact draconian, transnational gun control laws in countries around the world, yesterday the U.S. Senate passed the Foreign Operations appropriations bill, which included an amendment by Senator David Vitter (R-LA) that seeks to address the U.N.’s ongoing international gun ban efforts.

By an overwhelming 81-10 vote, the Senate passed Sen. Vitter’s amendment to prevent any funding to foreign organizations that infringe upon the Second Amendment rights of lawful American citizens. Any organization that adopts a policy anathema to the U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment would no longer be eligible for U.S. financial assistance—including the U.N.

The gun ban issue in the U.N. has been percolating for more than a decade, and while NRA has been successful to date in precluding the U.N. from enacting its anti-freedom agenda, the bureaucrats at Turtle Bay remain committed in their zeal to push for additional restrictions on the rights of free gun owners in the United States and around the globe.

Global registration and tracking of firearms would inevitably lead to the global disarmament of free citizens everywhere; something that we cannot and will not let happen. NRA will remain vigilant in monitoring the U.N.’s anti-gun actions and speaking out in the international community in support of Americans’ Second Amendment rights.

**markheck1** · September 28th, 2007, 09:44 AM

IMHO it shouldn't even be an issue, but since we gotta protect ourselves from that bunch of hypocritical morons, it's way overdue

**LastManOut** · September 28th, 2007, 10:19 AM

The Bill should take out the word "foreign" to include any US organization i.e. Disney, 7-11,

**phillyd2** · September 28th, 2007, 02:23 PM

I would not put too much faith in "bi-partisan support" since it was buried in a appropriations bill. Once Ms. Clinton is in office & the Dems run both the House and Senate it will be beyond easy to "modify" it to their liking. In other words, this amendment is less than meaningless and only allows the NRA to thump their chest about a "victory" so they can raise more money.

Grab your ankles guys - its a coming!

**ChamberedRound** · September 28th, 2007, 03:56 PM

Originally Posted by phillyd2

I would not put too much faith in "bi-partisan support" since it was buried in a appropriations bill. Once Ms. Clinton is in office & the Dems run both the House and Senate it will be beyond easy to "modify" it to their liking. In other words, this amendment is less than meaningless and only allows the NRA to thump their chest about a "victory" so they can raise more money.

Grab your ankles guys - its a coming!

Fair enough, I'm just hoping this turns out to be a case of "dysfunctional family" syndrome: we fight amongst ourselves, but we'll be damned if we let anyone else tell us what to do.