Susan Rice, the Obama Administrations US Ambassador to the UN, who in 5 TV interviews, boldly and repeatedly misrepresented known facts about 150+, Al Q’ieda terrorists who staged a well-planned and coordinated attack in Benghazi, where 2 Navy SEALS, the Ambassador to Libya, and another US Embassy employee were killed over an 8 hour period while they were left to twist in the wind with no support, is voting yes on the flawed Small Arms Treaty at the UN.   Despite the fact that opponents of the flawed UN Small Arms Treaty gathered the signature of 51 US Senators on a letter to Obama stating that the UN Small Arms Treaty is defective and “had more holes than a leaky bucket”, Obama still abandoned the principles his predecessors stood on, and did an about face on his previous promise to wait for a consensus before the US voted on the treaty; he had Susan Rice rush to ramrod this flawed UN Small Arms Treaty into effect. 

“This abrupt about-face on the long-standing United States requirement for ‘consensus’ illustrates that the Obama Administration wants a sweeping U.N. Small Arms Control Treaty.   The previous two US Administrations refused to vote “yes” on the “same UN Small Arms Treaty” that had been languishing in the UN for over 10 years; their refusal to vote yes, was on the grounds that the UN Small Arms Treaty violates the 2ndAmendment to the US Constitution, violates the sovereignty of the Republic, and that it would impose new and severe regulations on the “transit” of small arms.  More details on this issue can be reviewed in the below listed article.  Please pass this E-mail on to those in your address book who would support our efforts to protect and defend the US Constitution.

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U.S. government spokesperson on UN Arms Treaty, “United States would vote “yes” on the treaty”

NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation today strongly objected to the last-minute reversal of 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.

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About NSSF
The National Shooting Sports Foundation is the trade association for the firearms industry. Its mission is to promote, protect and preserve hunting and the shooting sports. Formed in 1961, NSSF has a membership of more than 8,000 manufacturers, distributors, and firearms retailers, shooting ranges, sportsmen’s organizations and publishers. For more information, log on to www.nssf.org.

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