Thursday, May 2, 2013

UN General Assembly Passes Arms Trade Treaty, Senate Rebuffs

There is a battle over the UN arms control treaty, Obama's support of it vs. American citizens. The US already voted to pass the treaty against the will of most of its citizens and the NRA. The link is to the NRA web site.

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Bruce

"On April 2, the United Nations General Assembly voted 153-4 to pass the Arms Trade Treaty, with the United States voting in favor and several countries abstaining. The vote in the General Assembly was necessary to push the treaty process forward after negotiations twice failed to deliver on the goal of developing the treaty by unanimous consent. The Obama Administration is expected to sign the treaty soon after it is opened for signature June 3."

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