What Will The New UN Treaty On Weapons Mean

It is sad when you need to go to Al Jazeera for the truth. We quote: "The United States, the world's number one arms exporter, said last  week it would vote in favour of the treaty despite opposition from the  National Rifle Association, a powerful US pro-gun lobbying group. The NRA opposes the treaty and has vowed to fight to prevent its ratification by the US Senate when it reaches Washington - saying  it would undermine domestic gun-ownership rights. Every country would be free to sign and ratify the treaty. It will take  effect after the 50th ratification, which could take up to two years. The treaty will not control the domestic use of weapons in any country,  but it will require all countries to establish national regulations to  control the transfer of conventional arms, parts and components and to regulate arms brokers." In this quote we see three things that bother us. They are:        -First, the treaty will take effect even if the Senate does  not ratify        -It regulates small arms (hand guns and AR-15 type weapons)  as well as tanks, missiles        - It requires countries to set up "national regulations to control the transfer of conventional arms..." In other words, should this treaty be approved by 50 of the  154 nations, the US will have to regulate all small arms, meaning  that an individual could not sell a weapon he owned without  going through some government regulation. A father could not  sell to his son or daughter either. The NRA is right and all the nay sayers are wrong! Obama and  his minions will use the treaty as a hammer against gun owners.  Once the treaty is passed, we can expect the government will  insist that all gun owners either register all of their guns or turn  them in.  Later on we fear the government will outlaw any  transfer as it would violate the treaty which is not true. But  who said the government would be honest. Oh yes, the pieces are quickly falling into place. Massive  ammunition, armored vehicle, and AR-15 purchases by DHS.  Opening of FEMA camps and gun control and confiscation  legislation from many city and states which will culminate in Federal legislation based on this new treaty. Don't forget the armed drones that will soon (if not already)  flying. Americans are going to be disarmed and then taken over.   It is coming folks, and we are just around the corner.   Conservative Tom UN adopts landmark arms treaty

General Assembly passes first-ever pact by 154 votes to three, with 23 abstentions, to regulate global arms trade. Last Modified: 02 Apr 2013 16:24

The UN adopted on Tuesday the first-ever treaty to regulate the $80bn-a-year conventional arms trade [AFP]

The 193-nation UN General Assembly has overwhelmingly approved  the first-ever treaty on global arms trade that seeks to regulate the  $70bn international trade in conventional arms. The resolution adopting the landmark treaty was approved by a vote  of 154 to three, with 23 abstentions. Al Jazeera's Cath Turner, reporting from New York, commented that  the yes votes was a "significantly high number" for this type of resolution. As the numbers appeared on the electronic board, loud cheers filled  the assembly chamber. A group of treaty supporters sought a vote in the world body aft r Iran, North Korea and Syria blocked its adoption by consensus at a negotiating conference last Thursday. The three countries voted "no" on Tuesday's resolution. "Despite Iran, North Korea and Syria's deeply cynical attempt to stymie it, the overwhelming majority of the world's nations have shown resounding support for this lifesaving treaty with human rights  protection at its core," said Brian Wood, Head of Arms Control and  Human Rights at Amnesty International, at the UN conference in New York. World's Top Arms Exporters: Big 'Five' United States Russia Germany France China Source: Amnesty International Major arms producers China and Russia joined Cuba, Venezuela,  Bolivia, Nicaragua and other countries in abstaining. "Those countries that voted no are no surprise really... 23 other countries abstained. Most abstained instead of  voting against it because they did not want to be lumped  in with the other three countries," Al Jazeera's Cath Turner  reported. The United States, the world's number one arms exporter,  said last week it would vote in favour of the treaty despite opposition from the National Rifle Association, a powerful  US pro-gun lobbying group. The NRA opposes the treaty and has vowed to fight to prevent its ratification by the US Senate when it reaches  Washington - saying it would undermine domestic gun- ownership rights. Every country would be free to sign and ratify the treaty.  It will take effect after the 50th ratification, which could take up to two years. The treaty will not control the domestic use of weapons  in any country, but it will require all countries to establish  national regulations to control the transfer of conventional arms, parts and components and to regulate arms brokers. The first major arms accord since the 1996 Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty would cover tanks, armoured  combat vehicles, large-calibre artillery systems, combat aircraft,  attack helicopters, warships, missiles and missile  launchers, as well as small arms and light arms. States would also have to assess whether a weapon could  be used for genocide, war crimes or by so-called "terrorists"  or organised crime before it is sold. For more than a decade, activists and some governments  have been pushing for international rules to regulating the  arms trade. Intensive negotiations Hopes of reaching agreement at a UN negotiating conference  were dashed in July when the US said it needed more time to consider the proposed accord - a move quickly backed by Russia and China. In December, the UN General Assembly decided to hold a final negotiating conference to agree on a treaty and set last Thursday as the deadline. After two weeks of intensive negotiations, there was growing optimism as the deadline approached that all the member  states would approve the final draft treaty by consensus - a requirement set by the United States. This time, the US was prepared to support the final draft treaty , but Iran, North Korea and Syria objected. Iran said the treaty had many "loopholes", was "hugely susceptible to politicisation and discrimination", and ignored the "legitimate demand" to prohibit the transfer of arms to those  who committed aggression. Syria cited seven objections, including the treaty's failure to include an embargo on delivering weapons "to terrorist armed  groups and to non-state actors". And North Korea said the treaty favoured arms exporters who can restrict arms to importers that have a right to legitimate self-defense and the arms trade. Amnesty International said all three countries "have abysmal  human rights records, having even used arms against their  own citizens".