This is Scary--if true!!

[Skip]

----- THIS IS SCARY......if true!! (and would certainly spark extremely strong opposition, as
Charleton Heston of the NRA used to say, "Over My Dead Body!"


> http://www.reuters.com/article/politics ... Q920091015
>
>
> U.S. reverses stance on treaty to regulate
> arms trade
>
> WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States
> reversed policy on Wednesday
> and said it would back launching talks on a
> treaty to regulate arms
> sales as long as the talks operated by
> consensus, a stance critics said
> gave every nation a veto.
>
> The decision, announced in a statement
> released by the U.S. State
> Department, overturns the position of former
> President George W. Bush's
> administration, which had opposed such a
> treaty on the grounds that
> national controls were better.
>
>
>
> On Wednesday Obama Took the First Major Step
> in a Plan to Ban All
> Firearms in the United States. The Obama
> administration intends to
> force gun control and a complete ban on all
> weapons for US citizens
> through the signing of international
> treaties with foreign nations. By
> signing international treaties on gun
> control, the Obama administration
> can use the US State Department to bypass
> the normal legislative
> process in Congress. Once the US Government
> signs these international
> treaties, all US citizens will be subject to
> those gun laws created by
> foreign governments. These are laws that
> have been developed and
> promoted by organizations such as the United
> Nations and individuals
> such as George Soros and Michael Bloomberg.
> The laws are designed and
> intended to lead to the complete ban and
> confiscation of all firearms.
>
> The Obama administration is attempting to
> use tactics and methods of
> gun control that will inflict major damage
> to our 2nd Amendment before
> US citizens even understand what has
> happened. Obama can appear before
> the public and tell them that he does not
> intend to pursue any
> legislation (in the United States) that will
> lead to new gun control
> laws, while cloaked in secrecy, his
> Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton
> is committing the US to international
> treaties and foreign gun control
> laws. Does that mean Obama is telling the
> truth? What it means is that
> there will be no publicized gun control
> debates in the media or votes
> in Congress. We will wake up one morning and
> find that the United
> States has signed a treaty that prohibits
> firearm and ammunition
> manufacturers from selling to the public. We
> will wake up another
> morning and find that the US has signed a
> treaty that prohibits any
> transfer of firearm ownership. And then, we
> will wake up yet another
> morning and find that the US has signed a
> treaty that requires US
> citizens to deliver any firearm they own to
> the local government
> collection and destruction center or face
> imprisonment.
>
> This is not a joke nor a false warning. As
> sure as government health
> care will be forced on us by the Obama
> administration through whatever
> means necessary, so will gun control.
>
> Please forward this message to others who
> are concerned about the
> direction in which our country is headed.
>
> We are being led like a lamb to the
> slaughter (Socialism/Dictatorship).
>
>

[Jim]

I hope that this scenario does not happen......if so, "only if they pry it from my cold, dead fingers...."

J.P.

[rickbatey]

That's two votes for prying it from my cold fingers!

[Len]

This could easily make the case for voting w/ bullets! And, I'm not talking about throwing them at or into the ballet box, either.

+3 for cold dead fingers

Len

[Louis]

That old saying that goes "if you outlaw guns, only outlaws will have guns" holds true even for weapons.

However, we might add on to the end of that sentence "If you outlaw guns only outlaws and governments will have guns."

[110Ton]

On Wednesday Obama Took the First Major Step
> in a Plan to Ban All
> Firearms in the United States. The Obama
> administration intends to
> force gun control and a complete ban on all
> weapons for US citizens
> through the signing of international
> treaties with foreign nations.

Typical scare-monger language. Same nonsense that gets circulated every time we get a new president. From Clinton forward every president has been "planning" to clamp down on the right to bear arms, destroy freedom of speech and institute a martial lockdown. Notice it hasn't happened... yet? Once Obama is gone in the next election the next guy in office will do the same... exact... thing. The phrasing will be different, the details will differ but the basic gist will be there "OMG FEAR FEAR HATE FEAR HATE HATE HATE."

Relax. It's just internet nonsense.

[Skip]

Normally I would agree about alot of "internet nonsense"----but if you opened up the link, you'll find that the story was reported by Reuters, a fairly well regarded news agency!

As an aside, it'll be interesting to see how the Supreme Court rules this week on the 2nd ammendment case!

[Louis]

You are probably right - just a scare tactic.

But wait - it's in the news everywhere from Washington to the Taipei Times

REUTERS , WASHINGTON
Friday, Oct 16, 2009, Page 7

The US reversed policy on Wednesday and said it would back launching talks on a treaty to regulate arms sales as long as the talks operated by consensus, a stance critics said gave every nation a veto.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2009/10/16/2003456060

I'm sure that it was an error.

[kingmaker]

gosh this is crazy..

[oldtool]

1st, I believe this country needs health care reform. I just can't understand how it can be voted on in congress while the bill is still a work in process.

2nd, THEY WOULD HAVE TO TAKE MY GUNS BARREL FIRST!!!!! I say this and most would think "yea right" but seriously I would not give up my guns, or the right to own guns, even if my life depended on it.