I came across a very interesting article today over at gunlaws.com regarding the new CIFTA Treaty, which you can read the full version here.
At either rate, gun rights advocate, Alan Korwin, has gone over the new treaty with a fine tooth comb and given us his interpretation, which I find pretty damn accurate.
Here are some of the finer points:
CIFTA Gun Treaty Removes Congressional Oversight
(Note: How this treaty can overrule U.S. law or the Constitution itself
is discussed at the end, after the treaty analysis below.)I’ve completed my review of the South America gun-control treaty that Mr. Obama wants to get ratified.
It is known as CIFTA, the Inter-American Convention Against The Illicit Manufacturing Of And Trafficking In Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, And Other Related Materials.
– EVERY aspect of the treaty introduces major required gun controls, most of which will affect average citizens (as well as the targeted criminal syndicates, dictators and other bad actors).
– The controls go way past anything EVER attempted by gun-control groups in the United States.
– NONE of the proposed gun controls are likely to pass by themselves through Congress. If the treaty is enacted they don’t have to — they become law when the treaty is ratified.
– Virtually NO PROTECTIONS FOR RKBA are to be found, and the wordings are loose enough to allow all sorts of attacks on gun rights American enjoy today.
– The U.S. government under this treaty GAINS POWER to manage firearms almost any way it would like to, without checks and balances.
– Once signed, many of the restrictions and government intrusions become MANDATORY, and the full Congress, already cut out of ratification (only the Senate approves treaties) would be cut out of the implementation process entirely.
Ya like apples?
How do you like them apples???
Ready to discuss CIFTA? Come on over to the firearm forums and let’s get it on!
You can read the whole review at gunlaws.com by clicking here.