My stepfather is a proud member of the NRA. He does
not take one side of the fence over the other, meaning he is not full-blown
Republican, nor Democrat. You might as well call him a Republican when it comes
to his guns and his gun rights, however. He was telling me about the Arms Trade
Treaty a couple weeks back and I was surprised I had not heard much about it.
When I say I had not heard much about it, I mean I had not heard of it at all.
So, I had to do a little researching of course. He made it seem like it was an
attack on our 2nd amendment rights. That is probably what most Americans view
it as.
This article on Fox News has a quick, 5-minute
video that gives an overview. I encourage you to watch it if you have
time.
Basically, what I have gathered from the
information is, the treaty is an agreement to keep firearms from getting into
the wrong hands internationally. Most view this as relinquishing individual
rights to bear arms. I, myself, do not own a gun. I am rightfully afraid of
them, but I do not believe we should have to question if we will have that
right in the foreseeable future.
Senator John Kerry stirred up a big pot of
controversy when he signed the U.N. Treaty on America's behalf. Luckily, a few
weeks later, this article was published.
Senator Jerry Moran and Senator Joe Manchin wrote a
letter signed by 48 of their colleagues that duly notes the Senate would not be
ratifying such a decision in the foreseeable future. What a relief! Tucker, the
Fox News correspondent, did mention that the NRA is the Republican organization
that has the 2nd amendment tightly secured and did not see this budging anytime
soon.
The question is: Is there a growing possibility the 2nd amendment will
be taken away? What is society's opinion on the matter? What is the media leaving out?
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