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I am new here and thought this may concern us all. From the NRAILA website On Dec 5th. If this has been discussed Moderator please remove.
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http://www.nraila.org/media/PDFs/un_small_arms1205.pdf
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and thirteen other Senators
yesterday evening sent a letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urging the United States to
reconsider its opposition to the development of a global arms trade treaty.
A resolution to begin developing international standards for the sale and export of
weapons will be voted on before the United Nations General Assembly in early December. The
Senators urged Secretary Rice to support the upcoming resolution and move toward establishing
an international system in line with the United States’ own strong standards.
In late October, the United States was the only country of 140 to vote against the
development of global arms trade standards, despite our country’s strong arms export system.
“Due to the global nature of the arms trade, a buyer who is barred from purchasing
weapons under U.S. law can exploit lower standards in other countries and receive
weapons,” the Senators wrote. “In order to close this loop-hole and ensure that controls
imposed by one state or region are not undermined by the lax controls of another, national
and regional initiatives must be complemented by the development and enforcement of
global standards.”
The letter was signed by Senators Feinstein, Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Jim Jeffords (I-Vt.),
Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), John Kerry (D-Mass.), Carl Levin (D-Mich.), Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.),
Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii). Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), Byron Dogan (D-N.D.), Russell Feingold
(D-Wis.), Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), and Tom Harkin (D-Iowa).
I am new here and thought this may concern us all. From the NRAILA website On Dec 5th. If this has been discussed Moderator please remove.
Looking forward to hear your opinions. You can read the rest at this link.
http://www.nraila.org/media/PDFs/un_small_arms1205.pdf
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and thirteen other Senators
yesterday evening sent a letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urging the United States to
reconsider its opposition to the development of a global arms trade treaty.
A resolution to begin developing international standards for the sale and export of
weapons will be voted on before the United Nations General Assembly in early December. The
Senators urged Secretary Rice to support the upcoming resolution and move toward establishing
an international system in line with the United States’ own strong standards.
In late October, the United States was the only country of 140 to vote against the
development of global arms trade standards, despite our country’s strong arms export system.
“Due to the global nature of the arms trade, a buyer who is barred from purchasing
weapons under U.S. law can exploit lower standards in other countries and receive
weapons,” the Senators wrote. “In order to close this loop-hole and ensure that controls
imposed by one state or region are not undermined by the lax controls of another, national
and regional initiatives must be complemented by the development and enforcement of
global standards.”
The letter was signed by Senators Feinstein, Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Jim Jeffords (I-Vt.),
Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), John Kerry (D-Mass.), Carl Levin (D-Mich.), Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.),
Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii). Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), Byron Dogan (D-N.D.), Russell Feingold
(D-Wis.), Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), and Tom Harkin (D-Iowa).
