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International & United Nations Gun Control

NRA has been engaged at the United Nations and elsewhere internationally in response to overreaching small arms initiatives for two decades. During this time, we have been actively opposing transnational efforts that would limit Americans’ Second Amendment freedoms. NRA has been a recognized Non-Governmental Organization at the United Nations since 1996. Our status as an NGO allows us to closely monitor the internal UN debate over firearm issues and report back to our members.

The most pressing international threat to U.S. gun owners is the UN Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). Among its most egregious provisions, the treaty encourages national recordkeeping requirements for “end users” of covered arms (including firearms), and suggests that national governments share such records. Further, the ATT compels countries to make arms import and export decisions based upon a trading partner’s willingness to abide by the treaty’s requirements, which could isolate the United States from legitimate trade in arms or force it to adopt restrictions detrimental to Second Amendment rights. During the drafting phase, NRA vigorously advocated for civilian firearm ownership be removed from the treaty’s scope. Those recommendations were ignored, meaning U.S. firearms policy could become the rest of the world’s business and subject to its approval, on pain of trade restrictions if it doesn’t meet “international norms.”

Secretary of State John Kerry signed the ATT on behalf of the U.S. on September 25, 2013. NRA continues to work with its Senate allies to prevent ratification or implementation of the treaty in the U.S.

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Friday, August 14, 2009

The OAS Treaty: Blueprint for Dismantling the Second Amendment

The Obama administration’s offensive against the Second Amendment has begun. As was predicted, the strategy uses international law ...

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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Bloody Pirates!

American merchant sailors are now at greater risk of pirate attack than at any time since the presidency ...

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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Bloody Pirates!

American merchant sailors are now at greater risk of pirate attack than at any time since the presidency ...

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Saturday, May 30, 2009

The"Blame America" Beat Goes On

Last month I reported that the anti-gunners are gearing up to use the crisis in Mexico to advance ...

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Thursday, May 7, 2009

Bolder Bolton

In an exclusive interview, NRANews.com Managing Editor Ginny Simone visits with John Bolton, former U.S. ambassador to the ...

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Thursday, May 7, 2009

Bolder Bolton

In an exclusive interview, NRANews.com Managing Editor Ginny Simone visits with John Bolton, former U.S. ambassador to the ...

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Monday, April 27, 2009

Mexico Drug Wars: Will Gun Owners be the Scapegoats?

As drug-related violence soars on the border, some on both sides are all too ready to blame the ...

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Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Gun Trafficking to Mexico: Already Against the Law

An extensive web of laws applies to firearms transactions related to gun trafficking between the United States and ...

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Thursday, February 19, 2009

Shes BAAAAACK!

As a presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton caused a scare for gun owners. Now named Barack Obama’s secretary of ...

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Thursday, February 19, 2009

Shes BAAAAACK!

As a presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton caused a scare for gun owners. Now named Barack Obama’s secretary of ...

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