RetiredGySgt
Diamond Member
It would require all countries to establish national regulations to control the transfer of conventional arms and to regulate arms brokers, and would prohibit states that ratify the treaty from transferring conventional weapons that violate arms embargoes or facilitate acts of genocide, crimes against humanity or war crimes.
In considering whether to authorize the export of arms, the draft says a country must evaluate whether the weapon would be used to violate international human rights or humanitarian laws or be used by terrorists or organized crime and if there is "a substantial risk" the treaty would prohibit the transfer.
What? This is about keeping guns away from TERRORISTS? Well NO WONDER Republicans are against it!
But...but...but...the gun makers told me this was an "Obama comes for your guns" treaty! They wouldn't lie just because this treaty affects their bottom line, would they?
Naaaaaaah!
The United States objected to any requirement to report on exports of ammunition and that remains out of the latest draft.
So the gun makers can ship all the bullets they want to terrorists without reporting it, just no small arms.
That makes sense!
You are either incredibly stupid or a practiced liar. As written the treaty would basically halt all sales of weapons outside the boundaries of any State that signed it. How you ask? By the fact that no one can be sure the weapons will not be acquired by terrorists and no one can be sure that the buying State won't eventually use them in a war.
And that would destroy most weapon manufacturer companies. And the treaty also seeks to control arms within the boundaries of States that sign the treaty.